Asia
Facts About Asia
Facts
Many major religions including Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism,and Buddhism is a major religion.
Angkor is one of the most important archaeologist sites in South-East Asia.
Goverment
The 3 democratic countries of East Asia are South-Korea, Taiwan, and Japan.
North-Korea is described as rule by one.
Geography
The silk road was an important trading route in ancient China and traders had to cross mountains and deserts to reach the west.
Tsunamis are caused by undersea earthquakes.
The Summer Monsoons are winds that bring rain and are necessary for production of rice.
Culture
Trade accounts for the cultural diffusion to East Asia.
Cultural diffusion can result in new cultural patterns in a society. Ex: we got video games from the Japanese and they got baseball from the U.S.
Confucianism supports a strong respect for elders and ancestors.
The Chinese invention-movable type printing-changed intellectual life of the world.
Human Rights
North Korea also censors free speech.
Adapted
Cambodia
South East Asia
South East Asia
Myanmar(Burma) has been under the control of a military junta for 50 years but is recently moving to a democracy.
South East Asia
- Cambodia is the only country that has architecture(a building) on their national flag. Angkor Wat is a massive Buddhist temple and the flag signifies their religious history.
- Singapore was developed by the British because it is an ideal location along shipping routes.
The British had Burma(Myanmar), Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei
The French had Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos
The Dutch had Indonesia
Monsoons
Monsoons are most often associated with the Indian Ocean. Monsoons always blow from cold to warm regions. The summer monsoon and the winter monsoon determine the climate for most of India and Southeast Asia. The summer monsoon is associated with heavy rainfall.