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CHAPTER 9 SECTION 1
UNIT

Early Japan

READING AND NOTE-TAKING

Sequence Events I n the Sequence Chain below, list the major events addressed in
Section 1. Start your Sequence Chain with the Jomon people and
end with the establishment of the Japanese constitution.

Early Japan
Event 1

The Jomon people began

farming in 3000 b.c.
Event 2

Around 300 B.C. a new wave of

immigrants arrived from
mainland China
Event 3

After A.D. 300 the power of

aristocracy increased.

Event 4

Before 400 A.D. hundreds of

Japan's independent clans ruled
their own territories and often
battled one another.
Event 5

By 400 A.D. these clans had

united under the leadership of a
Yamato emperor and his
successors
Event 6

Japan's first constitution was

established in 604.

Chapter 9 SECTION 1 Activity A © National Geographic Learning, Cengage Learning

Name Class Date

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CHAPTER 9 SECTION 1
UNIT

Early Japan

READING AND NOTE-TAKING

identify strategies  omplete a Problem-and-Solution Table to show how the Japanese

C
adapted Chinese ideas regarding writing and the civil service system.

Problem Posed
Idea Chinese Form Japanese Solution
for Japanese

Writing Most Chinese Japanese words The Japanese

Words are one combine lots of
syllable. different syllables.
This made it hard to
write Japanese using
the Chinese alphabet.
added new
characters to the
Chinese alphabet,
which made writing
much easier.

In China,
Civil Service Members of Japan's The emperor
government officials
System aristocracy wanted to appointed
earned their
keep power to government officials
positions based on
themselves. based on heredity, not
examinations and
good work. on ability.

© National Geographic Learning, Cengage Learning Chapter 9 SECTION 1 Activity B