ASIA 100 Chapter Notes -Sanxingdui, Rammed Earth, Zhou Dynasty
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East asia has always been part of eurasia and did not develop in isolation. 50000 to 10000 bc - > people from northeast asia to americas; south china to. Pottery started to appear at around 10000 bc in japan. Agriculture is a crucial change because cultivating crops allows denser and more permanent settlements. The richer the tomb is, the more objects they had. More distinctive of the eastern neolithic cultures is the use of jade > does not crack. The late neolithic period was a time of increased contact and cultural borrowing between these regional cultures. This period must also have been one of increased conflict between communities because people began building defensive walls around settlements out of rammed earth. Another sign of the increasing power of religious or military elites is human sacrifice, probably of captives. Rice cultivation is a very important technology that made its way to korea and japan before writing.
