Grade 6 Social Studies East asia general Resources Latin America South asia. East asia. ancient ChinaIndex links to a variety of topics; Ask asia A K12 Resource . http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/curric/middle/socst/socst6.html
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Extractions: Home Browse Newsletters Store ... Subscribe Already a member? Log in Content Related to this Topic This Article's Table of Contents Expand all Collapse all Introduction The land Geology and relief Mainland Southeast Asia Insular Southeast Asia Drainage ... Transportation and communications Additional Reading General works Physical and human geography Print this Table of Contents Shopping Price: USD $1495 Revised, updated, and still unrivaled. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary (Hardcover) Price: USD $15.95 The Scrabble player's bible on sale! Save 30%. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary Price: USD $19.95 Save big on America's best-selling dictionary. Discounted 38%! More Britannica products Southeast Asia Page 23 of 24 George Kurian (ed.), Encyclopedia of the Third World , 4th ed., 3 vol. (1992), and Atlas of the Third World , 2nd ed. (1992); and Richard Ulack and Gyula Pauer Atlas of Southeast Asia (1989), contain general descriptions of a variety of aspects of the individual countries. Comprehensive annual publications include
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Extractions: Home Browse Newsletters Store ... Subscribe Already a member? Log in Content Related to this Topic This Article's Table of Contents Expand all Collapse all Introduction Geologic history General considerations Tectonic framework Chronological summary Stratigraphy and structure The Precambrian The Paleozoic Era Paleozoic events in the Altaids Paleozoic events in the Tethysides ... Cenozoic events in the island arcs and the marginal basins Land Relief The mountain belts The plains and lowlands The islands Geologic and climatic influences ... Southwest Asia Drainage Rivers Lakes Groundwater Soils ... Effects of human activity on the soil Climate Air masses and wind patterns The influence of topography Temperature Precipitation ... Plant life The geographic pattern of vegetation North and Central Asia East Asia South and Southeast Asia West Asia Vegetation and society Vegetation in traditional civilization Human impact on natural landscapes Animal life The Palearctic region ... East and Southwest Asia The Oriental region Mammals Birds Reptiles and amphibians Fish ... People Ethnic groups Prehistoric centres and ancient migrations Historical migrations Multiethnic states Languages ... Other religions Settlement patterns Ecological factors Rural settlement Urban settlement Demographic trends ... Contemporary trends Economy General considerations Resources Mineral resources Coal Petroleum and natural gas Uranium Iron ... Timber, fisheries, and animal husbandry
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Extractions: Contact Us South and Southeast Asia: Ancient Civilization to the Present Interactive Study Guide Grade Level: Middle/Junior High/High School High quality interactive study and review guide for middle, junior, and senior high school students taking a social studies course that includes South and Southeast Asia. This comprehensive tutorial and testing program guides the user through the geography, history, culture, economics, government, and politics of South and Southeast Asia. The "review book" format makes it a perfect tool for focused study and test preparation. In addition to general information, it includes detailed profiles of 18 individual Asian countries. This program is part of the Global Studies series. Available Information: [ Features Curriculum Guide Correlations Features 7 Comprehensive Chapters Geography and Climate: Its Influence on Society and History History of South Asia: Prehistory to Modern Times History of Southeast Asia: Prehistory to Modern Times Politics and Government: How Power Has Been Exercised Social and Cultural Influences: The Making of the People Economics: Its Influence on the People and Their Lives International Relations: The World Today Maps including...
HISTORY OF ASIA HSTAS 201 ancient Indian Civilization (5) I S Religions, literature, philosophy,politics, arts, HSTAS 221 History of southeast asia (5) I S http://www.washington.edu/students/crscat/histasia.html
Extractions: Explores history of the modern nations of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Afghanistan, and the Maldives from pre-history to the present. Addresses development of religious systems, arrival of Islam, relations between religious and ethnic communities, and creation of states and empires in South Asia.
