Ka’en jars, with tops that resemble flames, were principally produced during the middle of this period. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this period, which gets its name from using rope to make marks on pottery. The Yayoi culture succeeded this period.
ANSWER: Jomon period [or Jōmon jidai]
[10e] The Jomon people were a partially sedentary version of this type of society, as opposed to the agricultural Yayoi. This type of lifestyle was the norm before the rise of agriculture.
ANSWER: hunter-gatherer [or forager]
[10h] Jomon pottery included these figurines, which typically vaguely resemble women. They bear a resemblance to the haniwa of the later Kofun period.
ANSWER: dogū
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