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