JP 2700 Lecture 1: JP 2700 Japanese History Part 1
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In the jomon period (800-300/250 b. c. ) the japanese people were hunter gatherers. 300 a. d. ) was largely characterized by rice cultivation, and the smelting of metal. Was the first truly historical period as the japanese first began writing during this period. A permanent capital was set in place for the emperor. Accounts were first written by the japanese. The japanese first learnt to write; they learnt to write history from the. Official histories of japan: konjiki (records of ancient matters) and. The earliest records of japan came from the chinese. The country formerly had a man as ruler. For some seventy or eighty years after that there were disturbances and warfare. Thereupon the people agreed upon a woman for their ruler. She occupied herself with magic and sorcery, bewitching the people. thus early japan may have been a matriarchy . Pimiko ruled the kingdom of yamatai in japan as queen during the 3rd century according to the chinese chronicles.
