East Asia (China)

Why do most people near the Yangtze River?

• It floods the cities

• It helps provide fertile soil for rice farms

• It limits hydroelectricity

• Land near the Ganges is cheaper for farmers

The Yellow Sea, Yangtze River, and South China Sea--

• Are all in Japan

• Are bodies of water in East Asia

• Served as a physical barrier to invasion and trade

• Produces hydroelectric power in southern India

The Silk Road contributes to-

• Increason of Mongol rule

• Spread of goods and ideas

• Japanese industrialization

• A physical barrier for transportation

List one reason the Great Wall of China was built

• Transportation Corridor from China to Europe

• Protect against invaders

• Demonstrate European Architecture

• A barrier between India and China

Explain how the Silk Road is an example of cultural diffusion

• Spread religion, goods, ideas across Asia and Europe

• Prevented the spread of Religion

• Increased farming in Asia

• Protected against invasion

Identify 3 belief systems in East Asia that provide religious diversity

• Buddhism

• Daoism/Taoism

• Confucianism

Which belief system has a focus on being in harmony with nature?

• Confucianism

• Daoism/Taoism

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

Which religion is based on 5 key relationships along with morals and character?

• Daoism/Taoism

• Confucianism

• Buddhism

• Christianity

How did the people of China let their government know they wanted more individual rights?

• Protesting at the Tiananmen Square

• Setting a buddhist temple on fire

• Building more court systems

• Spreading taoism

Tiananmen Square was a _______ movement

• Pro democracy

• Anti democracy

• March

• Religious