East Asia Mission: Mt. Fuji, Three Gorges Dam, Japan in WWII, and 2011 Tsunami and the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster

Mt. Fuji Mt. Fuji is Japan’s tallest mountain standing at 12,388 feet.  This volcano has been worshipped as a sacred Continue reading →

East Asia Mission: The Han Dynasty, Guangzhou, Xi River, and Overfishing in Pacific & East Asian Waters

The Han Dynasty After Liu Bang’s conquer of the Qin Dynasty in a four-year civil war, the Han Dynasty was Continue reading →

East Asia Mission (Gobi, Tokyo, Tang dynasty and North Korea relationship with world)

Physical Features Gobi Desert In China, the Tarim Basin to the north is the desert Gobi. It’s the fifth largest Continue reading →

The Chang Jiang River, Beijing, Civil War, and China’s Pollution

The Chang Jiang River, or Yangtze River, is 6,380 kilometers long making it the longest river in China and Asia Continue reading →

Discover East Asia: Ring of Fire, Great Wall of China, China’s Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution, and the 2008 Sichuan Earthquake

Physical Features- Ring of Fire The “Ring of Fire” is an arch of islands located east of China in the Continue reading →

Mission: Discover East Asia

Unit 7: East Asia Learning Team Activity The purpose of Learning Team Activities is to add depth to our understanding Continue reading →

Mission: Discover South Asia

In each class, split the following two options between team members (in a class that has two team members in Continue reading →

The Impact of European Colonization on Sub-Saharan Africa and its People

Imperialism is the influence over an area by a foreign power, often involving some form of dominance. Imperialism was imposed Continue reading →