Ancient East Asia
Ancient Mongolia: What role did the Mongol Empire play in fostering trade and cultural exchange across East Asia?
Used Silk Road to help conquer land.
What were the primary consequences of the Opium Wars for China's sovereignty?
British control over trade and the Treaty of Nanking
Why did Japan invade Manchuria in 1931?
Seeking raw material
Answer may vary
Ancient Mughal: How did Mughal art and architecture reflect the empire's cultural diversity?
Used Hindu and Jain styles
What led to the decline of the Tokugawa Shogunate?
Western intervention
Why did the Korean Peninsula become a focal point of the Cold War?
Fears of Communism
What year was Zion Benton High School built?
1939
Ancient India: How did Buddhism spread from India to China, Korea, and Japan?
The Silk Route
Rise as a major world power.
Japan: Why did Japan join the Allies during World War 1?
To gain territory.
What Studio Ghibli movie did we watch?
Spirited Away
Ancient Japan: How did Chinese Culture influence early Japanese political and religious systems?
Through the philosophy of Confucianism
Japan: How did the Tokugawa policy of isolation impact Japans economy and culture?
Expanded on arts and cultural expression
Name 1 key difference between communism in China Vs. Russia
Ideological focus: Workers (Russia) vs. Peasants (China)
Approach to reform: Swift changes (Russia) vs. Gradual adaptation (China)
Economic policies: Market-based (Russia) vs. Market socialism (China)
What kind of culture is present in North Korea?
State-Controlled Culture
Ancient China: What was the significance of the Mandate of Heaven in legitimizing Chinese dynasties?
Moral obligation to use it for the good of his people.
Japan: What changed from Feudal Japan to Meiji Japan? (name 2)
Centralized Government
Modernization of the Military
Industrialization
Westernization of Culture
Japan: How did Japan's imperial ambitions contribute to the outbreak of the Pacific War?
They decided to attack the United States Pearl Harbor.
Spell one of the Ms. P's last names.
Peiffer - Parmacek