How Did the Government Work in the Early Years?
by Misa and Chris
Jomon pottery from Fuchu
Jomon people had small tribe groups around 1700 AD. In the Yayoi time, there was a priest and a war chief as a ruler. From 500 AD, Japan called the ruler Emperor. At the very start, the government was mostly hunters and gatherers. In the museum, I saw many interesting things that I found out about Fuchu. One of the things was a house made out of straw and wood. I also saw a pig hanging on a rope from the ceiling. All the food I saw included pigs, pheasants, fish, and rabbits. I saw seeds and nuts being ground to eat. I saw people wearing animal skin for clothing. There were spears, bows and arrows hung up for me to see. The people I saw had war paint on their faces. Both the River Civilization and Place had similar elements like pottery, bronze work, hunting and gathering. I saw many things like bronze work which they used for money. In the River Civilizations, they had bronze work but used it for statues and tools and weapons