| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| The Jōmon period ended and the Yayoi period started because of new cultural influences from the continent of Asia. Which was the most important of these? | Rice cultivation | 90%
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| The Yayoi period lasted from around 300 BC to what year AD? | 300 | 81%
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| What country was Japan most influenced by during this time period? | China | 57%
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| What is the name of the famous queen during this time period? | Himiko | 52%
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| Which religion, still popular in Japan today, came from ancient spiritual beliefs in gods called Kami? | Shinto | 52%
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| The above, being a new commodity for wealth (something previously not had in Japan), and the introduction of metal, also caused what to start happening during this time period? | Warfare | 48%
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| In which modern city were Yayoi remains first discovered? | Tokyo | 38%
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| Meaning "stunted" or "dwarfed", the Chinese called Japan during this time period the Land of what? | Wa | 38%
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| Iron was also introduced to Japan during this period. What was it primarily used to make? | Weapons | 33%
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| Over which kingdom, the strongest of the time, did the above preside? | Yamatai | 33%
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| The places where rice is grown are called _____ fields. | Paddy | 24%
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| The introduction of this cultural influence into Japan caused communities and social _______ to form. | Classes | 19%
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| What is the name of the bronze bells used during this period, possibly as objects of prayer for harvest, etc.? | Dōtaku | 14%
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| Bronze was introduced to Japan during this period, and was primarily used for what kind of purpose? | Ornamental | 14%
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| What is the name for the jar form of Yayoi pottery, designed for storage? | Tsubo | 14%
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| In Jōmon pottery the stress is on decoration, while in Yayoi pottery the stress is on what? | Form | 10%
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| What is the name for the pot form of Yayoi pottery, used for cooking? | Kame | 5%
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| What is the name for the pedestaled form of Yayoi pottery, used for serving food? | Takatsuki | 0%
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