THE Justin's Japan to the 1600's Notes Thread!

[Stu Pott]

Here, is where I will post my fucked up note taking abilities.

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HERE WE GO!





Japan to the 1600's, Notes for September 7, 2007

• Earliest datable writing is from a sword
  
  
• Contains nothing more then a list of 6 Yamato chieftains.
  
  
• DNA testing is helping us uncover the past of Japanese people.
  
  
• Futile to apply the traditional labels of old world archeology to Japan.
  
• Japan never went through a stage where tools or weapons were made of any certain type.
  
  
• Kekeke, tools.
  
  
• OMG this is booooring.
  
  
• Need to SAGE this immediately.
  
  
• DO NOT WANT
  
  
• *Sleep*
  
  
• Earliest writing in japanese is crude Chinese.
  
  
• Han declares there is human beings some 20000 years before
  modern era.
  
  
• Joman period, 7-8k BCE
  
  
• Joman date as early as 10K BCE, date of wet rice agriculture goes into the 7th century BCE.
  
  
• Sea may have lowered so much so that the Japanese Islands were actually connected to the mainland of asia, leaving an inlet sea.
  
  
• Explanation for as how people got to Japan in the first place, but no archeological evidence really exists.
  
  
• This early, residents fluctuated, as it became inhospitable during winter times.
  
  
• Recent archeology says that earliest human beings may have dated as far back as 50,000.
  
  
• After 12k, Japanese became largely more technologically elaborate.
  
  
• Start of Joman period, classified by markings of them as seen on pottery.
  
  
• LOLCATS
  
  
• SAGE SAGE SAGE
  
  
• Protip: Don't take this class
  
  
• Characteristics of Joman culture.
  
  
• Entire history, a Hunter gatherer society.
  
  
• Coastal settlements were essentially fisherman.
  
  
• Inland were largely game hunters.
  
  
• Later in joman period also gathered wild grains, if in the plains.
  
  
• Large part of diet was nuts and berries: Acorns.
  
  
• Learned to evaporate seawater, to get salt.
  
  
• Trained hunting dogs
  
  
• Population grew from 25,000, to 250,000 by 2,500 BCE
  
  
• Later stages of Joman era had a climate change, knocked pop down
  to 150,000
  
  
• Sedentary living more common.
  
  
• Small villages mostly among the coastal people.
  
  
• Early Joman settlements utilized caves, but was early phased out.
  
  
• Houses were normally pit based, below ground level.
  
  
• Burials placed outside of settlement, but sometimes also within.
  
  
• Whole bunch of confusing.
  
  
• Late Joman sites have burials farther and farther away from
  settlement.
  
  
• Joman pottery among the earliest pottery ever discovered anywhere.
  
  
• Pottery = Food raising
  
  
• True story
  
  
• Rabbits have big appendixes.
  
  
• True story
  
  
• How does it apply? Who knows.
  
  
• Japanese make some good pottery, and baskets.
  
  
• Tools too.
  
  
• Filed teeth
  
  
• Painted bones
  
  
• Flexed position in burial grounds.
  
  
• I just spent like, 10 minutes not listening.
  
  
• Woot.
  
  
• Honshu and Hokaido were main Joman islands. Kyushu was inhabitted, but not a heavily.
  
  
• Joman were absorbed by the Wet Rice people.
  
  
• Kekeke wet.
  
  
• Japanese don't like the Inu.
  
  
• They be mudbloods
  
  
• 660 BCE was wet rice beginning. Jimnu's reign.
  
  
• Yayoi
  
  
• Single largest DNA affinity is Korean.
  
  
• Yayoi brought weaving, metallurgy, and wet rice.
  
  
• Yayoi absorbed the Joman, as they made a super race.
  
  
• League of Jappo's

[Stu Pott]

• 1.Ise (EE-Say)
  
• 1.Imperial Burial Ground
  
• 2.Headed by a female priestess, who is appointed by the Emperor
  
• 2.Matsurugoto
  
• 1.Stands for both Religion and Government
  
• 3.Daimyo
  
• 1.“Great Land Owners” - Basically, princes/kings under the head government
  
• 4.Weaknesses in Yamato monarchy
  
• 1.Inner power struggles
  
• 2.Bureaucracy grows, it becomes more of a problem
  
• 1.Delusion of the Ruler's power.
  
• 2.Dilution of the Ruler's power.
  
• 3.Manipulation of the Throne
  
• 4.boooring.
  
• 5.Something about boiling water. Professor doesn't speak clearly enough.
  
• 6.Arse.
  
• 5.Jinshin 'disturbance'
  
• 1.672
  
• 2.'Ran' meaning 'War'
  
• 3.Result of intrigues of power
  
• 4.some of the emperors having to supress some of the provincial officials who were exceeding their power.
  
• 6.Death of Yuriyaku
  
• 1.Lead to revolt by some of the Ujio Chieftains.
  
• 2.Dismayed by their tendacy to restrict their power.
  
• 3.Installed a new emperor, but son's faught over power.
  
