1. Asia: An Introduction

2. Warm-Up Questions
CPS Questions (1 - 2)
Chapter 2, Lesson 1 2

3. Chapter Overview Lesson 1: Asia: An Introduction
Lesson 2: Japan, Korea, and China
Lesson 3: India, Pakistan, and
Afghanistan
Lesson 4: Environmental and Social
Issues in Asia
Lesson 5: U.S. Interests and Regional
Chapter 2, Lesson 1 3

4. Lesson Overview
The geographic locations of Japan, Korea, China, India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan
The major religions of Asia
The main ethnic groups of Asia
Chapter 2, Lesson 1 4

5. Quick Write Think about some of the favorite foods at
your home, or in your community. Where do
they come from?
How many different parts of the world are represented in all the foods you eat in a week?
(Note to teacher: Use “Pick a Student” in CPS)
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6. A Geographical Overview
Chapter 2, Lesson 1

7. The Major Religions of Asia
Confucianism
Taoism
Shintoism
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8. The Major Religions of Asia, cont.
Hinduism
Buddhism
Zoroastrianism
Sikhism
Chapter 2, Lesson 1
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9. The Main Ethnic Groups of Asia
East Asians:
Chinese
Japanese
Koreans
Vietnamese
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10. The Main Ethnic Groups of Asia, cont.
Indo-Europeans:
India
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Parts of Afghanistan
Dravidians:
Southern India
Sri Lanka
Parts of Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, and Bangladesh
Chapter 2, Lesson 1

11. The Main Ethnic Groups of Asia, cont.
Turkic Peoples:
Turks of Turkey
Azerbaijanis
Kazakhs
Kyrgyz
Uzbeks (Uzbekistan and Afghanistan)
Uighurs (western China)
Turkmens
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12. The Main Ethnic Groups of Asia, cont.
Malay Speaking People:
Malays
Indonesians
Filipinos
Other Islanders
People of Papua New Guinea:
Hundreds of different ethnic groups
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13. Learning Check
CPS Questions (3 - 4)
Chapter 2, Lesson 1 13

14. Activity 1: Geographic Locations in Asia
On the political map, identify the countries of East Asia and South Asia.
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15. Activity 2: Comparing the Major Religions of Asia
Are the majority of religions of Asia monotheistic or polytheistic?
Name the polytheistic religions.
Name the monotheistic religions.
What religions believe in Karma?
How is Zoroastrianism similar to Christianity, Judaism, and Islam?
Describe values that Asian religions have in common.
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16. Activity 3: Summary of Asian Ethnic Groups
Individually fill in the Circle Map with the names of ethnic group families and specific countries/ethnic groups.
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17. Technology Enrichment: Asia Vocabulary Review Web Scavenger Hunt
Use a search engine to find news stories either containing or written about your assigned vocabulary term.
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18. Review Asia includes everything in Eurasia east of the Ural Mountains
The major religions of Asia include Confucianism, Taoism, Shintoism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, and Sikhism
The main ethnic groups of Asia include East Asians, Indo-Europeans and Dravidians, the Turkic peoples, the Malay-speaking peoples, and the people of Papua New Guinea
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19. Review Questions
CPS Questions (5 - 6)
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20. Summary
The geographic locations of Japan, Korea, China, India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan
The major religions of Asia
The main ethnic groups of Asia
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21. Next….
Done—history, geography, languages, cultures, and religions of Asia
Next—Japan, Korea and China
Chapter 2, Lesson 1
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