South,%20Southeast,%20and%20East%20Asia

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South, Southeast, and East Asia

• Cultural heritage and landscape

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Indonesia an archipelago, with many ethic
groups with different cultures, languages, and
religions 1
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• Major world religions in South Asia
• Hinduism-India 2
• Islam
• Buddhism
• Shinto-exclusively in Japan 2
• Taoism
• Christianity

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Respect for ancestors stressed

• Taoism
• Confucianism
• Shintoism
• Buddhism
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• Two major world religions began in South Asia
• Hinduism
• Buddhism

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Caste system is a rigid class system. A person
cannot move between castes or classes. Hindus
believe in reincarnation Cows are sacred. Sacred
writing of the Hindus are the Vedas
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The Caste System
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The Brahma Cow
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Vishnu
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Shiva
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dharma- every persons moral duty karma- good is
rewarded bad is punished reincarnation- every
person is reborn until they are released from the
cycle of rebirth.
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Buddhism founded about the same time as
Hinduism. Founder Siddhartha Gautama Leader today
is the Dali Lama Buddhist believe in
reincarnation. People reach the state of Nirvana
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The conflict in India was between the Muslims and
the Hindus 20 Eco/Pol The only solution was to
partition or divide India into Pakistan and
India. The Hindus occupied India and the Muslims
occupied Pakistan
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Within the past years, Pakistan and India have
tested nuclear weapons. They are in conflict of a
portion India known as Kashmir.
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Great contrast between urban and rural
areas. Many are moving to urban areas in search
of a better life. Known as urbanization Many
who move to the cities lack adequate housing and
live in shantytowns. 5
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Japan and Korea are homogenous countries. (have
a single ethnicity) 6
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Important Trade Centers 7 Tokyo Beijing New
Delhi
Tokyo
New Delhi
Beijing
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• Cultural heritage 8
• Silks
• Batik
• wood and ivory carving
• ideograms--unique alphabets
• jewels

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• Cultural landscape--Taj Mahal, Angkor Wat, Great
  Wall of China, floating markets,
  mosques,minarets, pagodas, temples and shrines,
  terraced rice fields

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Angkor Wat (Cambodia-temple)
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Angkor Wat
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Great Wall of China
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Taj Mahal
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• TAJ MAHAL
• Built by Shah Jahan as a tomb for his wife,
  Mumtaz Mahal.
• National Symbol of India

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Taj Mahal
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Batik-fabric
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Himalayas
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Mount Fuji
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Mount Fujioutside of Tokyo
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Mt. Fuji
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HimalayasMt. Everest
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Gobi Desert
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Buddha
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Buddha in New Delhi
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Shinto Shrine
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Temple
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Pagoda
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Pagoda
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Temple
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Ideograms-unique alphabets
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China vs. Taiwan

• -conflict dates to 1949 Chinese Revolution
• Communists won and Nationalists fled to Formosa
  aka Taiwan

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North and South Koreas

• Korean War fought between 1950-1953
• Resulted in two Koreas
• Northcommunist Southdemocratic
• No peace treaty ever signed
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Unusual Asian Food

• In China people eat
• Birds Nest Soup and
• Chicken Feet.

In Japan people can eatchocolate dipped
grasshoppers and fried caterpillars.
In Laos some people like eating insects.