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CLASSWORK
Name: ___________________________ Date: _____________ Color: _____________
ASIA STUDY GUIDE
EAST ASIA
PART I. Please answer the following questions in COMPLETE SENTENCES and
on a SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER!! You want to work on these questions in
class. If you do not know the answer, please ask me and I will help you. Using your
worksheets, notes, and INDEX will help you find these answers.
1.) Who were the shoguns in Japan?
2.) Who were the warrior nobles in Japanese society?
3.) What are some of the ideas that spread from China to the Koreas and Japan?
4.) What is the largest ethnic group in China? How many total ethnic groups are there in
China?
5.) Why did China create the one-child policy? What are some of the long-term effects
of the policy? (At least two sentences.)
6.) Are there many minorities in Japan and Korea? Explain why this is the case.
7.) When did China become a Communist nation?
8.) Who was the first communist leader of China? What were some of his
weaknesses/mistakes?
9.) What was the “Great Leap Forward” and what resulted from it?
10.) What was the “Cultural Revolution” and what resulted from it?
11.) What is free enterprise and why does it go against the teachings of Communism?
12.) What is the status of Taiwan?
13.) What are the strengths of the Japanese economy?
14.) What problems are the Japanese facing right now with their economy?
15.) When and why were North and South Korea separated?
16.) What is the DMZ?
17.) How does Kim Jong Un stay in power in North Korea? How does he control his
country?
18.) What are the pros/cons of a Communist government?
19.) What is deflation?
20.) Create an example of how deflation would affect companies in a country. You may
create fake companies for your example. (At least two sentences.)
21.) Explain how the Himalayas affect rainfall in China and how that affects what people
grow for food in those areas.
22.) Please give a brief (2-3 sentences) history of Tibet and its relationship with China.
23.) What is the difference between atheist, secular, and theocratic governments?
24.) Please create a story with the following roles:
Jill – Producer
John – Consumer and Producer
25.) Please provide a story of a mixed ownership society. (Remember, this sample should
include BOTH government and private ownership).
26.) What is the difference between a developed and developing country/nation? Please
provide one example of each type of country.
27.) How does Japan balance the modern and the traditional?
28.) What are at least three events from the Cold War?
29.) What is the difference between GDP and GDP PER CAPITA? Which one is better
for telling me if the country has many wealthy/rich people?
30.) How does China handle protests against their government?
PART II: VOCABULARY. Please define the following vocabulary words. You
should put these words on index cards – or whatever way helps you review them. Do
NOT simply “write” the definitions, unless that helps you.
Emperor
Dynasty
Clan
Cultural Diffusion
Confucius
Ethnic Group
Subsidize
Incentive
Discrimination
Famine
Terraces
Monsoon
Free Enterprise
Homogenous
Subsidize