AP World History 2012-2013
  • Unit 1
    • 1.1.3: Tools and Adaptation>
      • Case Study
      • AGMSPRITE Analysis
    • 1.3.9 & 1.3.2: New Religions & Geographies of Early Civs.>
      • Early Religions>
        • AGMSPRITE Analysis
        • Works Cited
      • The Early Civilizations>
        • Case Study
        • AGMSPRITE Analysis
        • Works Cited
    • 1.1.2: Humans and Fire>
      • 1.1.4: Economic Structures>
        • Case Study
        • AGMSPRITE Analysis
      • Case Study
      • AGMSPRITE Analysis
    • 1.3.6: Arts & Record Keeping>
      • Arts and Artisanship
      • Systems of Recordkeeping
      • Case Study: The Phoenician Alphabet
      • AGMSPRITE Analysis
    • 1.3.1-1.3.3: Early Culture & Systems of Rule>
      • Culture's Effects
      • Systems of Rule
      • Case Study: Hammurabi's Code
      • AGMSPRITE Analysis
    • 1.1-1.4 Early Human Innovation>
      • 1.1.1: Human Patterns of Migration>
        • Case Study
        • AGMSPRITE Analysis
    • 1.2.1-1.2.3: The Climate & The Neolithic Era>
      • Case Study
      • AGMSPRITE Analysis
    • 1.2.5-1.2.6: Reliable Food Sources & Innovation>
      • Case Study - The Plow
      • Works Cited
    • 1.3.1-1.3.2: Pastoralists & Early Architecture>
      • Introduction
      • Monumental Architecture And Urban Planning
      • Pastoralist Weapon Dissemination And Transportation
      • Pastoralist Tools
      • Basic
      • AGMSPRITE Analysis
      • Works Cited
  • Unit 2
    • 2.2.5-2.2.7 Social Hierarchy and Gender Roles>
      • Gender Roles>
        • Case Study
        • AGMSPRITE Analysis
      • Social Hierarchies >
        • AGMSPRITE
    • 2.2.4 Cities>
      • Trade>
        • Trade AGMSPRITE
        • Trade Case Study
      • Religious Rituals>
        • Religious Rituals AGMSPRITE
        • Religious Rituals Case Study
      • Public Administration>
        • Public Administration AGMSPRITE
        • Public Administration Case Study
    • 2.2.2 Orchestration of the Persian and S. Asian Empires>
      • Persia>
        • Imperial Administration and Legal Systems
        • Military Power
        • Trade and Economic Integration and Regulation
        • AGMSPRITE Analysis
      • South Asia>
        • Imperial Administration and Legal Systems
        • Military Power
        • Trade and Economic Integration and Regulation
        • AGMSPRITE Analysis
    • 2.2.2 Orchestration of Rome and China>
      • China>
        • Imperial Administration
        • Military Power
        • Trade and Economics
        • AGMSPRITE Analysis
      • Rome>
        • Imperial Administration
        • Military Power
        • Trade and Economics
        • AGMSPRITE Analysis
    • 2.2.1: Growth of Empires & States>
      • Case Study
      • AGMSPRITE
    • 2.1.6 Cultures Of Second Wave Civilizations>
      • Sculptures
      • Architecture
      • Literature
      • A.G.M.S.P.R.I.T.E
      • Sources
    • 2.1.1: Religions as a Bonding Force>
      • The Basic Gist
      • AGMSPRITE Analysis
      • Case Study
    • 2.1.4 Buddhism and Hinduism Impact on Gender Roles>
      • Buddhism
    • 2.1.2 The Emergence of Religions>
      • Christianity
      • Confucianism
      • Greco-Roman Philosophy
      • Daoism
      • AGMSPRITE
  • Unit 3
    • 3.1.1 Third Wave Global Trade Routes>
      • Basic Gist
      • Case Study
      • AGMSPRITE Analysis
    • 3.1.2 The Impact of trade on emerging trading cities>
      • Basic Gist
      • Case Study
      • AGMSPRITE Analysis
    • 3.1.3. Spread of Islam Through Afro-Eurasia>
      • Basic Gist
      • Case Study
      • AGMSPRITE
    • 3.1.4 Inter-Regional Travelers >
      • The Basic Gist
      • Compare and Contrast
      • AGMSPRITE Analysis
    • 3.1.5. Cultural Interactions and Art>
      • The Basic Gist
      • Cultural Traditions AGMSPRITE
      • Art AGMSPRITE
      • Literature AGMSPRITE
      • Case Study
    • 3.1.6: The Impact of Newly Spread Technologies and Scientific Knowledge>
      • Basic Gist
      • Movement of Gunpowder from East to West
      • Movement of Printing from East to West
      • AGMSPRITE Analysis
    • 3.1.7 Inter-Regional Conflicts>
      • Case Study
      • AGMSPRITE Analysis
  • Unit 4
    • 4.1.1. - Influence of Tools Upon Transoceanic Trade>
      • Basic Gist
      • Case Study
      • AGMSPRITE
    • 4.1.2: Maritime Reconnaissance>
      • Basic Gist
      • AGMSPRITE Analysis
    • 4.1.3 World Economies>
      • Basic Gist
      • AGMSPRITE analysis
      • Case Study
    • 4.1.4 The Colossal Impact of the Colombian Exchange>
      • Basic Gist
      • Case Study on Sugar
      • AGMSPRITE Analysis of the East
      • AGMSPRITE Analysis of the West
    • 4.1.5 Government and the Arts>
      • Case Study
      • AGMSPRITE
    • 4.2.3 Forced Migration of Africans Cause and Effect>
      • Basic Gist
      • Causes of the forced migration of Africans
      • Effects/Developments of the forced migration of Africans
      • AGMSPRITE Analysis
    • 4.3.2 Impact of Technology on state consolidation and imperial expansion>
      • Basic Gist
      • Case Study
      • AGMSPRITE
  • Unit 5
    • 5.3.1 US and Latin American Revolutions >
      • Basic Gist
      • Case Study
      • AGMSPRITE
    • 5.3.2b Hatian Revolution>
      • Basic Gist
      • AGMSPRITE
    • 5.3.2a: Causes and Effects of French Revolution>
      • Causes of the French Revolution
      • Effects of the French Revolution
      • AGMSPRITE
    • 5.3.2c Causes and Effects of the Mexican Revolution>
      • Basic Gist
      • Causes of the Mexican Revolution
      • Effects of the Mexican Revolution
      • AGMSPRITE Analysis
    • 5.3.3: The Winds of Change>
      • Case Study
      • The Conception of Nation-States
      • Nationalism on the Rise
      • AGMSPRITE Analysis
    • 5.3.4 Nationalism and Democracy >
      • Case Study
      • AGMSPRITE
      • 5.3.5 Enlightenment and European Despots>
        • Basic Gist
  • Unit 6
    • War and Peace in a Global Context>
      • Big Gist>
        • WWI vs WWII
      • Case Study
      • AGMSPRITE
    • Changing Economics>
      • Basic Gist
      • AGMSPRITE
      • Case Study
      • Case Study
      • AGMSPRITE
    • Demographic and Environmental Changes>
      • Basic Gist
      • Case Study
      • AGMSPRITE Analysis
    • 20th Century Globalization>
      • Basic Gist
      • Case Study
      • AGMSPRITE
    • Effects of Revolutions on Women>
      • Basic Gist
      • Case Study
      • AGMSPRITE
    • New Patterns of Nationalism >
      • Basic Gist
      • Independence of Vietnam Case Study
      • Effects of Communism Case Study
      • Chinese and Russian Revolutions
      • AGMSPRITE
    • Globalization of Science, technology and culture. >
      • Basic Gist
      • Case Study
      • AGMSPRITE

