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Period: 14,000 BCE to 300 BCE
Jomon Period
-People were mainly gatherers, hunters, and fishers
-Pottery was a very big aspect of this period
-Leaders and shogunates of this period are unknown -
Period: 300 BCE to 300
Yayoi Period
-Rice culture was introduced to Japan during this period
-Introduction to agriculture
-Iron was introduced during this period
-Queen Himiko -
Period: 300 to 538
Kofun Period
-United as Yamato Japan
-Name comes from the large tombs
-Tombs were built for political leaders
-Clans: Yamato, Otomo, Mononobe, Nakatomi, Inbe -
Period: 538 to 710
Asuka Period
-Prince Shotoku
-Start of Chinese writing system
-Fujiwara clan -
Period: 710 to 794
Nara Period
-First permanent capital
-Japanese literature
-High taxes began to be implemented on farmers
-Otomo no Otomaro -
Period: 794 to 1185
Heian Period
-Taira Kiyomori
-Samurai clans
-Minamoto no Yoshinaka -
Period: 1185 to 1333
Kamakura Shogunate
-Minamoto Yoritomo
-Mongols try to invade Japan twice
-Period of peace -
Period: 1336 to 1573
Muromachi Period
-Ashikaga Takauji captures Kyoto
-Portuguese introduced firearms and Christianity to Japan
-First steps of transportation