Guess theGuess theCulture of Culture of

East & East & Southeast Southeast

Asia!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 world’s 1st

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, clouds• yang- masculine, active, sun, fire, dragons

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

ChinaGovn’t paid for health care

Wats

Batik

Lacquerware (can take weeks to a

yr. to complete)

Has 300 ethnic groups and 250

languages.

Indonesia

Kuala Lumpur (KLCC) Golden

Triangle

Petronas Twin Towers

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

Major language throughout SE Asia due to business and

global trade

English

52Avg. 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