Yayoi period

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/yayoi-period

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1. What is the chronological framework?Approximately 300 BC to 300 AD, bridging the Jomon and Kofun periods
2. What was the Yayoi period and when did it happen?The Yayoi period was a time in Japan from about 300 BC to 300 AD when people started growing rice and making new tools. It marked a big change from the earlier hunter‑gatherer Jomon culture.
3. Why did people start growing rice during the Yayoi period?Rice cultivation came from East Asia and let people grow more food in paddy fields. The extra food helped families settle down, grow larger, and build more complex societies.

Wet-rice agriculture: A sophisticated farming technique involving flooded fields, crucial for surplus food production and settled communities.
Metallurgy: The science and technology of extracting metals from their ores and using them to create useful objects.
Wa-koku: An ancient designation for Japan, appearing in historical Chinese texts, representing a collection of early political entities.