Empires%20of%20East%20Asia

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Empires of East Asia
China
Japan
Mongol Empire
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Chinese Religions/Philosophies

• Confucianism
• Taoism
• Buddhism

Yin/Yang
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Which philosophy is described above?

• Humans are good
• Respect for elders and
• ancestors
• Emphasis on education
• Code of politeness

A. Confucianism B. Taoism C. Legalism
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Which religion is described above?

• Harmony with Nature
• Simple life, humility and inner peace

• Buddhism
• Shintoism
• Taoism

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Which religion spread from India to China?

1. Hinduism
2. Christianity
3. Buddhism

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• paper
• printing/paper money/ books
• silk
• civil-service system
• porcelain
• waterwheels
• compass

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Paper

• Paper making technology spread from China to the
  Muslim world and from there to Byzantium and
  Western Europe

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Woodblock Printing

• 700s

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Moveable Clay Type

• 1040 to 1048

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For many centuries the Chinese had a monopoly on

1. wool
2. silk
3. cotton

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Water Wheels

• Used the movement of running water to provide
  power to grind grain.
• Technology spread to Europe during the Middle
  Ages.

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Magnetic Compass

• Before its invention, navigators had to depend on
  the positions of the sun, the moon and the north
  star for their bearings

Song Dynasty
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The system of exams invented in China for
government jobsis called

1. civil service
2. mandate of heaven
3. Ancestor worship

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Mandate of Heaven

• Divine (approval of the gods) right to rule

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Song Dynasty
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Mongol Armies

• Destroyed cities and countryside

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Mongol Empire

• Conquered China, Russia, and Muslim states in
  Southwest Asia
• Created the largest empire ever

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Chinas Influence on Japan

• Mahayana Buddhism
• Writing
• Architecture

Japanese Buddhist Temple
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Mongols and Warlords
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Geography of Japan

• Located on an archipelago (chain of islands)
• Four main islands

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Japans Location

• Located close to Korea and China
• Separated from Asian mainland by the Sea of Japan
  and the East China Sea.

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Japans Terrain

• Mountainous terrain

Mount Fuji
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Japanese Religions

• Shinto
• Buddhism

Shinto Kami
Buddha
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Shinto

• Ethnic religion unique to Japan
• Venerates natural features, forces of nature and
  ancestors.

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Emperor Worship

• Shinto became the state religion worshipping the
  emperor

Emperor Hirohito
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Shinto Shrine
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Buddhism

• Buddhism spread from India to China
• Chinese forms of Buddhism spread to Korea and
  then Japan

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Zen Buddhism

• Stressed meditation and the precise performance
  of everyday tasks.

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Japanese Architecture

• Pagoda style architecture from China sloping
  roofs

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Japanese Writing

• Based on Chinese characters

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Japanese Art

• Reflects the values Japanese society

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Ancient Warriors
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Mongol Horseman
Genghis Khan