WG.12 d - Cultural Influences and Landscapes of East Asia

The student will analyze the characteristics of the East Asian region by 

d) recognizing cultural influences and landscapes.

The East Asian region traces its cultural landscape back to ancient civilizations that arose in China and influenced the region.

Cultural influences 

• Areas of both extremely dense and sparse population 
• Contrast between rural and urban areas 
• Religious diversity: Buddhism, Christianity, Taoism, Shintoism, Confucianism 
• Respect for ancestors 
  

Cultural heritage 

• Silks 
• Wood and ivory carvings 
• Ideograms, unique alphabets 
  

Cultural landscape 

• Great Wall of China 
• Pagodas 
• Temples and shrines 
• Terraced rice fields