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Period: 30,000 BCE to 300 BCE
Jomon people
The earliest civilization in Japan
First pottery is seen in 10,000 BCE -
Period: 300 BCE to 300
Yayoi Revolution
Northern Asia group that would bring valuable resources elevating Japan's capabilities -
Period: 300 to 680
Yamato State
Tomb culture/ trading and working with Korea -
Period: 710 to 794
Nara Period
Use of the Chinese government
The government was made up of an emperor and aristocrats
Rise of Samurai
The Rise of Buddhism
Made capital in Nara -
Period: 794 to 1185
Heian
Samurai now the official military of Japan
Japanese literature took off
Aristocratic culture expansion -
1185
End of the Heian Period
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Period: 1185 to 1333
Kamakura Shogunate
Minamoto Yoritomo established the Shogunate
The Mongol Empire tried to overtake Japan but were unsuccessful
Start of feudalism -
1336
End of the Kamakura Shogunate
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Period: 1336 to 1573
Ashikaga Shogunate
Ashikaga Takauji establishes this Shogunate
Onin War breaks out and last for a decade
Pure Land Buddhism began to spread
Yoshimitsu Ashikaga was the 3rd shogun and was well known for his strengthening relations with Ming China