JAPAN 50 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Nihon Shoki, Shingon Buddhism, Asuka Period
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Jomon means rope pattern and refers to a style of clay pottery. Hunter gatherer society with limited use of agriculture. Pots used for storage which are used to build communities. Jomon pots have human figure decorations such as the jomon venus. New technologies allowed use of iron, bronze, glass, cloth, wood. Increasing hierarchical society with the emergence of political units. Himiko was a queen who united small kingdoms constantly at war. Yayoi pots have similarities with jomon and korean pots and even used some to bury people. Also made nonfunctional bells that were buried apart from people. Large mounded tombs are the recognizable feature of this period. Keyhole tombs are prevalent and haniwa are clay statues used for rituals. Yamato kings controlled technology of mound construction and development of keyhole tomb. Groups of craftsman called be are also formed. Kofun society was similar to korean society and many koreans played roles in the yamato court.
