Chapter 8, Part 2: Korea and Southeast Asia

MONDAY
• Read pages 275-279
• Write Chapter 8, Part 2 vocabulary words and definitions
1) Koryo
2) Celadon
3) Nam Viet
4) Khmer Empire
5) Angkor Wat
TUESDAY
• Chapter 8 Crossword Puzzle
a) Use vocabulary words from Chapter 8 to complete the Chapter 8 Crossword Puzzle (ON BACK)
• Shinto • Lady Murasaki • Koryo
• Regent • Haiku • Celadon
• Prince Shotoku • Daimyo • Nam Viet
• Embassy • Samurai • Khmer Empire
• Zen • Vassal • Angkor Wat
• Noh • Shogun
• Kabuki • Tokugawa Shogunate

ACROSS
3. a Japanese lord with large landholdings and a private DOWN
samurai army, who paid no taxes to the government. 1. a kingdom on the Korean peninsula, established in 935
5. a complex of temples in Southeast Asia, built in the 1100s C.E. after the collapse of the Silla kingdom.
C.E. that covers nearly one square mile and is the largest 2. a Japanese writer of the early 1000s C.E., who wrote The
religious structure in the world. Tale of Genji, considered one of the world’s first novels.
9. a Japanese form of poem, containing 17 syllables arranged 4. a form of Japanese drama developed in the 1600s C.E.,
in three lines of 5, 7, 5 syllables. featuring melodramatic singing and dancing, heavy makeup,
12. in feudal society, a person who received land and and elaborate costumes. 6. the most powerful and longest
protection from a lord in return for loyalty. lasting kingdom on the mainland of Southeast Asia, centered
15. a Vietnamese kingdom conquered by the Chines in 111 in what is today Cambodia
C.E. 7. the rule of Tokugawa Ieyasu and his successors in Japan,
16. a form of Japanese drama developed in the 1300s C.E., which begain in 1603 C.E. and brought a 250-year period of
often featuring retelling of legends and folktales presented stability to the country.
by actors in painted wooden masks. 8. a trained warrior of the Japanese aristocracy.
17. a Japanese military leader – one of a group that first 10. a type of Korean pottery, often with a bluish-green color.
came to power in 1192 C.E. and ruled on the emperor’s 11. a person who rules in place of an absent or underage
behalf but usually in their own interests. monarch.
18. a Japanese form of Buddhism, focusing on self- 13. a regent who ruled Japan from 593 to 622 C.E. and
discipline, simplicity, and meditation. brought elements of Chinese culture – in particular, the
19. the traditional religion of Japan, based on worship of and Buddhist religion – to the country.
respect for nature and ancestors. 14. an office of one country’s government in another
country.
WEDNESDAY
• Asia Postcard
a) Based on the assigned readings, notes from class, and videos you have watched imagine you are traveling in
Asia.
b) Write a letter (6 or more sentences) to a friend or family member describing your experiences traveling in
Asia.
c) Draw or print an image to create a postcard.
THURSDAY
• “The Siege of Chihaya Castle” Storyboard
a) “The Siege of Chihaya Castle” on pages 262-265 of the textbook.
b) Divide a piece of paper into 4 squares.
c) In the squares draw the story you read in “The Siege of Chihaya.”
d) Use think and talk bubbles to communicate what the characters are thinking and saying.