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1. Japanese Prehistory

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   Kofun Period (c. 250 CE – 538 CE)
   The Kofun period marks the consolidation of power among emerging regional states, culminating in the rise of the Yamato polity. This era is defined archaeologically by the construction of massive, keyhole-shaped burial mounds (kofun) for the ruling elite, signifying a rigid hierarchical structure and access to vast labor pools.
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2. Max Weber

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   Ideal Types
   Weber’s primary analytical tool was the ideal type (Idealtypus), a conceptual construct formed by isolating and accentuating specific, logically consistent characteristics of a social phenomenon, such as bureaucracy, capitalism, or religious ethics. Ideal types are not normative judgments but heuristic devices used for comparative analysis. For instance, the ideal type of the "bureaucrat" highlights impersonal rules, specialized competence, and [hierarchical structure…

3. Taxonomy

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   Taxonomy is the branch of science concerned with the principles and procedures of classification. It involves the systematic arrangement of organisms, concepts, or objects into a hierarchical structure based on shared characteristics, evolutionary relationships, or established conventions. While most commonly associated with biological classification (Systematics), the principles of taxonomy are applied broadly across [information science](/entr…