1. East Asia
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Grade 6 Unit 7, Lesson 1

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3. East Asia Culture Traits Diffuse
Southwest Asia
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Photo credit:
(2009). East asia. (2009). [Web Map]. Retrieved from
East Asia Culture Traits Diffuse
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4. East Asia With Emphasis on:
Japan
China (People’s Republic of China)
Korea (North Korea and South Korea)
Taiwan (Republic of China)
Photo credit:
Manguard, S. (Artist). (2010). East asia cutout projection. [Web Photo]. Retrieved from
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5. Japan Samurai warrior 2. Kimonos (traditional dress) 3. Mount Fuji
Photo credit (clockwise from top left):
Images courtesy of CIA World Factbook:
CIA. (Photographer). (2013). Kusunoki masashige. [Web Photo]. Retrieved from
CIA. (Photographer). (2013). Colorful kimonos. [Web Photo]. Retrieved from
CIA. (Photographer). (2013). Mt. fuji. [Web Photo]. Retrieved from
CIA. (Photographer). (2013). Japan. [Web Map]. Retrieved from
(2009). East asia. (2009). [Web Map]. Retrieved from
By Koyos + Ssolbergj + Serg!o [GFDL ( via Wikimedia Commons
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6. Japan’s history 600 - 800 Chinese cultural influence
War, Medieval society arises, shoguns evolve
’s Tokugawa Shogunate, isolation, foreigners influences were kept out, individualistic culture, emphasis on Shinto belief system
1860’s: Signed trade treaty with United States; many more countries began to trade and influence Japan’s culture.
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7. China Photo credit (clockwise from top left):
Images courtesy of CIA World Factbook:
CIA. (Photographer). (2013). China. [Web Photo]. Retrieved from
CIA. (Photographer). (2013). Camels. [Web Photo]. Retrieved from
CIA. (Photographer). (2013). Great wall. [Web Photo]. Retrieved from
CIA. (Photographer). (2013). Panda. [Web Photo]. Retrieved from
CIA. (Photographer). (2013). Three gorges dam. [Web Photo]. Retrieved from
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8. China’s Silk Road: Trade Routes
Photo credit:
Shizhao. (Artist). (2006). Transasia trade routes. [Web Graphic]. Retrieved from
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9. China
For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences.
After World War II, the Communists under Mao Zedong established strict controls over everyday life and cost the lives of tens of millions of people.
Today, China has a market-oriented economy which has been growing rapidly.
For some people, living standards have improved yet political controls remain tight.
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10. Korea: North & South Photo credit (clockwise from left):
Courtesy of the University of Texas Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin:
Perry-Castañeda Library. (Photographer). (2013). Korean peninsula. [Web Photo]. Retrieved from
Courtesy of the CIA World Factbook:
CIA. (Photographer). (2013). North korea. [Web Photo]. Retrieved from
CIA. (Photographer). (2013). South korea. [Web Photo]. Retrieved from
Korea: North & South
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11. Two koreas
The peninsula’s history reflects that it was mostly an independent kingdom for much of its long history.
Korea was occupied by Japan beginning in 1905 following the Russo-Japanese War. Five years later, Japan formally annexed the entire peninsula.
Following World War II, Korea engaged in a civil war that lasted about three years.
The war was a stalemate (nobody won) leaving it divided into two countries. North Korea (communist/dictatorship) and South Korea (free market economy with a democracy)
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12. Taiwan: Republic of china
During China’s civil war, especially after WWII, China became a communist nation. People in China fled to the nearby island of Taiwan and established themselves as the Republic of China (democratic-republic)
Photo credit (clockwise from top):
Courtesy of the CIA World Factbook:
CIA. (Photographer). (2013). Taiwan. [Web Photo]. Retrieved from
CIA. (Photographer). (2013). Taiwan satellite. [Web Photo]. Retrieved from
CIA. (Photographer). (2013). Memorial hall. [Web Photo]. Retrieved from
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