INTRO TO ASIASoutheast Asia, East Asia, and South Asia

Lesson Objectives

Locate various countries and features of Southeast, East, and South Asia.

Describe the location, climate, and physical characteristics of Southeast, East, and South Asia.

Outline the general history of Asia. Infer where much of our

household products are produced by conducting a survey.

WHAT COMES TO MIND WHEN YOU THINK OF

ASIA?

Asia is really, really big… turn to page 27

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-LFOkGfyZM&feature=related

Video Discussion Questions

How much area does Asia cover?

What physical features separate Asia from Europe?

What are the five land areas of Asia?

Where did Asia’s first civilizations develop?

What are archipelagos?

History of Asia…

Ancient Culture Hearths Mesopotamia Civilization

West Asia- Tigris & Euphrates Rivers, Iraq 5300 BC

Huang He (Yellow River) Civilization East Asia- Huang He River, China 3000 BC- present

Longest continuously occupied culture hearth

Indus Valley Civilization South Asia- Indus River, Pakistan 2500 to 1500 BC

Empires, Dynasties, and Invaders

Western Asia Persian and Roman Empires

South Asia (India) Maurya and Gupta Empires

East Asia (China) Qin and Han Dynasties Three Kingdoms

Aryans, Mongols, Huns…oh my! Invaders throughout Asia

Religious Invaders

European Influences and Colonization

Southeast Asia Portugal, Great Britain, France, Germany,

Netherlands, and the United States established colonies

French Indochina- Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia

Thailand only country to remain independent

East Asia Did not welcome Europeans

‘Cultural Pollution’ Japan- Isolation policy

European Influences and Colonization cont.

South Asia British arrived in South Asia, particularly

India in the 1500s British East India Company

World’s biggest corporation British Raj

System of government in which the British ruled India

Impacts British left LARGE influence on the cultural

landscape and vice versa

Homework Assignment

Extra Credit

Opportunity

If you list 10 products

for each category you will

receive 5 points of

extra credit!

Conduct a survey of the manufactured products you own based on the country in which they were produced. Your list should include at least 5 items from EACH of the following categories:

Electronics Clothing Shoes Home Furnishings Personal Hygiene Miscellaneous

Put your information into a chart as well as a graphic display