Unit #5 Asia review
The Pacific Ocean made trade easy
between
East Asia and the United States
ASIA
China
Japan
United States
Pacific
Ocean
Most of the countries in Southwest
Asia (Middle East)
 Are close to water,
 Are near Europe and Africa
 Have oil and natural gas
Afghanistan is the only
country in Southwest Asia
that is Landlocked
In about 1750 B.C., The
Code of Hammurabi
was written.
The Code of Hammurabi changed the
way people were treated.
Changes were made within the social
class;
There was equal Justice for all
• Oil and Fresh Water are the
Most Important Natural
Resource in Southwest Asia
Mohandas Gandhi modeled change without violence
Non-violent changes
Boycotts and non-violent protest
ended Britain's rule over India
The discovery of OIL in Southwest Asia
Lead to many Economic changes.
Better health care
City growth
Better education
Non-farming jobs

East Asia
Rich and fertile
river valleys
Fertile coastal Plains
Provided fertile land and gave many
Asians farmers a motive to settle
East Asia
Asia’s five major
religions
Hindus – India
Buddhists – China
Christians –Jesus is born Jerusalem
Islam –Muhammad wrote
the Koran (Qur’an) Jerusalem
Judaism –Wall built and
used for prayers - Jerusalem
To keep invaders out;
the Chinese built
The Great Wall Of China
You can tell by looking at this graph that;
North Korea’s economic growth lags
far behind other Asia countries
Fresh water is a very important natural resource.
Fresh water can comes from many places,
•Mountain rivers and streams
•Oasis
•Under ground wells and aquifers
•Lakes
•And precipitation in the form of rain, sleet, and snow
Most of the fresh water in South
Asia comes during the Monsoon
Season (heavy rains)
The area around India is
separated from the rest of Asia
by the Himalayan Mountain
This area is known as the subcontinent
Because for 200 years the British
were in control of India,
The people of India speak English
Mao Zedong was the
new Communist leader
in China.
His rule changed
China’s policies
Government controlled all property,
housing, and jobs.
Women had equal status
Families were limited to a one-child
policy
Religion was suppressed
China is the most populated country in the world
The peninsula of Korea is still divided because
they have 2 different types of government
North Korea has a Communist
/ Dictatorship government
South Korea has a Republic
government
With all the monsoon rains
South and East Asia
receive, the farmers there
can grow rice
At one time the Europeans had Control of
parts of Asia.
European control influenced China’s
Culture and History
Europeans introduced new religions
Europeans introduced new foods
Europeans introduced new languages
China is the oldest culture in
East Asia.
Other countries have borrowed
traits from China.