Chapter 13: Japan, Korea & Vietnam (and Cambodia)
Japan:
The Samurai & History of Japan
Extra Credit: Compare and contrast the Japanese Samurai and Bushido Code with the European Knight and Code of Chivalry
The Kitana, Soul of the Samurai:
Extra Credit: Compare the Samurai Kitana culturally with the European Broadsword's cultural value, the Muslim Scimitar, the Macedonian Pike or the Roman Gladius.
History of Karate:
Extra Credit: Write down 10 facts and explain the reasons for the development of Karate in Japanese History.
The Mongol Invasion of Japan (Kamikaze/Divine Wind)
Extra Credit: Compare the Mongol Invasion of Japan with the Spanish Armada of 1588.
Shintoism:
Extra Credit: Compare Shintoism as a cultural and religious ideo with Judaism as a cultural and religious idea.
Japanese Traditional Music:
Vietnam & Cambodia
Angkor Wat (Khmer Civilization)
Compare Angkor Wat with the Temples of Mesoamerica in Teotihuacan, Tenotchtitlan, Tikal and Machu Picchu
The Trung Sisters
Explain the connection of the History of the Trung Sisters with Vietnamese resistance to French and American military forces during the 20th century.
Short History of Vietnam
Extra Credit: Write down 10 facts and describe cultural, religous and political institutions imported into Vietnam from China.
