| Era (時代)
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Year (년
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Notes
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| Jomon (縄文)
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- Paleo-, meso-, neolithic age where rocks were broken or pulverized to make earthen-wares and bones were also used as tools
- People related to one another by blood lived in caves convenient for hunting and fishing
- Modern Japanese refer to the people of this era as their early ancestors
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| Yayoi (弥生)
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- Lithic and metallic potteries were used
- Sedentism leads to separation of jobs and ordering of people by ranks
- Bronzewares appear not for everyday use, but for decoration, rites, and precious items
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| Yamato (大和)
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circa 300 AD
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- A power structure, based on Yamato ruling class, formed around the emperor unifies most of Japan
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538 (552) AD
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- Buddhism is introduced through Baekjae
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592 AD
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- Prince Shotoku (聖徳) becomes a regent and Buddhism grows significantly
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607 AD
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645 AD
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701 AD
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708 AD
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| Nara
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710 AD
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712 AD
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713 AD
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720 AD
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752 AD
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754 AD
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| Heian
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794 AD
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805 AD
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806 AD
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807 AD
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894 AD
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1053 AD
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