Exploring Chinese and Japanese Cultures: 800 BCE to 1250 CE: A Document Based Workbook for the High School and Middle School Classroom

The workbook is a unique and in-depth study of Chinese and Japanese culture using Primary and Secondary sources to explore the importance of Confucianism, Buddhism, Feudalism, and other influences upon the cultures of China and Japan. It explores subjects that are often omitted in high school and middle school courses such as pollution in ancient China, the individual branches of Buddhism, and the influence of Buddhism and Confucianism on the formation of the ancient Japanese government.