1 Java (Javanese: Jawa), the most populous and fifth-largest island in Indonesia and the site of its capital, Jakarta. 2  East Java, also called Jawa Timur, a province on the Indonesian island of Java.3  Central Java, also called Jawa Tengah, a province on the Indonesian island of Java. East Java, also called Jawa Timur, a province on the Indonesian island of Java. 2  Central Java, also called Jawa Tengah, a province on the Indonesian island of Java. 3  West Java, also called Jawa Barat, a province on the Indonesian island of Java. 4  Jawa Dam (Jordan) , remains of water works dating from 3000 BC.
ancient history. n. 1. (Historical Terms) the history of the ancient world from the earliest known civilizations to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in 476 a.d. 2. a recent event or fact sufficiently familiar to have lost its pertinence.
Periods range in length from decades to centuries. The Heian (pronounced âHey ahnâ) period, from 794 to 1185 C.E., is one such period. During the Heian period, an imperial court based in the capital of Heian-kyÅ (modern Kyoto) wielded the highest political authority in the land. The cityâs name means âCapital of Peace and Tranquility,â and the Heian period is usually remembered as having been an age of art, literature, and culture.