Case Study
The Jomon Culture

    The Jomon period, or the culture encompassing Neolithic Japan, derives its name from the characteristic "cord markings" that appeared on this culture's pottery.  Although the Jomon culture consisted of mostly gathering and hunting people, the lifestyle was predominantly sedentary.  As stated in the overview for this section, the Jomon relied upon various tools to adapt to the resources that geography provided them.
    The Jomon period occupied several thousands of years, and is thus, divided into six smaller phases.
Incipient Jomon - (10,500-8000 B.C.E) This phase  provided the world with the earliest examples of pottery, including basic coil pots. 
Initial Jomon - (8000-5000 B.C.E.)  In this phase, as a consequence of global warming, food was becoming more and more abundant.  In order to better access this food, the Jomon developed tools such as stone grinding blocks, knives, and axes. 
Early Jomon - (5000-2500 B.C.E.) Tools in this phase included handicrafts.  This encompassed the signature cord-like ceramics (such as cooking vessels), woven baskets, bone needles, and even more stone tools. 
Middle Jomon - (2500-1500 B.C.E.)  As the world's climate continued to rise, more and more humans migrated to the mountains, where they interacted with the environment through the continuation of hunting and fishing.  In this time period, more and more projectile weaponry was produced in order to accompany the hunting and fishing lifestyle.
Late Jomon - (1500-1000 B.C.E.)  Once again, climate change caused the Jomon people to migrate from the mountains to coastal regions.  Because humans began to rely more and more upon the water, new fishing innovations were created.  This included the toggle harpoon, and perhaps on of the Jomon culture's greatest achievements - some of the first canoes and paddles.
Final Jomon - (1000-300 B.C.E)  As the climate cooled even more, food became scarce.  The Jomon people were unable to make adaptions to their environment, and eventually, the population swindled.
    As seen by the wide array of tools used by the Jomon throughout history, the ability to survive and flourish can be highly attributed to constant innovation.  Through such innovations as the canoe, the Jomon were allowed to fish more efficiently, and through the creation of pottery, people used resources in creative and helpful ways.  Thus, the importance of tools to the Jomon culture is clear: without the use of tools, the culture would have developed differently, or not at all.
Picture
A piece of Jomon pottery. One can see the characteristic "cords". The Jomon culture was one of the first peoples to create pottery. It is important to notice the find craftsmanship of these pieces, demonstrating a level of artistry, along with a degree of technological advancement.
Picture
These various Jomon harpoons demonstrate the culture's reliance upon a fish-based diet. In the Late Jomon phase, these harpoons showed a high standard of adaption, as well as the creation of canoes and paddles. Notice the variety of harpoons, demonstrating increased innovation.

Works Cited

"Fishing Techniques of the Jomon People May Have Diffused from Fishermen of the Wallacea-Spice Islander / Sundaland-Sahul region." Heritage of                     Japan. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Oct. 2012. <http://heritageofjapan.wordpress.com/just-what-was-so-amazing-about-jomon-japan/ways-of-the-jomon-world-
            2/gone-fishing/fishing-techniques-of-the-jomon-people-may-have-diffused-from-fishermen-of-the-wallacea-spice-islander-sundaland-sahul-region/>.

"Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History." Jomon Culture (ca. 10,500–ca. 300 B.C.). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2012. Web. 05 Oct. 2012.
            <http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/jomo/hd_jomo.htm>.

Needles, Hooks, and Harpoons. N.d. Photograph. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Web.                                                 <http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/1975.268.333-345>.


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