In early Japan, what was a clan?

A temporary military alliance between neighboring villages.

A group of traveling merchants who controlled trade routes.

A powerful family group that controlled its own land.

A religious council that selected the emperor.

How did the leaders of the Yamato clan claim they had the right to rule Japan?

By having the largest and most advanced army in the region.

By controlling the country's supply of iron and bronze.

By winning a democratic election held among all clan chiefs.

By stating they were descended from the sun goddess.

A single emperor governed the entire country from a central capital.

Power was divided among many different clans, each led by its own chief.

A council of elders from the Yayoi people made all major decisions for the islands.

There was no political structure, and people lived in isolated family units.

People began moving from place to place to hunt animals.

Settled villages and communities started to form around farms.

The primary diet shifted to focus only on fish and seafood.

The society was reorganized under a single, powerful emperor.