WorldCultures

UnitIII:SoutheastAsia,OceaniaandAustralia

SOUTHEASTASIA
[Page705709]

ALongHistoryofDiversity:

Name:
JewelTerraces

1. Inaparagraph,explainhowtheearlyhistory[priorto1000AD]washighly
diversified.
SoutheastAsiawasextremelydiversebecausemanygroupstookapartintheculturethey
holdtoday.ChinainfluencedSoutheastAsiabecausetheyrulednorthernVietnamfrom111
B.C.toA.D.939.Alongwiththatcamethespreadofchineseart,politicalideas,technology
andethicalbeliefs.IndiaplayedaroleinSoutheastAsiabecausetheytaughttwovery
popularreligionswhichareHinduismandBuddhism.Withmanypeopleinfluencingthemof
newculturesandlifestylesSoutheastasiakeptsomeofitsowntraditionssuchashaving
equalrightsforwomenunlikemanyplacesinthatregion.

2. HowwastheareaofSoutheastAsiaorganizedandgovernedduringtheir
earlyhistory?
SoutheastAsiahadnosetborderstheyweremandalasstateswhichmeanstheyorganized
ringsofpoweraroundacentralcourt.oftentimesrulershadtomakeallianceswhenregions
wouldoverlap.

3. Howdidthischangefrom13001800?
duringthistimeperiodthecore5statesinthisregionwerestartedtoestablishtheirown
identitiesandweregrowingdototrading,urbanization,andgrowthoflargecities.

Colonialismanditsaftermath
1. Whatiscolonialism?
colonialismisthepolicyorpracticeofacquiringfullorpartialpoliticalcontroloveranother
country,occupyingitwithsettlers,andexploitingiteconomically.

2.
Whatwastheonlycountryintheregionthatwasntacolony?
Intheearlyhistorytheydidnothaveborders.Insteadtheyhadmandalaswhichwasstates
thatorganizedringsofpowerovercertainpartsoftheregion.

3. IdentifyandexplainthethreewayscolonialismchangedSoutheastAsia.
Colonialrulerssetupgovernmentthathadrulesandregulations.SecondEuropeansforced
thecoloniestoproducecommoditiesthatwouldhelpboosttheeconomy.Thirdthey
colonialisminthisregionhadtheunintendedeffectofsparkingnationalismwhichmeans
colonialismwasmadeapparenttoaworldwidescale.

4. Skillbuilder:
InterpretingMaps[p.706]Answer#1and#2
#1:TheFrenchIndochina
#2:DutchNewGuinea

5. WhatchangescametoSoutheastAsiaduringWWII?
SouthVietnambecameapartofthecommunistbecausetheU.S.pulledtheirtroops.

6. HowwascontroloftheareainSoutheastAsiabyJapandifferentthan
Europeancontrol?
TheJapanesegaveSoutheastasiansmoreleadershiproleswhiletheEuropeansdidnotdo
so.ThismadetheSoutheastAsiansmorereliablefortheirresourcesandcooperation.

7. AfterWWII,SoutheastAsiagainedtheirindependencedifferently.Briefly
explainthisstatementwithexamples.
SoutheastAsiagainedtheirindependencepeacefullyalongwithseveralother
Southeastnations.

AnUnevenEconomy

1. SoutheastAsiahasatraditionaleconomy.Explainthatstatementwith
specificexamplestobackitup.

2. WhatisASEAN?Howhasithelpedtocreatearegionwithinaregion?
Analliancethathelpspromoteeconomicgrowth.Thishelpedcreatearegionwithinaregion
becauseitbringstogethergroupsofpeoplethatwouldn'tnormallytradewitheachotherand
gotthemtoexchangegoodstheyneededwhichintheendsupportstheeconomy.

ARichMosaicofCulture

1. Howisthisareaamosaicofreligions?Identifythedifferentreligions
andwheretheyarepracticed.
ThispartoftheworldliketheU.S.hasaverywidespreadofreligionsisaythisbecause
BuddhismiswidelyspreadthroughouttheregionbutinthePhilippinesthereligionis
predominantlycatholicandinIndonesiaitismostlymuslim.

2. Aretheremoreruralorurbancommunitiesinthisarea?
ThereismoreruralareaswithinSoutheastAsiaandtheyfollowtraditionalcustoms.

3. Interpretthepictureofpage709.Whatdoesthissceneshowabout
diversityinMalaysia?
Itappearstomethatthewomenareallwearingheaddresseswhilemalestakeonamore
westernizedlook.Alsointhepictureitlooksliketheyrelydeeplyonpublictransportation.

OCEANIA
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1. Identifythesetermsandexplaintheirimportanceintheregion:
a. Micronesia
Tinyislands
b. Melanesia
Blackislands
c. Polynesia
Manyislands
d. Subsistenceactivities
Activitiesthatthefamilydoesforthemselves.
e. Copra
Driedmeatsofcoconuts.
f. Taro
MajorCropsthathasastarchyrootandcanalsobeboiledandeatenby
itself.

2. WhattypeofmigrationishappeningwithinOceaniatoday?
RapidurbangrowthisoccurringinOceaniarightnow.

3.HowdidcontactwithEuropeansandAmericansaffectthesocietiesofthe
PacificIslands?

ThetraditionalrootsweretakenoverbythewesternwaysandEuropeandU.S.madethe
islandsterritoriesandpossessions.

4.WhatisdistinctiveaboutOceaniaintermsofitslanguages?

Itisoneofthemostlinguisticallydiverseregionsintheworldwith1100oftheworlds
languagebeingspokenthere.

5.HowhasmoderntechnologybothhelpedandharmedOceania?
Itislinkingalltheislandstogetherbutitsmakingthepeoplegetawayfromtraditionalways
oflife.

AUSTRALIA,NEWZEALAND&ANTARCTICA[P.717723]
1. WhatpreventsAustraliafrombenefitingcompletelyfromitsmining
industry?

Sincemanydepositslayintheoutbackandfarfromcitiesitisexpensivetobuildroadsand
buildingsthatareneededfortheminetowork.
2.WhathistoricactionsdemonstratedNewZealandersconcernforequal
rightsandsocialwelfare?

Theygrantedtherighttovotetowomenoflegalagesandgavepensionstoseniorcitizens.
3.WhatisthemajoractivityconductedinAntarctica?

Theydidmanydifferentthingssuchasminingandproducingwoolandpaperproducts.