Author Question: All of the following were true about the society established by the Yayoi except a. the ... (Read 36 times)

cagreen833 · **on:** Jul 4, 2018

All of the following were true about the society established by the Yayoi except

a. the foundation of the society was its basic unit, called the han.
b. it was a tribal society that divided its people into several clan groupings called uji.
c. the leadership of each clan was provided by a hereditary chieftain.
d. it contained a minority of aristocrats, and a majority of lesser people.
e. it was based upon agriculture.

Question 2

Agriculture in Japan

a. was fundamentally changed by the introduction of rice cultivation about 400 B.C.E.
b. ended when Uji, the Yayoi leader, seized power after the Battle of Sapporo.
c. takes place entirely in the mountains, with no extensive lowland or plains areas except on the island of Ryuku.
d. is possible on a significant scale on 80 percent of Japanese land.
e. was insufficient to take care of the population, thus Japan depended upon importing rice.