Lesson 1 "Buddhism"

Turn to Page 288-289, quickly look over both pages and read the introduction to the chapter on Page 288.

While on Page 288 read the goals for the chapter.

Turn to Page 289 and read about the Geography of the Three Asian Giants.

Scan Pages 290-292; focus on the gray boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 290-292 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Turn to Page 292 and read the questions at the end of the section so you know what to look for when you read.

Read Pages 290-292 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 292? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 1 "Buddhism" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

Lesson 1 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

buddha - a name meaning the "Enlightened One;" the name given to Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism.

enlightened - the state of knowing the truth

Desire - to wish for something; a wish for something.

Nirvana - a condition of complete emptiness in which a person's soul finds perfect peace.

Soul - a person's spirit.

Section Review Answers

1. false / prince
2. False / four
3. True
4. True
5. True

Did you learn these Objectives?

Are you able to explain how Siddhartha Gautama founded Buddhism?

Can you describe the four noble truths of Buddhism?

Are you able to compare Buddhism with Hinduism?

Lesson 2 "India"

Scan Pages 293-296; focus on the gray boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 293-296 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

On page 296 Read the question so you know what to look for while you are reading.

Read Pages 293-296 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 296? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 2 "India" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

Lesson 2 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Stupa - a large building in which a holy monk is buried

unique - the only one of its kind.

gravity - the force that pulls things to Earth and keeps them from floating into space.

Inoculate - to put a small part of a disease in a person to keep the person from getting the disease; to give a person a shot.

Surgery - the cutting open of a person's body to repair it.

Civilian - a person who is not in the military

Civil service - a system of government run by civilians

Establish - to set up

Section Review Answers

1. Hindus
2. Huns
3. Mongols
4. Tamerlane
5. Akbar

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you describe India's Golden Age?

Are you able to explain what happened during the Mogul Empire and the events that led up to it?

Lesson 3 "China"

Scan Pages 297-300; focus on the gray boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 297-300 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

On page 300 Read the question so you know what to look for while you are reading.

Read Pages 297-300 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 300? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 3 "China" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

Lesson 3 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Compass - a tool for finding direction by using a magnet.

Abacus - a tool that helps people add and do other things with numbers.

Detect to discover or find out

Masterpiece - a piece of art that seems almost perfect.

Mood - The feeling of something or someone.

Porcelain - a hard, shiny pottery made from a baked white clay.

Section Review Answers

1. Scholars governed T'ang China.
2. Trading led to the exchange of ideas with other peoples.
3. Printing produced many more books than copying did, so more people could read and learn from books.
4. Hangzhou, the capital of sung China, had wide streets with streetlights ad a fire department. It was a modern city for its time.
5. Three important inventions of Sung China are gunpowder, the magnetic compass,a nd the abacus.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you describe accomplishments of the T'ang and Sung dynasties?

Lesson 4 "The Mongols Conquer China"

Scan Pages 301-302; focus on the gray boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 301-302 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

On page 302 Read the question so you know what to look for while you are reading.

Read Pages 301-302 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 302? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 4 "The Mongols Conquer China" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

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Lesson 4 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Opera - a play in which people sing all the words.

Barbarian - a uncivilized person.

Section Review Answers

1. True
2. False / Mongol
3. True
4. False / operas
5. True

Did you learn these Objectives?

Are you able to describe life in China under Mongol rule?

Can you describe the life of a women in China?

Lesson 5 "Japan"

Scan Pages 303-304; focus on the gray boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 303-304 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

On page 304 Read the question so you know what to look for while you are reading.

Read Pages 303-304 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 304? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 5 "Japan" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

Lesson 5 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Adapt - to change something to make it fit a different purpose

Kami - spirits of the Shinto religion

Related - Connect in some way to another person, idea, or thing; born into the same family

Shinto - The Japanese religion that involves a love of nature and worship of spirits.

