TERM 1
Jomon
Period
DEFINITION 1
-10,000 BC to 300 BCE-Primitive Stone Age Period-
Establishment of small community-Food and supplies
obtained through hunting and fishing-No clear societal/class
structure-Jomon pottery - ornamented with geometric
patterns
TERM 2
Yayoi
Period
DEFINITION 2
-300 BC to 300 CE-Development of agriculture - mainly rice
farming-Establishment of village communities, class
structure, and system of social order-Yayoi potteries -
different from Jomon - had no geometric ornament pattern
but had unique shapes
TERM 3
Development of Japanese Civilization
DEFINITION 3
-By end of Yayoi era, in 300 CE population had risen to
btw 1.5 and 4.5 million
TERM 4
Shamanism
DEFINITION 4
-Needed a go-between with nature-Had power over people-
Yamataikoku and Himiko - queen and shaman-Amaterasu
Omikami - Sun Goddess-Reverence to the Sun Goddess to
Japanese imperial family-Acknowledgement, appreciation,
and respect toward dieties - Matsuri - festival-Kami - all-
divine being of heaven-Sincerity - makoto
TERM 5
Shintoism
DEFINITION 5
-The way of the Gods -has absorbe d many influences-roots in
reverence for nature-shrines raised to protect spirits, and are
made of natural resources-usually on ly special purified priests can
enter the shrines-people prayed for f avorable growing conditions -
rain festivals-Ise Jingu = shrine-Sac red regalia - bronze mirror,
sword, and curved jewel
