Various Asian Notes Mr. Broughman Wednesday, April 9, 2014

World Religions

Religious Diversity Southern and Eastern Asia have a wide degree of religious diversity, including: –(1) Hinduism in India –(2) Buddhism in China and Southeast Asia –(3) Islam in Pakistan and Indonesia –(4) Shintoism in Japan –(5) Other Religions: (A) Confucianism (B) Taoism

Religious Diversity  Importance of ancestor worship in several religions and cultures throughout Asia.

Mulan

Cultural Heritage  Ideograms, such as these Chinese characters represent, ideas instead of phonetically- spelled words

Cultural Heritage Importance of silk, a fiber made from the excrement of silk worms 68% of the world’s silk comes from China and India

Cultural Heritage  Batiks, particularly in Indonesia, are a form of artwork that uses wax and pastels

Cultural Heritage  Ivory carvings made from the teeth or tusks of animals

Economic Points What countries are the most industrialized in Asia? –Singapore –Taiwan –South Korea –Japan – Economic leader in the region  All of these countries are key in the global market and are leaders in high tech industrial manufacturing.

Remote Controlled Humans?

Economic Points What is ASEAN? –Stands for… Association of Southeast Asian Nations –Includes the ten countries of Southeast Asia –What is ASEAN’s purpose? Economic growth, social progress, cultural development, and ensure peace/stability in SE Asia