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Extractions: Photo: Jonathan Mark Kenoyer O ne of the great civilizations of the ancient world, the Indus valley civilization flourished 5,000 years ago in the valley of the river Indus. Twice as extensive as its contemporary civilizationsthe Old Kingdom of Egypt and the Sumerian city-states of Ur and Lagashit was a culture of great sophistication and power. Its people built hundreds of planned cities, the first in the world, and had trade links with Mesopotamia and Oman. For seven hundred years the civilization flourished; then for unknown reasons it disintegrated and was forgotten. Rediscovered in the 19th century by archaeologists, this great civilization has remained virtually unknown to American audiences. This spring, the Asia Society brings together more than a hundred ancient artifacts from Pakistan in
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UNC-CH Department Of History - Courses A topical survey of the ancient world, especially the civilization of the Near East, The history of southeast asia from prehistory to high imperialism. http://www.unc.edu/depts/history/courses/courses1-99.html
Extractions: Undergraduate Program Graduate Program Courses History Home The following descriptions are taken from the Undergraduate Bulletin . For more detailed descriptions of individual courses, follow the links below to the course's instructor's webpage. Or, if you know the instructor whose courses you are interested in, you may access faculty pages via the alphbetical index of faculty 6 First Year Seminars (3). The seminars are designed to enable first-year students to work closely with top professors in classes that enroll twenty students or fewer. See the directory of classes for specific offerings. 10 Introduction to the Cultures and Histories of Native North America (3). An interdisciplinary introduction to Native American history and studies. The course uses history, literature, art, and cultural studies to study the Native American experience. Fall, spring. 11 History of Western Civilization to 1650 (3). The emergence of western civilization from Greek antiquity to the mid-seventeenth century. Fall and spring. Staff. 12 History of Western Civilization since 1650 (3).
Extractions: Anthropology is the integrative study of human beings across history and prehistory and around the globe. Our subject is the fullness of humanity; our key premise is that human lives are simultaneously framed by cultural meanings, by the social systems in which people participate, and by human biology and ecology, in both its evolutionary context and its current variation. Anthropology offers the undergraduate student one of the best possible introductions to both past and contemporary worlds, particularly as the latter are characterized by increasing cultural diversity, global interconnectedness, important cultural innovations, and interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary discovery. Anthropology has three unique characteristics to offer students as part of their University education. First, more than any other discipline, Anthropology takes an integrative and interdisciplinary approach to studying the human condition. With its distinctive emphasis on "fieldwork"the real-world study of people's lives in everyday settings, where conversation replaces questionnaires, and participatory engagement replaces the distanced abstractions of the library and laboratoryAnthropology considers the full range of life ways and cultures that humans have produced. Its rigorous inclusivity thus makes it central to a liberal arts education.
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Extractions: Prof. Thomas V. Gamkrelidze (Tbilisi), Member of Parliament Georgia: Europe or Asia? This question is asked frequently, and especially persistently in connection with Georgias accession to the Council of Europe, as well as in view of the growing tendency of Georgias integration into the European structures. From the point of view of physical geography Europe and Asia form a single continent, subsumed under the name Eurasia. The division of this single continent is largely conditional, due rather to geopolitical factors and based mainly on cultural historical traditions. The geographical names Europe and Asia stem from the Classical world, being Greek proper names widespread in Greek mythology. According to a well-known Greek myth, Europa was a Phoenician princess who inspired the love of Zeus and was carried away by him in the form of a white bull from Phoenicia to Crete. There she became by him mother of Minos, the legendary King of Crete. The building of the Labyrinth, the renowned palace, is linked to the latter king, as well as the killing by Theseus of the Minotaur in the labyrinth and tracking his way out with the clue supplied by Ariadne. The Greek words Europe and Asia are related to words of Semitic provenance, respectively with the meanings of evening, sunset and coming out (emergence), sunrise. It is probably not accidental that in Greek mythology
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Extractions: Welcome Travelogues Before leaving Montreal for this trip I prepared the following background notes on some of the kingdoms and empires that have most strongly marked South East Asia so as to help me better understand their influence on today's reality in the region. They are presented alphabetically for they cover the whole region and are referenced in several other texts. (To avoid confusion, I have used modern names as much as possible indicating the ancient names once for reference purposes.) Ayutthaya is located in the rich rice plains of the Chao Phraya River basin, 90 km north of present-day Bangkok. During the 400 year Ayutthayan period the Thai consolidated their position as the leading power in what is now central and north-central Thailand, as well as throughout much of its southern peninsular region. Since many of Ayutthaya's neighbours called the country "Siam," the Thai of Ayutthaya came to be known as the Siamese. Ayutthaya at first was only a small city-kingdom on the northwestern edge of the powerful Khmer empire. Within less than a century, however, Thai kings succeeded in pushing back the Khmer, and in 1431 they sacked their great capital of Angkor. Wars against neighbouring powers remained endemic throughout the Ayutthayan period. In 1438 a greatly weakened Sukhothai was made a province of Ayutthaya but Chiang Mai (Lan Na) remained free of Ayutthayan control, although it was later brought under Burman influence.
