Statistics for Jōmon People of Ancient Japan Quiz

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  • This quiz has been taken 29 times
  • The average score is 7 of 15

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HintAnswer% Correct
Japan is thought to have produced the world's first what during this period?Pottery
100%
The Jōmon made patterns on their pottery by pressing what into the soft clay?Rope
74%
E.S. Morse, the first to discover Jōmon remains, was of what nationality?American
68%
The period after Jōmon was called what?Yayoi
68%
The Jōmon period lasted from around what year BC to 300 AD?10,000
63%
The Jōmon were hunters, gatherers, and what?Fishers
58%
The Jōmon primarily lived near what?The coast
47%
The Jōmon first lived in what?Caves
42%
"Jōmon" literally means "rope _______"Pattern
37%
It is believed, because of their unpretentious graves (mere pits in the ground), that Jōmon society lacked what?Class
32%
The Jōmon made pottery by rolling clay into ropes, and then building the walls of the vessel by wrapping the "ropes" around and around. What is this process called?Coiling
32%
The Jōmon made earthenware figurines with human features, possibly for superstitious or medical purposes. What are these called?Dōgu
32%
The Jōmon consumed a lot of which type of food?Shellfish
32%
The Jōmon later lived in shallow pits covered with thatching called what?Tateana
21%
The "shell mounds", where the Jōmon discarded their garbage, are called what?Kaizuka
11%

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