Asia: An Introduction

Warm-Up Questions CPS Questions (1 - 2) Chapter 2, Lesson 1 2

Chapter Overview Lesson 1: Asia: An Introduction Lesson 2: Japan, Korea, and China Lesson 3: India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan Lesson 4: Environmental and Social Issues in Asia Lesson 5: U.S. Interests and Regional Chapter 2, Lesson 1 3

Lesson Overview   The geographic locations of Japan, Korea, China, India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan The major religions of Asia The main ethnic groups of Asia Chapter 2, Lesson 1 4

Quick Write Think about some of the favorite foods at your home, or in your community. Where do they come from? How many different parts of the world are represented in all the foods you eat in a week? (Note to teacher: Use “Pick a Student” in CPS) Chapter 2, Lesson 1 5

A Geographical Overview Chapter 2, Lesson 1

The Major Religions of Asia Confucianism Taoism Shintoism Chapter 2, Lesson 1 R. Norman Matheny / © 1990 The Christian Science Monitor 7

The Major Religions of Asia, cont. Hinduism Buddhism Zoroastrianism Sikhism Chapter 2, Lesson 1 Robert Harbison / © 2002 The Christian Science Monitor 8

The Main Ethnic Groups of Asia East Asians: Chinese Japanese Koreans Vietnamese   Chapter 2, Lesson 1 Melanie Stetson Freeman / © 2002 The Christian Science Monitor 9

The Main Ethnic Groups of Asia, cont. Indo-Europeans: India Pakistan Bangladesh Parts of Afghanistan Dravidians: Southern India Sri Lanka Parts of Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, and Bangladesh Chapter 2, Lesson 1

The Main Ethnic Groups of Asia, cont. Turkic Peoples: Turks of Turkey Azerbaijanis Kazakhs Kyrgyz Uzbeks (Uzbekistan and Afghanistan) Uighurs (western China) Turkmens Chapter 2, Lesson 1 11

The Main Ethnic Groups of Asia, cont. Malay Speaking People: Malays Indonesians Filipinos Other Islanders People of Papua New Guinea: Hundreds of different ethnic groups Chapter 2, Lesson 1 Robert Harbison / © 1995 The Christian Science Monitor

Learning Check CPS Questions (3 - 4) Chapter 2, Lesson 1 13

Activity 1: Geographic Locations in Asia On the political map, identify the countries of East Asia and South Asia. Chapter 2, Lesson 1 14

Activity 2: Comparing the Major Religions of Asia Are the majority of religions of Asia monotheistic or polytheistic? Name the polytheistic religions. Name the monotheistic religions. What religions believe in Karma? How is Zoroastrianism similar to Christianity, Judaism, and Islam? Describe values that Asian religions have in common. Chapter 2, Lesson 1 15

Activity 3: Summary of Asian Ethnic Groups Individually fill in the Circle Map with the names of ethnic group families and specific countries/ethnic groups. Chapter 2, Lesson 1 16

Technology Enrichment: Asia Vocabulary Review Web Scavenger Hunt Use a search engine to find news stories either containing or written about your assigned vocabulary term. Chapter 2, Lesson 1 17

Review Asia includes everything in Eurasia east of the Ural Mountains The major religions of Asia include Confucianism, Taoism, Shintoism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, and Sikhism The main ethnic groups of Asia include East Asians, Indo-Europeans and Dravidians, the Turkic peoples, the Malay-speaking peoples, and the people of Papua New Guinea Chapter 2, Lesson 1 18

Review Questions CPS Questions (5 - 6) Chapter 2, Lesson 1 19

Summary   The geographic locations of Japan, Korea, China, India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan The major religions of Asia The main ethnic groups of Asia Chapter 2, Lesson 1 20

Next…. Done—history, geography, languages, cultures, and religions of Asia Next—Japan, Korea and China Chapter 2, Lesson 1 Melanie Stetson Freeman / © 2002 The Christian Science Monitor 21