Category: AsianStudies

  • Asian Studies Map Quiz (China)

    China: Student will receive a blank map of the China and be required to correctly id the following items. Blank map for test: Link Cities: Beijing, Nanjing, Shanghai, Xi’an, Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Macau, Fuzhou, Changdu, Ürümqi, Lhasa, Taipei Water: Pearl River, Huang He River, Yalu River, Yangtze River, South China Sea, East China Sea Regions: Taiwan, Mongolian Plateau,…

  • Asian Studies Map Quiz 3

    Korea, Japan, Russia: Student will receive a blank map of East Asia and be required to correctly id the following items. Blank map for test: Link Water: Yellow Sea, Sea of Japan(East Sea), Philippine Sea, Korean Strait Japan: Nagasaki, Hiroshima, Kyoto, Tokyo, Fukushima, Mt. Fuji, Kyushu Is, Honshu Is, Shikoku Is, Hokkaido Is, Ryukyu Islands, Okinawa Korea:…

  • Asian Studies Readings: Hundred Schools of Thought

    Today you are reading selections from several philosophers. There are 6 choices for readings be sure to read and respond to at least three of these readings. This is intended to open you mind to their point of view and may be extremely difficult. Take your time and respond in the best way possible after…

  • Asian History: Meiji Restoration

    Students began watching excerpts from The Last Samurai. The focus of the viewing is to see the difference between the modernization process of Japan and the ancient lifestyle of rural japan and the Samurai Landowning class. Students are to answer the following questions: How do the Emperor‘s Counselors minimize the role of the Samurai class and…

  • Asian Studies: Hong Kong Project

    Create a presentation of 3-5 mins. Due Thursday, March 15 Students must use one of the following methods: PowerPoint w/ few words and mostly pictures Prezi.com w/ few words and mostly pictures Digital Movie w/ voice over.

  • Asian Studies: Religion

    Answer the following questions for each of these religions. Where was the religion founded and how long has it existed? What are basic ideas/beliefs of the religion? How/why has the religion spread from its origins? Shintoism Buddhism Jainism Hinduism Sikhism