Chapter 27 Homework

Chapter 27, Section 1

1. Where did East Asia’s ideas and traditions originate?

Answer:

China

2. What languages do the people of China speak?

Answer:

most speak Mandarin dialect of the Han Chinese language.  The letters are ideograms which stand for ideas.

Creative Writing: Write a paragraph that compares Chinese health care, religion, or education before, during, and after the “Great Leap Forward.”

Answer:
After the Great leap Forward, China's health care and education improved tremendously, even with the dwindling resources from big farms not producing necessities.  Religion is still tolerated, but not openly encouraged after the Great leap Forward.  China now focuses more on economic rights, not civil rights.

Chapter 27, Section 2

1. How is the population of Japan distributed?

Answer:
The population dots on the rural areas and it more clumped and condensed in sea coasts, valleys, and plains.

2. How did Japan build an empire in the 1900s and how did it come to an end?

Answer:
Japan built its empire by diplomacy and military force, fighting China for islands, Russia for Korea, Manchuria, and Sakhalin.  But Korea was later annexed in 1910.    This empire came to a stop in 1945 when the Allies beat Japan and forced them to give up their other territories and their military.  in the later 1900s Japan came back as a business country who trades with the whole world.

Although Japan’s population is ethnically homogeneous, its culture has been influenced by many other cultures. Write a paragraph that describes at least two ways that Japan’s culture has been influenced by other cultures.

Answer:
Japanese is distantly related to Korean and Mongolian and has borrowed words from Chinese and English.  Many Japanese practice Buddhism from China and Christianity from the middle east and Europe.

Chapter 27, Section 3

1. How did Korea first react to contact with the West?

Answer:
Korea did not react well when Western countries came with guns and force and developed and isolationist policy.

2. On what is the Korean way of life based?

Answer:
Korean life is largely based on Confucianism.

Creative Writing: Although North and South Korea are predominantly ethnically homogeneous, a cultural divergence has taken place between the two countries. Write a paragraph that describes the cause of this cultural divergence and lists some of its effects
Answer:
The cause of this cultural divergence was World War II when South Korea chose to be allies with the US and North Korea remained Communist.  North Korea tried to unite itself with South Korea, but the US intervened and a truce was made in 1953,  The war us technically still going on.  Because of the cultural divergence, the cultures have grown apart becomes of politics (Democracy versus Communism) and economy (Capitalism versus Communism)

Chapter 24 Homework

Chapter 24, Section 1

1. How is India’s large population distributed?

About 869 people in a square mile.  The density depends on where you are, more people in close space in more urbanized areas and fertile areas, and less people in the desert.

2. What two major world religions helped to shape India’s history and culture?

Hinduism and Buddhism

Creative Writing: Pretend you are an Indian person who has moved from a rural farm community to one of India’s largest cities. Write a paragraph to a relative that describes what it is like to live in the city.

Dear Aunt,

Mumbai is nothing like we thought it would be.  There are so many big buildings here, everyone rushes around.  There are lots of jobs open, and I make more than my parents now.  However, I live in a bad neighborhood, and it's very crowded here.  The bathrooms and sanitation are awful, as are the hospitals.  I see sick people and starving children wherever I go.  There are many beggars, many children.  I try to give all I can, but really it would be cheaper to just adopt all of them than it would be to pay all of them.  Besides that, life is good here.  Unlike home, this place has movie star people.  They are all beautiful, and almost everyone here knows every movie and is an avid fan.  I have seen movies here too, and people are always making new ones.  I will write again soon, when I have time.

 

Chapter 24, Section 2

1. Why are increasing populations and urbanization a problem in both Pakistan and

Bangladesh?

Too many people are there, straining resources such as housing and jobs.  pollution created by the inhabitants is also a major problem.

2. What contributions to the arts have Pakistan and Bangladesh made?

Mostly visual arts such as plays and poetry from Kazi Narzul Islam.  Qawwali, a type of singing, is also a contribution to the world from Pakistan and Bangladesh.

Creative Writing: Write a paragraph that summarizes the history of the Indian and

Pakistani claims on the Kashmir region, and why the conflict over

the Kashmir region is dangerous to both the region and the world.

Under the prince's rule, Kashmir was stolen by the land of Pakistan.  The prince then signed the deed giving Kashmir to India.    Pakistan thinks that Kashmir will be better for Muslims, but India thinks that the land is rightfully theirs.  Pakistan has begun nuclear weapon tests, threatening India.  If these tests go wrong, or get into the wrong hands, the whole world is in danger.

Chapter 24, Section 3

1. What contributions to the arts have the countries in the region made?

They have contributed their religious and historic dances.  A writer from Sri Lanka also published the English Patient, a book that won England's prestigious Booker Prize, and became an academy award winning film

2. What are the major religions in the region?

Most people in Nepal are Hindu, and few people in Bhutan and Sri Lanka practice Hinduism.  Buddhism is more dominant in Bhutan and Sri Lanka, but is also practiced sporadically throughout Nepal.

Creative Writing: Several countries in the region currently face challenges with both health care and low literacy rates. The United States is considering providing foreign aid to help one of the countries address only one of these challenges. Which of these two challenges do you think is the most important to address? Write a paragraph that is designed to persuade a U.S. government official of your opinion.
Health care and schooling are two huge issues in Nepal, Sri Lanka, Maldives, and Bhutan.  Literacy and schooling percentages are extremely low.  Many countries, especially Maldives, have been relying on traditional medicines instead of antibiotics which can protect and fight against water-borne diseases, diseases that result in huge amount of death.  If there is more school and literacy, those children who are educated will grow into adults fighting for resources from other countries, creating jobs, setting up health care, educating others.  Just a generation that is fully educated can lead into thousands of jobs for the country.  Health care and new medicines will be majorly helpful.  It will save many people, many children, many parents who, if they die, will not be able to care for their children and keep them alive.  Please send aid and education to these countries, save the people of this region.