Guess the Culture of East & Southeast Asia!
Tibetan Buddhist religious leaders Lamas
Acupuncture
Martial Arts
Most people of the Philippines & East Timor are this religion Christian (Roman Catholic)
Chinese Lunar New Year
One of the world’s 1st novels
Confucianism “He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.”
Taoism
Mandarin Chinese
Main language spoken here Cantonese
Arjunavivaha Javanese Epic written by a ___________ court poet named Mpu Kanwa; a modification of the Indian Mahābhārata.
Legong (retells Ramayana) Bali, Indonesia
Faith in leaders believed to have power to heal the sick and communicate with spirits Shamanism
Japanese devotion to spiritual beings and powers called kami, & blends well with Buddhism Shintoism
Meiji Shrine Fushimi Inari
82% China’s ___________: Lowest in East Asia Literacy Rate
Calligraphy
Pagodas
This is no longer promised in China Govn’t paid for health care
Wats
Batik
Lacquerware (can take weeks to a yr. to complete)
Has 300 ethnic groups and 250 languages. Indonesia
Kuala Lumpur (KLCC) Golden Triangle Petronas Twin Towers Kuala Lumpur (KLCC) Golden Triangle
Foot Binding
Foot binding: 900s to early 1900s Desire to have small, slender feet Golden Lotus (size), Lotus Gait (style of walk) Many outlawed it (Communists, Manchus) End up being a sore spot b/w Han & Manchu Almost 100% of wealthy had it done (at young age) Can cause infections, gangrene; but some can still walk, work, even dance
$82,700 vs $3,700 GDP per capita Singapore vs. Cambodia
Special Economic Zones Allows foreign investment to flow in
Longhouses
Kabuki Drama
Noh Drama
This country has Chinese dialects, French, English and its native language Vietnam
Origami
Ideograms
Major language throughout SE Asia due to business and global trade English Major language throughout SE Asia due to business and global trade
Avg. life expectancy in __________ (lowest) 66 Avg. life expectancy in __________ (lowest) Laos & Myanmar
Haiku
This country has a language from the Malayo-Polynesian family along with Spanish and English The Philippines
Two countries with large percentage of atheists (no religious belief) China & Vietnam
Main religion of Malaysia and Indonesia Islam
Percent of Singapore that is ethnically __________ 77% Percent of Singapore that is ethnically __________ Chinese
Songkran (Thai Water Festival)
Vietnam’s Tet Lunar New Year
Major religion of Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, (Laos and Vietnam) Buddhism
Signs of SE Asia’s interdependence ADB, ASEAN/ AFTA
Aung San Suu Kyi Leads democratic opposition party in Myanmar Awarded Nobel Peace Prize in 1991 Spent years under house arrest Elected to Parliament in 2012
Japan Canon, Honda, Toyota, Mitsubishi, Sony This country has a trade surplus because it exports huge quantities of goods, but places tariffs on imports Japan Canon, Honda, Toyota, Mitsubishi, Sony