Multicultural Studies – Asian History, Culture, & Contributions

1. Multicultural Studies – Asian History, Culture, & Contributions Overall Objective: TSWBAT evaluate the impact of Asian culture and explain how U.S. foreign and immigration policies impact Asian Americans today.

2. Russia TSWBAT evaluate the impact of Russian culture and explain how U.S. foreign and immigration policies impact Russian Americans today.

3. Create a brain web of EVERYTHING you’ve learned about Russia’s (aka USSR’s) history on the dry erase board. Class Activity

4. Country spans across the eastern side of Europe and across northern Asia. • Historically, until 1917, political leaders were called “czars” (male monarchs) • Much of the turf is PERMAFROST…frozen ground, which makes it extremely difficult to plant crops and to build houses/buildings. • Siberia: the extreme eastern side of the country that experiences extremely cold temperatures for much of the year; was used as a lifetime sentence to punish those who opposed the government’s policies. • World Super Power since World War I; lost status after the end of the Cold War, but remain a major power in European and Asian affairs • Diet consists of: kasha (porridge); cheese, bread, coffee, hot soup, meat and potatoes, fish • Political History: communist dictatorship until the end of the Cold War; later became a democracy, but still heavily influenced by Communist past Basic Russian Facts

5. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOsdbXAHwnk Russia History Documentary: Engineering an Empire

6. What is the official language of Russia? • Identify the personal characteristics that caused Ivan to earn the epithet: “Ivan the Terrible”. • How did Peter earned the epithet: “the Great”? • What is the capital city of Russia? • Russia is mostly covered by frozen ground, causing challenges in growing crops and building houses/buildings. What is the term for this “frozen ground”? • This area of Russia is located in the far northeast of Russia and experiences extremely cold temperatures. What is it called? • On what principles was the Russian economy based upon? • Male monarchs in Russia before 1917 were called… • The “Cold War” involved mainly which two countries? • When did the “Cold War” begin? EXTRA CREDIT (10 pts) List 3 foods that are commonly consumed in the Russian diet? Quiz on Russia History/Culture

7. Caspian Sea • Black Sea • Red Sea • Arabian Sea • Indian Ocean • South China Sea • Philippine Sea • Pacific Ocean • Russia • India • Pakistan • Nepal • Mongolia • Bangladesh • Thailand • Cambodia • Vietnam • Laos • Indonesia • China • North Korea • South Korea • Japan • Malaysia • Papua New Guinea • Australia • Taiwan Asian Map Locations (See World History text, pp. RA16 & RA17)

8. INDIA TSWBAT evaluate the impact of Indian culture and explain how U.S. foreign and immigration policies impact Indian Americans today.

9. Located on a “subcontinent” of Asia • Surrounded on 3 sides by bodies of water: • Arabian Sea • Indian Ocean • Bay of Bengal • Ganges River (the Hindus’ holy river) • Indus River • Bordered on the northeast by the Himalayan mountains • Monsoons – seasons of abundant/daily rainfall India: Physical Geography

10. Pair partner discussion Based on your acquired knowledge of the physical geography of India, how might the people of India adapt to it? *Distribution of population *Economy *Housing *Transportation *Food/Diet

11. One of Asia’s ancient civilizations: Indus Valley Civilization Watch this “Crash Course” on the Indus Valley Civilization: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7ndRwqJYDM India’s Ancient History

12. Conquered and colonized by Great Britain • “Mahatma” Mohandas K. Gandhi organized native Indians for several decades to advocate for equal civil rights for native Indians and India’s independence. • Gandhi is most known for his application of the concept: “nonviolent resistance”. Watch this movie, take notes and prepare for a quiz! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyPaMxk6VpQ Modern Indian History

13. Indian Culture http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n86gUCF5-DM