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Extractions: Museum News The Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities The Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, Stockholm, Sweden, with on of Europe's largest Asia collections, is closed for building repairs and is due to reopen in September 2004 with improved public and research facilities. For the latest news, see the new website, www.ostasiatiska.se
Ancient East Asia: Conference Reports Francis Allard The fate of smallscale complex societies in ancient China. of fortified settlements in the northern part of Mainland southeast asia; http://www.ancienteastasia.org/news/confreports.htm
Extractions: Conference Reports Programme of the 25th National meeting of the Korean Archaeological Society, November 2-3, 2001, Busan National University, Busan: The Formation of Agricultural Societies in Korea Day One - Friday, November 2nd Invited Papers Chair: Sin Gyeong-cheol (Department of Archaeology, Busan National University) The beginning of rice cultivation and natural environment of the Korean peninsula - Choi, Gi-lyeong (Department of Life Sciences, Ulsan University) Wet-field and dry-field features of pre- and ancient history in the Korean peninsula - Gwak, Jong-cheol (Milyang National University Museum) Structure and change in settlements in South Korea during the formative period of agricultural society - Song, Man-yeong (Gyeonggi-do Museum) Discussion of Invited Papers Chair: Ahn Jae-ho (Department of Archaeology and Art History, Dongguk University, Gyeongju Campus) Discussants: Bak Won-gyu (Choi G.L.), Ahn Seung-mo (Gwak J.C.), Bak Soon-bal (Song Y.M.) Day Two - Saturday, November 3rd
History Of Central Java, Part I Anthropologists believe that the natives of island southeast asia first began their (5) Some Contributions of Indian to the ancient Civilization of http://www.borobudur.tv/history_1.htm
Extractions: WELCOME TO BOROBUDUR.TV Last update: Forum Web Links About Us Buddhism 101 Karmavibhanga ... Asian Art Books Candi Mendut Candi Pawon C. Ngawen C. Plaosan Prambanan C. Kalasan C. Banyunibo Candi Sewu History of Central Java - Part I "Indian influence in Indonesia was not primarily the result of Indian efforts to expand their sphere of influence and to export their own culture, but the fruit of Indonesian initiatives to assimilate those Indian elements that appealed to them and that seemed to fit best into the pattern of their own culture. The approach of the Indonesian who visited the Holy Land of Buddhism and Hinduism was an eclectic approach, one of picking and choosing instead of absorbing indiscriminately." Jan Fontein The earliest Indonesians in the anthropological sense probably arrived in the islands of Southeast Asia between three and four thousand years ago, at which time they largely superceded earlier populations. The linguistic and archaeological evidence suggests that these natives may have crossed over from the Chinese mainland via Taiwan and the Philippines. To the Beat of a Cosmic Drum Beginning in the fifth century BCE, the Dongson people of northern Vietnam began to construct large metal drums made out of bronze that were constructed using a special wax-casting technique that allowed the artisans to embed distinctive designs onto the tops and sides of their creations. At several different sites in the Indonesian archipelago, archaeologists have unearthed several fine examples of these artifacts. They represent the earliest known metal objects to have made their way from the Asian mainland to island Southeast Asia.
