What is meant by “East Asian Civilization”? what are the traditional values, beliefs and practices of East Asia that placed China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam at a comparative geopolitical disadvantage during the 19th century? Be specific as to cultural differences among East Asian societies, as well as different outcomes.
Yeah, this probably isn’t a homework questions. Probably.
Now this is two threads I’ve had to move – please look at the forum listings more carefully.
Eastwest99, you have submitted 8, (so far), threads asking General Questions regarding historical China in multiple fora.
Knock it off.
We do not permit homework questions.
We do not permit spamming the board.
We really prefer that posters pay attention to the rules and the culture of the board.
Take a deep breath. Read over the descriptions of each forum to see what sort of post is appropriate to it.
Closed.
Looking over your other threads, I have chosen to re-open this one as a potentially legitimate General Question.
Please do not abuse our hospitality by submitting numerous homework questions.
This also looks like homework, but it might promote some discussion that others find interesting.
What school textbook are we to reference when answering these questions?
Name and year published, please.
Ok, but it’s too broad for GQ. I’m booting it back to Great Debates.
Colibri
General Questions Moderator
Really, sounds like a question my Asian Studies teacher would have asked me …
Though back to the OP:
What is meant by “East Asian Civilization”?
There is no single civilization covering east asia, though back in the day China, Korea and Vietnam were roughly ruled by a single rather dictatorial monarch. The Pax Mongolica sort of started dissolving in about 1300 and never really covered Thailand, and they never managed to subdue Japan at all. Although Japan was founded by mainlanders that ended up in the islands in 2 main waves, the Ainu as hunter gatherers, and later the Waijin or Yamato in about 600AD ended up basing their court on the Chinese court of the time. It gets very confusing. Though substantially this is a bogus question, between the pax mongolica and the various waves of tribes wandering around thanks to pressures of war, famine and burgeoning populations needing expansion room, people slosh around like waves in an aquarium. :smack:
What are the traditional values, beliefs and practices of East Asia that placed China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam at a comparative geopolitical disadvantage during the 19th century? Be specific as to cultural differences among East Asian societies, as well as different outcomes.
You know how many different ‘traditional values, beliefs and practices’ there are? You know how many differing ethnic groups are available in southeast asia? Thousands. In Japan alone you have Ainu, Okinawan, Waijin, Ryukyuan, Burakumin, Emishi and Azumi [I am never sure if I should lump Ama in the same category, that is the oriental version of gypsy, a sea people, if you like - not genetically Rom.]
To answer that particular question, you do have to use the textbook assigned by your teacher as those are the answers he will accept.
Why yes, I love southeast Asia, how could you guess 
When the teacher asks for references, will the OP say,“A bunch of anonymous Dopers.”?
Who would like to tell the OP about the importance of ninja culture to the East Asian social milieu?
Confucius say: Person who posts homework questions on the SDMB should not post the teacher’s questions verbatim.
Maybe paraphrasing is not a skill Eastwest99 possesses, hence the need for a source other than the assigned textbook to copy from.
At least the OP stopped short of posting “If there isn’t enough space, you may turn your paper over and continue on the back,”
Wait, if the Yamato only came to Japan in 600AD, then why is Japanese a linguistic isolate*? 1400 years should be recent enough that we could easily see a common ancestor, especially since they likely would have remained geographically close.
Unless you mean the Yamato were already there, and only created the imperial court at around 600AD, which makes a lot more sense. (I only know enough about pre-Shogunate Japan to know I really don’t know anything).
- Possible bizarre linguistic connection with the Native American Zuni tribe ignored.
Oceania is at war with Eastasia. Oceania has always been at war with Eastasia.
Oh, and we need to know if points will be taken off for spelling and grammar mistakes.
OH, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet,
Till Earth and Sky stand presently at God’s great Judgment Seat;
But there is neither East nor West, Border, nor Breed, nor Birth,
When two strong men stand face to face, tho’ they come from the ends of the earth!
East Asian Civilization refers to the multiple Chinatowns dotting towns and cities on the American Eastern seaboard. Historically founded by traveling bands of circus folk attempting to appear exotic to foreign-hungry carnival goers in the 1720’s, cities sprang up with the introduction of plow-pulling rhinoceroses following the destruction of the Hindenberg and the escape of the First Ones: pregnant rhino mothers that would become the evolutionary precursors to all modern rhinos in America.
Traditionally, these shanty towns valued juggling, bearded women, and a mark, which to them was as revered as the Sun God Markkus from which they took their names. It wasn’t until Ryu Hayabusa traveled the East Coast from Miami to Portland, Maine and spread Ninjitsu among the acrobats that these relatively small enclaves were able to hold their own against the Orc Hordes. After renaming Asteroth with the more pleasant sounding “New York”, the city that never sleeps rose from the ashes and became the dominant unicorn horn traders of the 19th century, cementing their influence in an emerging industrial revolution and creating most of the borders you see today.
Please don’t lock this one, tomndebb, it’s getting fun! 
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