Missionary - a person who travels to another country or place to preach a religion

Section Review Answers

1. Japan was made up of islands that were between two seas and the Pacific Ocean. No one had the ships to invade by water.
2. Japan adopted the Chinese system of writing. The Japanese copied Chinese art and literature,wore Chinese clothing, and used the Chinese calendar. For a while, Japan even adopted the Chinese form of government.
3. The word Shinto means, "the way of the gods."
4. Shintoism is unique because it is based on the concept of worshipping nature. The founder of this religion is not known, which also makes it unique.
5. Buddhism came to Japan from China and Korea.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Are you able to explain how geography has influenced Japan's history.

Can you explain why the Shinto religion is unique?

Lesson 6 "Japan Develops Its Own Culture"

Scan Pages 305-308; focus on the gray boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 305-308 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Scan for and read the short article in the tan box about Communication in History at the bottom of page 307.

On page 308 Read the question so you know what to look for while you are reading.

Read Pages 305-308 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 308? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 6 "Japan Develops Its Own Culture" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

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Lesson 6 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Haiku - a three-line poem with 17 syllables

Shogun - a Japanese word that means "great general;" a military dictator

Tanka -A five-line poem with 31 syllables

Calligraphy - the art of beautiful handwriting

Daimyo - a great landowner in feudal Japan

Estate - a large piece of land with a house on it.

Martial art - a way of fighting and defending oneself

Samurai - a Japanese warrior who received land from a lord and fought for him.

Bushido - the warrior code of honor in Japan.

Hari-kari - to kill oneself with a knife.

Self-discipline - the power to control one's feelings and actions.

Section Review Answers

1. haiku
2. tanka
3. shogun
4. daimyos
5. samurai

Did you learn these Objectives?

Are you able to describe the culture that developed in Japan during the Heian era?

Can you compare the feudal systems of Japan and Europe?

Lesson 7 "The Tokugawa Unify Japan"

Scan Pages 309-310; focus on the gray boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 309-310 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

On page 310 Read the question so you know what to look for while you are reading.

Read Pages 309-310 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 310? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 7 "The Tokugawa Unify Japan" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

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Lesson 7 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

exaggerate - to make better, larger, or more important than in real life.

Ikebana - the Japanese art of arranging flowers

Kabuki - A Japanese play with exaggerated actions.

Noh drama - A Japanese play with only two actors.

Section Review Answers

1. a
2. d
3. b
4. c
5. d

Did you learn these Objectives?

Are you able to explain why Japan isolated itself.

Can you describe some of the cultural developments that occurred during the period of isolation?

 Preparing for Chapter 12 Test

Turn to Page 311 and read the article on "Marco Polo in China".

Turn to Page 312 and read the spotlight story, "The Taj Mahal - A monument of Love"

Turn to Page 313 and read the Chapter 12 summary.

On pages 314-315 you will find the Chapter 12 review, complete the review.

Check your answers with those in the Key Points.

Take the Chapter 12 Test "India, China, and Japan"

Review the answers then print the results for your records.

Chapter 12 Review answers

1. Buddha
2. Gupta
3. Mongols
4. T'ang
5. Sung
6. Genghis Khan
7. Shinto
8. Shoguns
9. Tokugawa
10. Sesshu

Comprehension: Multiple Choice

1. a
2. c
3. d
4. a
5. d

Comprehension: Understanding Main Ideas:

1. India has given many gifts to world civilization. Among these are the following: Hinduism, Buddhism, knowledge about the size of the size of the moon and gravity, the number system based on 10, the numbers 1 through 9, the concept of zero, our decimal system, inoculation, types of surgery, hundreds of different medical tools, and the understanding of how to set broken bones and use plants for medicine.
2. China has given many gifts to world civilization. Among these are the following: a type of poetry, the invention of printing, gunpowder, the magnetic compass, clocks, a machine to detect earthquakes, a style of painting, and porcelain.
3. Both Japan and Europe based feudalism on land. Both had men in varied positions of power: King/shogun; vassal/daimyo; knight/samurai. But they differed in the European feudalism was a kind of legal agreement between the knight and the lord, whereas in Japan, the warriors felt that it was the right of the daimyo to rule. Also, the samurai would kill themselves if they lost honor. Knights in Europe would not do that.

Chapter 12 Skills Lesson "Fact and Opinion"

Read Page 316.

Take the quiz on Fact and Opinion, 12-Skill "Fact and Opinion"

Print out the results for your records.

Congratulations you finished the twelfth chapter !!