Lands and Peoples of Lands and Peoples of E. AsiaE. Asia

Japan and KoreaJapan and Korea

Japan – Yamaguchi PrefectureJapan – Yamaguchi Prefecture

Japanese farmhouseJapanese farmhouse

Dry landscape garden - Dry landscape garden - KyotoKyoto

Japanese Zen gardenJapanese Zen garden

Shinto shrineShinto shrine

Lake BiwaLake Biwa

Kinkou-ji, KyotoKinkou-ji, Kyoto

KoreaKorea

Korean landscapeKorean landscape

Buddhist templeBuddhist temple

Three major linguistic groupsThree major linguistic groups

1. Chinese – (Tibetan, Thai, Vietnames1. Chinese – (Tibetan, Thai, Vietnamese)e)

2.Korean – Turkic-Uraltic2.Korean – Turkic-Uraltic 3. Japanese – combination Uraltic and 3. Japanese – combination Uraltic and

Malayo-PolynesianMalayo-Polynesian

Early OriginsEarly Origins

I. China – Sinetic characteristicsI. China – Sinetic characteristics II. Korea Uraltic characteristicsII. Korea Uraltic characteristics III. Japan - Malayo-Uraltic charactIII. Japan - Malayo-Uraltic charact

eristicseristics

Neolithic periodNeolithic period

China – 8,000 – 2,000 BCEChina – 8,000 – 2,000 BCE Korea – 2,000 BCE – 400 CEKorea – 2,000 BCE – 400 CE Japan Jomon (10 c. BCE) Japan Jomon (10 c. BCE)

Yayoi – 100 BCE – 400 CEYayoi – 100 BCE – 400 CE Period when hunter-gathererPeriod when hunter-gatherer

s evolved into settled agriculture, s evolved into settled agriculture, tribal organizationtribal organization

Mountains and RiversMountains and RiversChina: Altaic and Himalaya Mts.China: Altaic and Himalaya Mts.

Yellow River, Yellow River, North China PlainNorth China Plain

Yangtze RiverYangtze River Korea: Mountain spineKorea: Mountain spine JapanJapan Kinai and Kanto plainsKinai and Kanto plains

Early Beginnings of CivilizationEarly Beginnings of Civilization

A. North China - Cradle of Civilization A. North China - Cradle of Civilization 4,000 + 4,000 + B.C.B.C.B. South China - Rice CultivationB. South China - Rice Cultivation

C. Chinese CapitalsC. Chinese Capitals Xi’an - Xi’an - Kaifeng –Kaifeng –

Beijing -Beijing -

JapanJapan

AA. Geography of Japan. Geography of JapanB. Indigenous people B. Indigenous people C. Migrations from SE Asia C. Migrations from SE Asia D. Migrations from Central Asia/ KoreaD. Migrations from Central Asia/ KoreaE. Chinese visits and records c. 300-400 E. Chinese visits and records c. 300-400

CECEE. First Written records 6-7E. First Written records 6-7thth cent. CE cent. CE

KoreaKorea

A. Highway from Central AsiaA. Highway from Central Asia B. Koreans related to Central AsiansB. Koreans related to Central Asians C. Turkic / Uraltic / Altaic languageC. Turkic / Uraltic / Altaic language D. Related to JapaneseD. Related to Japanese