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18 Cards in this Set
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Jomon era |
-Dates to 10,000-300 B.C. -Part of the Stone Age -Period known for its bullet shaped pottery made by coiling |
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Yayoi era |
-300 B.C.- 300 A.D. -Marked by heavy influence from China -The city Yayoi is now the present day Tokyo |
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Kofun era |
-A.k.a tomb era -300-552 AD -called this because of the many earth and stone burial mounds constructed during this time |
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makoto |
-sincerity -important guide to behavior throughout Japanese history -places sincerity of feeling and action above values of truth, justice, and overall good |
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The mirror, sword, and jewel |
-The physical representation of the imperial family's right to rule -Gifts from the Sun Goddess |
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The Ise Shrine |
-Where the sacred mirror is reportedly located -Dedicated to Amaterasu -Rebuilt every 20 years |
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dogu |
-earthenware figurines -distorted representations of half-human, half- beastlike beings |
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kami |
-Shinto gods -often represent aspects of nature that awe and inspire |
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haniwa |
-terra cotta figurines -several feet high -represent people, animals, and boats - possess heimei |
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Kojiki |
-the Record of Ancient Matters - text compiled in the 8th century -one of the oldest extant books written by the Japanese -details mythology |
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Shinto |
-native religion to Japan -way of the kami -polytheistic - places importance in purification |
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matsuri |
-festival -kami transported |
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torii |
-Aka bird perch -Most familiar sign of Shinto - found at all shrines |
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uji |
-aristocratic clans -The clans controlled territories in mid-sixth century Japan |
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Prince Shotoku |
-Lived 574-622 -crown prince and regent -idealized life |
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Yamato |
Former name for Japan |
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Nihon |
The japanese name for Japan The Chinese pronunciation is how the English got Japan |
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Nara |
-Founded 710 -Capital city -Site chosen based on Chinese Geomancy -Japan's first urban center |
