As America's economic prowess grew, it was able to harness this power to expand its imperialistic arm into China. This mutually beneficial relationship lasted until after World War II when China became a communist country.

Website on Asian history features information on the Emperor Jimmu and the conquest of the East.

During her visits to the imperial courts of Asia in 1905, Alice Roosevelt Longworth collected a series of photographic portraits given to her as official diplomatic gifts. Here you can view these portraits of East Asian rulers.

Learn about the different cultures that make up Southeast Asia. Using this alphabetical list, click on a specific group of people and read information about their culture, history, economy, sociopolitical organization, and religion.

This site gives a brief description of the period and describes the period's art, including painting and architecture.

Provides excerpts of the writings of Murasaki Shikibu, the author of "The Tale of Gengji," providing an interesting glimpse of the woman.

Flexbooks 2.0 are interactive, customizable, digital textbooks. Flexbooks are standards-aligned. Flexi, a student tutor, is integrated into each book to guide you on your learning journey. Flexi can assist in learning, answer questions,...

Fueled by industrialization, European countries began empire building in the late 1800's. How did this affect China who was never formally colonized? Read this short introduction to imperialism in the late 1800's to see the consequences...

In this lesson plan, students will consider "Being in the Noh: An Introduction to Japanese Noh Plays." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.

The resource from Khan Academy provides practice questions for world history, 600-1450 C.E. Students will learn about the cultural interactions that occurred in the Srivijaya Empire.

WorkingAbroad/VWIS (Voluntary Work Information Service) is an international networking service for volunteers, workers and travellers on volunteer projects in over 150 countries worldwide. On this site, you will find professional and...

The Silk Road was a network of trade routes connecting the East and the West in ancient and Medieval times. The term is used for both overland routes and those that are marine or limnic. The Silk Road involved three continents: Europe,...

This site contains a brief, informative explanation of the Taiho Code. The explanation is in the last paragraph of the section labeled "KOFUN AND ASUKA PERIODS, CA. A.D. 250-710."

This site contains good information about Bushido, the code that the samurai followed.