Questions:
1. Analyze to what extend can East Asia be defined as the “Chinese realm”.
2. Evaluate what influences worked against the total Chinese or European domination of East Asia before 1950. Deduct how did such interactions affect later developments.
3. Evaluate if the range of natural environments in East Asia contradict the idea of its character as a major world region. Explain.
Write an essay answering the previous three questions. You are strongly encouraged to illustrate your answer with maps, stats, or photography’s.
You should write an introduction paragraph or half a page presenting the three questions you have to answer to.
You should write about one paragraph or one page on each of your answer, so about three total paragraphs or three pages.
You should write a conclusion paragraph or half a page reflecting on the three questions you previously answered.
Your paper should be at least four pages long or more than a thousand words long, not counting your illustrations and sources.
Your answers must be supplemented with additional information from at least two other sources beside your text book.
Your text book does not count as a source.
You cannot use encyclopedias or online encyclopedias as sources. Online journals are acceptable, as well as online articles as long as you provide your references preferably under MLA format or any other consistent format. In any case you absolutely need to provide the author’s name, the article or book title, the publication name and the year of publication.
Please remember that you need to answer in one essay format.