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Quiz 1 Flashcards

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Jomon

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Name given to the period after Iwajuku, named after the pottery. 12,000-300 BCE. Characterized by a big discovery of artifacts

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Yayoi

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Wet rice agriculture period. 300-250 BCE. Refers to the site where wet rice agriculture was found

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Wa

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Name given to Japan by Chinese

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Himiko (Pimiko)

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Queen, hides herself away to rule, live burial of attendants

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Dogu

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Earthenware figures during the Jomon period

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Yamato

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Prince Yamatokuru, boasted of power

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Records of Wei

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Marks the end of the Yayoi Period. Written by Chinese about Japanese people, describing them as barbaric. Inspired to build bigger tombs

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Soga

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Noble family in Japan, staged a coup to force out Mononobe and Nakatomi in 587

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Prince Shotoku

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Shares power with Emp. Suiko, sponsored construction of Horyuji temple

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Ritsuryo

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Criminal law and administration system under the Taihō code

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Kubunden

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Land reallocated every 6 years under the Taihō code

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Emperor Temmu

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Powerful emperor promoting Ritsuryō, 673-686

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Samsara

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The buddhist concept of the cycle of death and suffering,”wandering”

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Nirvana

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Buddhism state of enlightenment

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Mahayana

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Major school of buddhism with concept of bodhisattva

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Kojiki

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Written 712, has the tale of amaterasu and other mythological tales, attempted to glorify imperial line by divine descent

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Nihon shoki

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Records the reigns of Emperor Tenji, Tenmu, and Jitō, HISTORY

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Shōen

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Private, tax-free estates from the government, once the Taika reforms deteriorated

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Fujiwara no Michinaga

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Dominated court from 966-1027, after deterioration of Taika reforms his family rose to power

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Taira no Masakado

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Led a rebellion in 939 and Declared himself emperor and modeled government after Heian govt

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