• 4.I think.
  
• 5.540, a new emperor arrives. 3rd son of previous emperor
  
• 6.Known as Kinmei
  
• 7.29th Emperor
  
• 8.Fairly prosperous time under him.
  
• 9.Stable control.
  
• 10.Reigned from 540 to 571
  
• 11.Thats like, 30 years.
  
• 12.Beginning of a persistant problem
  
• 13.Has inlaws that married into the family under the clan name of Soga.
  
• 14.These people are wealthy. Quite powerful.
  
• 15.They are given important powers under his Emperorship
  
• 16.Soga-no Iname made the master of the treasury.
  
• 1.Passed onto his son Soga-no Umako
  
• 17.Their power is considerable as they are able to manipulate a lot of people by controlling the tax situation.
  
• 18.By 580 the Soga had defeated their principal enemies.
  
• 19.Soga-no Umako married of his daughter into the imperial family
  
• 20.With the death of the emperor, who became the Sole ruling empress, Suiko.
  
• 21.Suiko initiated the writing of the Kojiki
  
• 22.Suiko Umiko's grand nephew was a very important figure.
  
• 1.Emperor's grandson
  
• 23.Suiko reigns until 628, the longest reign for the next 12 centuries.
  
• 24.Soga's remain prominent until a 628 coop.
  
• 25.Considerable prosperity
  
• 26.Soga instituted trade with China and Korea
  
• 27.Buddhism was brought in during this time.
  
• 28.Great deal of Chinese poetry came in, as well as more Japanese poetry.
  
• 1.(At this time, my thoughts kinda wandered. Something about Uhn tiss uhn tiss uhn tiss.)
  
• 29.Increasing registration of the states and the farmers.
  
• 1.Taking inventory of the land.
  
• 2.Not a great Success.
  
• 3.Hideyoshi made the most successful, before the Tokugawa Shogunate.
  
• 30.Confucian Ideas came in during this time.
  
• 1.Different hats in the court.
  
• 1.I couldn't make this up. I swear.
  
• 31.Fiscal and administration practices were loosy goosy up until this time.
  
• 1.The professors said that, I shit you not.
  
• 32.One element that hanei refers to is the adoption of Chinese Era names in addition to regularly used names.
  
• 33.Called Nengo.
  
• 7.Shotokutaishi
  
• 1.Imperial Son who exerted a lot of influence until his death.
  
• 2.Son of Emperor Yomei
  
• 3.Regent for emperor Suiko
  
• 4.Did not oppose the Soga
  
• 5.Supported the growth and spread of Buddhism.
  
• 6.Established multiple temples.
  
• 1.Koryujii temple.
  
• 7.17 Item Constitution
  
• 1.Supported it, creditted for it in the Sources.
  
• 8.Constitution
  
• 1.All must be cherished. Don't dispute with neighboring Villages.
  
• 1.Obey those above you.
  
• 2.If those above are harmonious, those below are cordial, their discussion will be guided by a spirit of conciliation, and reason shall naturally prevail, and nothing can not be accomplished.
  
• 2.Recognize the three treasures
  
• 1.The Buddha
  
• 2.The Doctrine
  
• 3.The Dynastic Order
  
• 4.Supreme objects of worship in all countries. Should be true of everyone. If you don't recognize the three treasures, how can you rectify your misdeeds?
  
• 3.When the Imperial Emperor requires something, give it.
  
• 1.The Imperial is heaven, the people earth, therefore when the sovereign speaks, his subject must listen. When an imperial acts, follow him in it. When an imperial commands, it is to be carried out with due haste.
  
• 4.Missionaries and envoys should act with decorum.
  
• 1.Gentlemanly and with good conduct. If the superiors do not behave with decorum, then the underlings will act without moral behavior, and then decorum becomes bad behavior. If the ministers behave with decorum, there will be no
  
• 5.Cast away your desire for food or need for possessions. When a Judgment is made, it should not be bribed away. Complaints of the rich have a ripple effect.
  
• 6.Punish that which is evil, and encourage that which is good.
  
• 1.Correct Evil, and Praise Good
  
• 7.Every man must be given his clearly deliberate responsibility
  
• 1.If a wicked man holds office, then disturbances become common.
  
• 8.Ministers and Officials must attend the court early and stay until late.
  
• 9.Harmony. If officials observe good fate with each other, things can be accomplished.
  
• 10.Discard Wrath and Anger from your heart and your looks.
  
• 11.Observe clearly merit and demerit, and reward accordingly, and punish accordingly.
  

[lyle]

Uhh.. thanks?

[Stu Pott]

First one was funnier.

[Megalomaniac]

Nice

[Slick]

I'm pretty sure it's "Ainu" not "Inu."

And I wish I could take your motherf*cking class. >:{

[Stu Pott]

Hahaha, it was an oral dictation, with few spellings that weren't long as fuck.

Otherwise..> taking the Second part of this course next semester, which goes through the entirety of Tokugawa Era japan up to the Meiji Restoration

Which, of course, means Satsuma Rebellion