Category: AsianStudies

  • Asian Studies: Ancient Korea

    Use the following three links to read about the end of the Ancient Period in Korea. You will notice that the regional power, Silla, Unified most of Korea. They were then overthrown by the Goryeo period. Finally by 1300 the modern dynasty of Joseon took power and retained it until the later 1800s. Use the…

  • Asian History: Chinese Archetecture

    Use the following set of hyperlinks to answer the questions. If the title is linked it is the Google Maps site. Terra Cotta Warriors: Wikipedia    UNESCO What was the original function of the warriors? How many warriors exist? What direction do they face? Mount Tai: Wikipedia   UNESCO Why is the site significant to Taoist? What…

  • Asian Studies Update

    This Friday (Jan 20) we will have a quiz on Pre-Imperial China. Next Friday (Jan 27) map quiz: Gobi Desert, Huang R., Yangtze R, Shanghai, Xi R, Hong Kong, Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku, Hokkaido

  • Extra Credit: Asian Studies

    EC: East Asian Studies Three Part question. What day is Chinese New Year? What year will it be in China? What animal represents this year?  

  • Japan: WorldVision call for Donations

    If you would like to help the earthquake devastation in Japan, Haiti, New Zealand, or Chile, this is the organization I, and millions of others, have trusted in the past. All monies given for relief are sent to relief, nothing is held back for leadership or organizational cost. Please give if you can or just…