This document provides an overview and objectives for a unit on East Asia. It covers several key topics: 1) The development of China's governing systems from its religious/ethical foundations and influence on neighboring countries. 2) The major Chinese dynasties from 2000 BCE to 256 BCE including the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties and how geography shaped culture. 3) The unification of China under the Qin dynasty in the 3rd century BCE and the establishment of Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism. 4) Subsequent Chinese dynasties like the Han, Tang, and Song and the expansion of culture, technology, and governance structures across East

1. East Asia Unit

2. Objectives
Explain how China’s religious and ethical systems
and ideas of social order contributed to the
development of its governing system
Describe how Chinese technology and culture
influenced other East Asian countries
Discuss the impact of the Mongolians on the
history of East Asia

3. 2.4 River Dynasties
in China

4. 1. Explain the effects of geography on
cultural development in China
2. Describe the growth & structure of
the Shang dynasty
3. Summarize the rise and fall of the
Zhou dynasty

6. 2000 BCE, Xia Dynasty
1532-1027 BCE, Shang Dynasty
Anyang

7. Chinese culture
Family
Religious beliefs
Ideographic writing
Shang technology and artistry

8. Mandate of Heaven and the
dynastic cycle (p. 54)
1027-256 BCE, Zhou Dynasty
Feudalism
Period of Warring States

10. 4.4 Unification of
China

12. 1. Compare the Chinese ethical systems
that arose in the late Zhou period
2. Describe the impact of the Qin
Dynasty on Chinese history

13. Confucianism
Daoism
Legalism

14. 240-202 BCE, Qin Dynasty
Shi Huangdi
Great Wall of China

16. • Mini-poster summarizing the history & beliefs
of assigned Ethical System.
• Illustrate how a follower would respond to one
of the following:
a. Being drafted into war (do you go willingly or not? why?)
b. Winning the lottery (Share your winnings? With who? Why or why
not?)
c. Being subpoenaed to testify against a friend
or family member (Do you lie or tell the truth under oath?)
d. Disposing of household garbage (walk 5-miles to
dump, or hide in forest?)
1 = Confucianism
2 = Daoism
3 = Legalism

17. 7.3 Han Emperors

18. 1. Describe the rise and rule of the Han
Dynasty
2. Examine the Han government sructure
3. Summarize Han technology, commerce,
and culture
4. Describe the period of political
instability in the middle of the Han
period

19. Qin Dynasty collapses
Han Dynasty, 202 BCE - 22o CE
Liu Bang
Empress Lu
Wudi fights the Xiongu

20. Confucian civil service
Technological advances
Paper, collar harness, plow,
wheelbarrow, and watermill
Agriculture vs Commerce
Silk Road

21. 12.1 Tang & Song
China

22. 1. Identify the main rulers of the Tang
Dynasty and the extent of their rule
2. Describe the causes and effects of
the Song family’s flight south
3. Summarize the achievements of the
Tang & Song empires
4. Describe changes in Chinese society

23. Sui Dynasty, 589 - 618 CE
618-907, Tang Dynasty
Tang Taizong
Empress Wu
751, Battle of Talas

24. 960-1279, Song Dynasty
tributes to Jurchen
New capital in Hangzhou
Gentry
decrease in women’s status

25. A. Block printing
B. Porcelain
C. Mechanical clock
D. Movable Type
E. Gunpowder
F. Paper money
G. Magnetic compass
H.Rice

27. 12.4 Feudal
Powers in Japan

28. 1. Describe Japan’s location and early
history
2. Summarize China’s influence on Japan
3. Describe the highly refined life of
the Heian counrt
4. Summarize the feudal period in Japan

30. Shinto and kami
Yamato clan unites Japan
Chinese ideas
Buddhism, ideographic writing,
food, tea, clothes
Heian Period, 794 - 1185
Fujiwara clan

31. Samurai, “one who serves”
Bushido, “the way of the warrior”
Shogun, “supreme general of the
emperor’s army”
Emperor in Kyoto
Shogun in Kamakura
Daimyo, “great lord” Kamakura

32. 12.5 Kingdoms of
SE Asia & Korea

33. 1. Describe the kingdoms of southeast
Asia
2. Summarize early Korean history

35. Srivijaya
Empire
Khmer Dai Viet
Empire
Southeast
Asian
Kingdoms
Korea under Koryu
the Han Dynasty

36. Borobodur

37. Angkor Wat