ancient Japan
Samurai era nation
The period of Japanese history from prehistory through approximately the 12th century, encompassing the development of early civilization, the introduction of Buddhism and Chinese writing, and the rise of imperial court culture.
Ancient Japan fascinates archaeologists and historians alike.
The term is loose—some extend it only to the 8th century, others through the Heian period.
- ShintoJapanese animistic tradition
- potteryFired clay objects
- burial moundsEarthen heaps over graves
- tribal alliancesPacts among kinship groups
- ancestor venerationReligious devotion to lineage
animism · rice cultivation · rice paddies · island nation · stone tools · shamanism · military organization · Nara · bronze weapons · oral traditions · sun goddess · sacred mountains · spirit world · metallurgy · ritual purification · ritual objects · tea ceremony · jade
- history educationhistorian, history textbooks, textbook, history teachers, primary source
- Asian ErasTang Dynasty, Ming Dynasty, Qing Dynasty, Muromachi period, Three Kingdoms
- Man'yoshuwaka, tanka, anthology, love poems, nature poems
ancient Japanancient Rome
Early Italian empire city
ancient Greece · ancient Egypt · ancient Mesopotamia · ancient Persia · ancient China