East Asia

Travel and tourism is an important economic activity in most countries around the world. Indonesia is one of the world’s most remarkable geographical areas where the various natural and cultural resources offer major tourism attractions. Basically, the Southeast Asian Country of Indonesia consists of more than 17,000 tropical and volcanic islands that straddle the equator between the Indian and pacific oceans. Indonesia is a home to more than 300 ethnic groups with approximately 500 spoken…

A bold statement, to say the least. Since Duterte’s rise to power in May, 2016 as the 16th President of the Philippines, as what is described as a “landslide” victory with over 16 million votes (around 39% of total votes cast, more than 6 million votes ahead of his closest rival), both his actions and words has brought the Republic of the Philippines to the spotlight numerous times (Cruz, 2016). From comparing himself to Hitler, to cursing Obama “putangina” (literally means whore-mother,…

Mongolians of the Asian Steppe had a positive impact on the world during their rule of the Asian continent from 1206 to 1368 by influencing the unification of China, many laws, and the Silk Road. The benefits of the Mongol rule influenced more than just Asia, but the entire world. China had not been unified for over 300 years (section 12.3 in the textbook) until the Mongols founded…

Out of the many great leaders/warriors to have been born, one man made a mark on the world that would forever change history. The man named Temujin better known to the world as Genghis Khan, would become Mongolia’s greatest leader and ancestor. Genghis Khan was the son of a warrior tribe chief named Yesukhei. Most of the western world has seen Genghis Khan as a barbarian that slaughtered, plundered, and destroyed many cultures. But for the Mongols, they saw him as a national hero that united…

The Mongolian Empire was able to rise out of the small nomadic groups of the Steppe region. Through military conquest and alliances, their land stretched across a large swath of the Asian continent. While the Empire is commonly referred to as one of great “barbarity” the greater strength was within many of the practices that allowed for the rule of such a large expanse of land. The Mongolian Empire was able to both gain, and oversee, their territory due to their willingness to negotiate with…

is one of these innovations. The Silk Road was one of the most revolutionary innovations in all of Chinese history. The Silk Road stretched all the way from China to the Middle East (doc 4). China was known for holding the secret of silk making and China used the Silk Road to trade silk across the Middle East to Europe, this gave China great wealth (Doc 4). It also brought cultural diffusion to China eventually bringing Buddhism to China (IO). The Great Wall of China was also expanded to…

dramatically. Items from India, China, and Iran passed easily across the Asian steppes, and these contacts culturally enriched Iran. For example, Iranians developed a new style of painting based on a unique fusion of solid, two-dimensional Mesopotamian painting with the feathery, light brush strokes and other motifs characteristic of China. After Ghazan's nephew, Abu Said, died in 1335, Iran again lapsed into petty dynasties the Salghurid, Muzaffarid, Inju, and Jalayirid, under Mongol…

The environment in which the Khmer empire developed are crucial for understanding the empire’s rise and fall. At its peak, the empire controlled one-third of mainland southeast Asia. The empire is located in a hot tropical environment in which temperature are almost constantly above seventy degrees Fahrenheit. The capital Angkor which is located at the basin of lower Mekong River in Cambodia, has a monsoon climate in which most rain comes in the summer months from June to November. The winter…

The Mongols made a huge impact on the world by having the greatest land area empire the world has ever seen. Genghis Khan was the first emperor of the Mongol Empire and ruled from 1206 A.D. to 1227 A.D. His grandson, Kublai Khan, was also a great leader that led the Mongols to victory in every aspect of life. The Mongolians of the Asian Steppe had a positive impact on the world during their rule of the Asian continent from 1206 to 1368 by influencing moral codes, battle tactics, and trade. The…

The Silk Road Started 4,000 years ago that lead to today where we trade things with other Countries, that help with today’s needs. My claim is that The Silk Road was important because if it hadn't happened we wouldn’t know how to trade but thankfully four stable empires (Han,Kushan,Parthian, and Roman) kept the silk road going.First, while trading during the Silk Road people were not strong but they had camels to help carry the heavy things humans couldn’t carry.They were only used for long…