EarlyEastAsiaHistory•  EarlyChinesehistory

– Dynas2es–seriesofrulersfromthesamefamily•  Shang–1stDynasty•  Qin=Chin=ChinDynasty

» “Built”thegreatwall•  HanDynasty

– ExpandedgreatwalltoprotectSilkRoad TerraCoGaSoldiersthatwereburied

nexttoEmperorChinShiHuangdi’sgravesitetoprotecthimintheaKerlife.

hGp://videos.howstuffworks.com/discovery/7247‐china‐the‐great‐wall‐video.htm

TerracoGaSoldiers

•  Over8,000uncovered

•  ProtecttheemperoraKerdeath

OriginalSilkRoad

OtherSilkRoutes

China’sForbiddenCity

Whatisit?•  Builtin1400sforPalaceComplex•  Itwasusedforover491years(between1420and1911)

•  Today:world'slargestpalacecomplex

•  LocatedincenterofBeijing

ForbiddenCityToday

•  Symbolofsovereignty•  imageofitsentrancegateappearsonthesealofthePeople'sRepublicofChina

•  PublicMuseum(renamedPalaceMuseum)

•  Itholdsabout1milliontreasuressuchasgiKsofstate,militarycampaigntreasures,andthefurnishingsandpossessionsofmembersoftheimperialfamilies

Pictures!!!!!!!

Pictures!!!!

Pictures

Pictures!!!!!

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Language Systems

•  The Chinese Writing System • Ideographic writing: form of writing in which

symbol (ideograph or character) represents primarily an idea or thing rather than a sound

– Han Chinese most widely spoken in China

– Mandarin is official Chinese language – Japanese not related to other languages

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Religion •  Three Religious Traditions: Confucianism, Buddhism

Taoism, and Shintoism – Confucianism: the philosophy developed by

Confucius has a strong influence on the region – Greater influence in China and Korea than in Japan

– social stability – Respect for elders – Education

Confucius

Confucius

•  TheYin&YangsymbolisaTaoistemblemrepresen2ngharmony

•  Philosophyrootedinnature

•  SimilartoConfucius

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Shinto

– Shinto • Closely bound to Japanese nationality • Beliefs about harmony of nature and its

connection to human existence • Nature-centered religion • Many Japanese practice both Buddhism

and Shintoism • Buddhist persecuted by Chinese in Tibet

– DALAI LAMA

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Shintoism

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Cultural Coherence and Diversity: A Confucian Realm? (cont.)

–  Minority Religions •  Christianity: Less than 1% in China and Japan, but this equals

millions; about 6 million in Korea, mostly Protestants •  Islam: Several tens of millions of Muslims in China (Hui)

Chinaismostlyaruraleconomy,inspiteofitseconomicgrowth.≈60%ofChina’s

workersworkonfarms.

•  IndustrialEconomy– China’seconomyisGROWING

–  Industrialbaseisinthenortheast.– Shanghai=centerofChinesemanufacturing

•  Industrializa2onisalsohavingnega2veeffectsontheenvironment,andurbansprawlandpoverty

•  Spaceu2liza2on– SomeAsiancountriesarerunningoutofroom!

– Howtofixit?•  Buildsmaller •  Buildup,notout.

CapsuleHotels(Japan)

Poli2calChangeinChina•  MaoZedongledaCommunistRevolu2oninChina

•  Addinfofromclipasnotes.

TiananmenSquare•  late1980’sChinesestudentsprotestedagainstChina’sCommunistgovt.,gunneddownbytheirownarmy