Transcript Culture of East & Southeast Asia

Guess the
Culture of East &
Southeast Asia!
Buddhist religious leaders
Lamas
Acupuncture
Martial
Arts
Most people of the
Philippines & East
Timor are this
religion
Christianity
(Roman Catholic)
Chinese
Lunar New
Year
Shakuhachi
Author
Lady
Murasaki
(one of
st
world’s 1
novels)
Confucianism
• Confucianism: 551-479 BC
–Confucius lived during social
upheaval frustrated with govn’t
–Created social & ethical philosophy
• All relationships involve defined roles &
mutual obligations
• Valued order, continuity, social cohesion
above personal gain
• Education is key in position in society
(wisdom & desire for learning define ideal
leaders)
• Confucianism cont’d
–Ethical/ Virtue based
• Ruler accountable for ppl (drought, war)
–Loses Mandate of Heaven
• Respect elders, loyalty to govn’t, keep
one’s place in society
• Inner part: treat each other with love,
respect, and consideration for the needs
of all
Taoism
• Taoism (Daoism): 604-531 BC
– Founded by Laozi*
• means “The Way”
– Oneness w/ humanity & nature
– Values simplicity, spontaneity, tranquility
• Against competition & possession
• Best govn’t was the least govn’t
– Yin/Yang: balance of opposing forces
• yin- feminine, passive, moon, water, intuitive
• yang- masculine, active, sun, fire, logical
Japan’s businesses
have turned their focus
from ______ to ______
Job security for workers to
profit (post 90s)
Mandarin Chinese
Main language spoken here
Cantonese
Puppet Plays
Epic written by a Javanese
court poet named Mpu Kanwa;
a modification of the Indian
Mahābhārata.
Arjunavivaha
Faith in leaders believed to have
power to heal the sick and
communicate with spirits
Shamanism
Japanese devotion to spiritual beings
and powers called kami, & blends well
with Buddhism
Shintoism
82%
China’s literacy rate:
Lowest in region
Calligraphy
Pagodas
This is no longer
promised in
China
Govn’t paid for health care
Wats
Batik
Lacquerware
(can take weeks to a
yr. to complete)
Has 300 ethnic
groups and 250
languages.
Indonesia
Petronas Twin Towers
Kuala Lumpur
(KLCC) Golden
Triangle
Foot
Binding
• Foot binding: 900s to early 1900s
– Desire to have small, slender feet
• Golden Lotus (size), Lotus Gait (style of walk)
– Many outlawed it (Communists, Manchus)
• End up being a sore spot b/w Han & Manchu
– Almost 100% of wealthy had it done (at
young age)
– Can cause infections, gangrene; but some
can still walk, work, even dance
$26,300 vs $2,000
Singapore’s GDP per
capita vs. GDP per capita
of Vietnam & Laos
Special Economic Zones
Allows foreign
investment to flow in
Longhouses
Noh Drama
Kabuki Drama
This country has
Chinese dialects,
French, English and its
native language
Vietnam
Origami
Ideograms
English
Major language
throughout SE Asia
due to business and
global trade
52
Avg. life expectancy in
Laos (lowest)
Haiku
This country has a
language from the
Malayo-Polynesian
family along with
Spanish and English
The Philippines
Buddhist pagodas near
Pagan, Myanmar
Main religion of
Malaysia and
Indonesia
Islam
Legong
(retells Ramayana)
Chinlon
Silat
Songkran
(Water
Festival)
Vietnam’s
Tet Lunar
New Year
Major religion of
Myanmar, Thailand,
Cambodia, Laos and
Vietnam
Buddhism