Extractions: Ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, meeting in the historic Indonesian city of Yogyakarta on Jan. 24, agreed to start working on an agreement to develop, facilitate and promote tourism in Southeast Asia. Generally unnoticed except by some in the travel trade, this decision arose from a proposal by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen last November that ASEANs leaders conclude a tourism agreement at the summit to be hosted by Cambodia later this year. The agreement would underscore the importance that ASEAN gave to tourism and, as envisioned, would spell out concrete commitments for the encouragement of tourism within and from outside the region. People may find it strange that ASEAN should be talking tourism at a time when people have developed a fear of flying from the airborne terrorist attacks in the United States and news has spread about the discovery of possible al Qaeda cells in parts of Southeast Asia. In fact, some ASEAN countries have turned to tourism to cushion themselves from past adversity. Thailand and Malaysia, for example, stepped up their expenditures for tourism promotion in response to the 1997-1998 financial crisis despite strains on government budgets. ASEANs tourism authorities have pointed out that the recent arrests in Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore of men with alleged links to international terrorism, like similar arrests in France, Germany, Spain and other European countries, actually showed the effectiveness of measures being taken nationally and through international cooperation to enhance the security of all, including visitors.
Albertson College Of Idaho Catalog 2001-2002 HIS101 The History of Western Civilization ancient 3.0 cr. the diplomacyand conduct of America s military involvement in southeast asia, 1956-1975. http://www.albertson.edu/academics/catalogarchive/catalog0/history.htm
Extractions: Faculty 2000-2001 Board of Trustees see also: 2001-2002 Course Schedule On the walls of the ancient Temple of Apollo at Delphi was inscribed the Greek maxim, "know yourself." As the Greeks understood, there is no better way to "know yourself" than through the study of history. Students of history not only study people and cultures that have long since passed away, but they put history to the question by evaluating evidence and analyzing the interrelationships among people, ideas and events. To study history is to reflect upon the human condition in all its dimensions, from the highest glories of human achievement to the tragedy of humanitys darkest nights. History, therefore, serves as an essential foundation for a liberal arts education that is truly liberating. As Cicero put it, "to be ignorant of history is always to remain a child." History Major: consists of 33 units, of which 21 must be upper-division. At least nine of the upper-division units must be chosen from courses offered in the fall or spring semesters. The following courses are required:
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Extractions: Table of Contents Sample Articles Washington State University is probably not very different from many mid-sized universities, rooted in mid-America and laboring in the midst of a curriculum reform. This article, the distillation of the experience and study of three of our general education faculty members, is submitted in the hope that it may prove useful to the hundreds of faculty in scores of similar institutions struggling with the problem of how to integrate Asia in the general education curriculum. Specifically, we have been engaged for more than a decade in revising a general education program that is the heart of undergraduate education for some fifteen thousand students. The foundation and center of this program is a two semester sequence of courses in World Civilizations required of all students. Historical in approach and interdisciplinary in content, these courses are taught by a cadre of faculty at various stages of professional development, from disciplines in the College of Liberal Arts. Instructors participate in an ongoing faculty development program: summer workshops, periodic subject matter presentations, and familiarization with multimedia techniques used to enrich instruction. In sections of approximately one hundred students, faculty members follow a curriculum of stipulated topics related to major world civilizations, employing texts and methods of evaluation of their own choosing. In this academic context, there has been from the outset a unanimous faculty agreement that Asian civilizations should occupy an important position in these courses. Our faculty, including Asian specialists and non-specialists, seasoned instructors, and newcomers, have devised individualized instructional approaches to accomplish this. In what follows, a senior Indologist, a historian of modern China, and a Ph.D. candidate in European history with a background in Middle Eastern studies explicate important topics related to the civilization each is introducing, drawing comparisons selectively with other civilizations. There is no effort to conform to a uniform list of topics for each civilization or a standard method of comparison. We hope this article will provide useful results for other general education faculty introducing these civilizations, and that we may receive your comments and concerns about what we have to say.
ASIA GENERAL Categorized by asia, general and then by individual countries. Links to free,downloadable software Earlier title Journal of southeast asia Business. http://www.aasianst.org/wwwgen.htm
Extractions: The Asian Studies WWW Monitor , an electronic journal that monitors new developments in Asian studies cyberspace. "Compiles summaries and evaluations of the latest networked sites relevant to social sciences research of the Asia and Pacific region." Part of the Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library. http://www.ciolek.com/SearchEngines.html "This paper reviews the current role of the WWW in Asia as well as in Asian Studies. It also summarizes major positive and negative developments, identifies emerging long-term trends, and offers predictions for the period 1999–2005." Another major contribution from Dr. Matthew Ciolek of Australian National University. Asia Pacific Research Online: http://www.ciolek.com/
