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Lesson: Comparing and Contrasting Foreign Influence on Chinese and Japanese Cultures

Lesson Plan (PDF file)

Images for Lesson (PDF file)

• This lesson is designed for a High School Asian Studies class. It examines the differing
perspectives with which the Chinese and Japanese confronted the influence of European
traders.
• This lesson could also be used in a traditional World History class that is focusing on cultural
similarities and differences between China and Japan; the emphasis here would be on such
concepts as cultural diffusion, trade, commercialization, and cultural perception.

Subject Categories: History & Culture Visual and Theatrical Art

Locale: Comparison

Grade Levels: Grades 9-12

Associated Images:
1960.193.2 Arrival of the "Southern Barbarians"
1969.31 Inauguration Portraits of Emperor Qianlong, the Empress and Eleven Imperial Consorts
1969.59 Writing Box with Decoration of Foreigners ("Southern Barbarians')
1979.18 Training a Horse on the Northern Frontier
1998.103.1 Receiving Surrender from the Eli: from Battle Scenes of the Quelling of Rebellions in the Western Regions, with Imperial Poems
1998.103.10 Battle at Heshi Kuluke: from Battle Scenes of the Quelling of Rebellions in the Western Regions, with Imperial Poems
1998.103.11 Battle at A'erchu'er: from Battle Scenes of the Quelling of Rebellions in the Western Regions, with Imperial Poems
1998.103.12 Battle at Yixi'er Ku'ernao'er: from Battle Scenes of the Quelling of Rebellions in the Western Regions, with Imperial Poems
1998.103.2 Attacking the Camp at Gatan Ola: from Battle Scenes of the Quelling of Rebellions in the Western Region, with Imperial Poems
1998.103.4 Victory at Heluo Heshi: from Battle Scenes of the Quelling of Rebellions in the Western Regions, with Imperial Poems
1998.103.5 Battle of Kulongkui: from Battle Scenes of the Quelling of Rebellions in the Western Regions, with Imperial Poems
1998.103.6 Chieftain Wushe Surrendering the City: from Battle Scenes of the Quelling of the Rebellions in the Western Regions, with imperial Poems
1998.103.7 Breaking Through the Siege at Hesui: from Battle Scenes of the Quelling of Rebellions in the Western Regions, with imperial Poems
1998.103.8 Great Victory at Hu'erman: from Battle Scenes of the Quelling of Rebellions in the Western Regions, with Imperial Poems
1998.103.9 Battle at Tunggushi Luke: from Battle Scenes of the Quelling of the Rebellions in the Western Regions, with Imperial Poems

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