1. Period
Achievements
Jomon
(13, B.C.E.)
Pottery-making, hunting-gathering, developing agriculture, villages developed
Yayoi
(300B.C.E.-300 C.E.)
Rice farming, social classes begin to evolve, metal-working is available
Yamato
( C.E.)
Taika reforms fail, centralized government begins to take form, Buddhism is introduced to Japan
Nara
( C.E.)
Ritsuryo System fails, Buddhism becomes the court religion, selective borrowing from Tang China takes place, Chinese influence is high, barter-based economy
Heian
( C.E.)
Kana syllables developed, peace is prevalent, elitist court culture and values developed, great Japanese literature are created by Heian women
Ashikaga
( C.E.)
Trade with China and domestic production increase, firearms and Christianity are introduced to Japan
Age of Warring States
( C.E.)
Trade with China and domestic production increase, firearms and Christianity are introduced to Japan; period of power struggle; Europeans & Christians exiled.
Tokugawa
( C.E.)
Centralized feudalism develops, agriculture booms, trade flourishes, towns come about, Kabuki develops