East & Southeast Asia Flashcards
shogun
a Japanese military leader that governed Japan until the 1800s
samurai
landowning warriors of Japan
dynasty
line of rulers from a single family that holds power for a long time
yurt
a large circular structure made of animal skins and can be packed up and moved from place to place
pagoda
serves as a temple, it has several stories with tiled roofs that curve up at the edges
Angkor Wat
a large Hindu temple and royal tomb
Tiananmen Square
about 100,000 students and workers gathered here peacefully to call for democracy in China. The government sent troops to end the protest killing for injuring thousands of people.
Dalai Lama
Exile Buddhist leader of Tibet
Shinto
stresses that all parts of nature (humans, animals, plants, rocks, rivers) have their own spirits
Confucius
China’s best known thinker taught that people should be morally good and loyal to their families
Why did the Japanese and Chinese isolate themselves from the rest of the world?
They wanted to keep out European influences.
Who are the Asian tigers and what have they done?
South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, and Hong Kong, They have built strong modern economies.
Singapore
smallest nation in Southeast Asia with the highest population density
Japan
has the world’s second-largest economy, also has a low birth rate and long life expectancy which creates a large aging population and a shortage of workers who will have to pay more taxes to support healthcare benefits for the elderly.
Hong Kong
is part of China’s is Special Administrative Region of China
China
is trying to control population growth by enacting a policy that encourages families to have only one child. Political leadership is gained by promotion and loyalty to the Communist Party
Indonesia
Southeast Asia largest country and has trouble uniting because it’s people belong to many different ethnic groups and live on many different islands
Laos
is economically poor. Most of their people are farmers and due to isolation and years of civil war their industry is largely undeveloped
Korea
Became a divided country after World War II. Troops from Communist Soviet Union took over North Korea. American troops occupied South Korea. Attempting to unite all of Korea under communism North Korea attacked South Korea which started the Korean War.
Vietnam
has a communist government.
Kim Jong Un
dictator of North Korea
Thailand
is the only southeastern country that was never a European colony
East Timor
newest country in Southeast Asia.
archipelago
group of islands
