HIST 1011 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Yamato People, History Of Japan, Jōmon Period
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Geography accounts for many of the cultural differences between chinese and. China is on a continent, while japan is an island. Japanese people tend to live along the east coast. Flat plains are favored for farmers, but most of the area is mountainous. These mountains often have volcanic origins, which yields fertile soil. Unfortunately, the tectonic plate are also cause for earthquakes. Japan"s island culture strengthened its ethnic and cultural distinctiveness. According to legend the islands of japan were formed when the gods izanagi and. Izanami gave birth to the sun goddess amaterasu, whose descendents created japan. This myth remains alive today, as an explanation for japan"s uniqueness. However, modern scholars believe that the japan islands have been occupied by humans for 100,000 years. The earliest inhabitants were the jomon people (hunters and gatherers) Agriculture first appeared in japan around the first millennium bce. Around 400 bce, rice cultivation was introduced by immigrants, or the.
