East Asia Report Roda Christine Jann S.pptx

8/18/2019 East Asia Report Roda Christine Jann S.pptx

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Ea s t As iaRoda, Christine Jann S.


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Religion

People

Culture Political System

Economy

History

Geography

Present Day Issues


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East Asia isthe eastern subregion ofthe Asian continent, which can bede ned ineither geographical or historical

terms.


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The climate of East Asia is bothsimilar to and di erent from thatof Europe and the United tates. !tis similar in that it is a temperateclimate, with colder winters andwarm summers. !t is di erent in

that most of the rainfall occursduring the warm summer months,rather than during the winter

months.


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The est and north o! hat is Chinatoday are dominated "y mountains,steppe lands, plateaus, and deserts.

These areas ere predominantlysettled in the past "y nomadic

peoples.


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"omoerectus #$uprightman$%

The Up &ight man is belie'ed to ha'e li'ed in Eastand outheast Asia from (.) million to *+,+++ yearsago.Their regional distinction is classi ed as Homo erectus

sensu stricto . ossils representing *+ Homoerectus indi'iduals, -nown as e-ing /an, were foundnear 0ei1ing at 2hou-oudian that date to about *++,+++years ago. The species was belie'ed to ha'e li'ed for atleast se'eral hundred thousand years in 3hina, andpossibly until 4++,+++ years ago in !ndonesia. They mayha'e been the rst to use re and coo- food.


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5ellow /ountain in

3hina


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it co'ers about(4,+++,+++ -m 4 #*,6++,+++ s7 mi%,or about 4)8 of theAsian continent, about (98 biggerthan the area of Europe.


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/ore than (.9 billion people,about :)8 of the population ofAsia and 448 or o'er one fthof all the people in the world,li'e in East Asia.

The The o'erall populationdensity of the region is

(:: inhabitants pers7uare -ilometre

#:*+;s7 mi%, about threetimes the world a'erage of

*9;-m 4 #(4+;s7 mi%.


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"istorically, societies in East Asiaha'e been part of the 3hinesecultural sphere, and East Asian'ocabulary and scripts are oftenderi'ed from 3lassical3hinese and 3hinese script.

The East Asian culturalsphere or inosphere refe

rs to a grouping ofcountries and regionsin East Asia that were

historically in


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East Asia 3ultural phere

Architecture !n Eastern Asian architecture,

the hip=and=gable roof comprisea hip roof that slopes down on allfour sides and integrates

a gable on two opposing sides. !tis usually constructed with twolarge sloping roof sections in thefront and bac- respecti'ely, whilethe two sides each are usuallyouth

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East Asiahilosophy

3onfucianism The countries o! China, Japan, %orea,

Tai an, and &ietnam share a Con!ucianphilosophical orld'ie .

3onfucianism is

a humanistic philosophy that "elie'es thathuman "eings are teacha"le, impro'a"leand per!ecti"le through personal and

communal endea'or especially includingsel!)culti'ation and sel!)creation.

The philosopher 3onfucius #or

>ong i, c. 99( to c. *BC 03E%is the recogni ed founderof 3onfucianism, also referredto as the &u=1ia doctrine or

chool of Diterati as it is


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*iterary Culture

East Asian literary culture wasbased on the use of Diterary3hinese, which became themedium of scholarship andgo'ernment across the region.Although each of these countries

de'eloped 'ernacular writingsystems and used them forpopular literature, they continued

to use 3hinese for all formal


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East Asia 3uisinesThe cuisine of East Asia shares many ofthe same ingredients and techni7ues.

3hopstic-s are used as an eating utensilin all of the core East Asian countries. The

use of soy sauce, a sauce made fromfermenting soy beans, is also widespreadin East Asia. &ice is a main staple food inall of East Asia and is a ma1or focus

of food security. !n East Asian countries,the word, FriceF can embody the meaningof food in general


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The economy o! East Asia is one o!the most success!ul regionaleconomies o! the orld, "eing home tosome o! the orld+s largest and mostprosperous economies. Currently inEast Asia, trading systems are

relati'ely open and -ero or lo dutieson imports o! consumer and capitalgoods etc. East Asian populations ha'e

demonstrated highly positi'e or#


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olitical ystem

The 3ultural &e'olution endedwith the death of /ao 2edong. !n(CB6, under Heng Iiaoping, 3hinatraded more with other countries.The go'ernment let farmers own

land, and it released politicalprisoners.

The 3hinese 3ommunist artyholds the real power. The only

churches and temples that operatefreely are the ones that are lin-edto the arty. !n this setting, humanrights are restricted. "uman rightsinclude the freedom to say or writewhat you thin-, to worship as youchoose, to ha'e food to sur'i'e,

and to be safe from harm.

!n (C)C, protesters eJercisedtheir right to freedom ofspeech. !n Tiananmen 7uare,they stood up against thego'ernment, calling for

democracy. The military -illedhundreds and woundedthousands, as the world

watched. ince then, people

3hinaKs neighbors ha'e 'ariousforms of go'ernment. @apanKsgo'ernment is a constitutionalmonarchy. The parliament iscalled the Hiet. This body has

the power to choose the primeminister. @apan also has anemperor. "is position is

symbolic and he has limited

nce ?orth and outh >orea wereone country. After orld ar !!,the ?orth became a 3ommunistdictatorship. The outh became ademocratic republic. !n (C9+, the

>orean ar bro-e out. Eachgo'ernment wanted power o'erthe other. The war ended threeyears later, but the borders did notchange. Today, ?orth >oreans ha'efew freedoms, and the legislatureholds little power. !n the outh,power is di'ided among the

/ongoliaKs constitutiongi'es citi ens somehuman rights. till, the3ommunist party is

strong. Taiwan was oncea 3hinese colony. ?ow it

is a republic.


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