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East Asia generally encompasses the histories of China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, and Taiwan from prehistoric times to the present. [1] Each of its countries has a different national history, but East Asian Studies scholars maintain that the region is also characterized by a distinct pattern of historical development. [2]
A History of East Asia: From the Origins of Civilization to the Twenty-first Century. Back to search results. Download PDF. BY CHARLES HOLCOMBE. NEW YORK: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2011. 456 PAGES, ISBN 978-0-521-51595-5, HARDBACK; ISBN 978-0-52173164-5 PAPER.
4 days ago · East Asia, region of Asia consisting of Japan, North and South Korea, China, Mongolia, and Taiwan. An old term for the region is the Far East, a name that arose among Europeans, who considered this region in the continent to their east to be “far” from Europe in terms of traveling time.
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An introduction to East Asia from the dawn of history to the present by a premier scholar in the field. Features multiple illustrations, maps, a glossary, a pronunciation guide and a timeline.
- Charles W. Holcombe
- 2010
1. PREHISTORY TO THE NEOLITHIC (prehistory + 10,000-1600 BCE) The earliest human inhabitants of what we now call East Asia included the famous “Peking Man” (Homo erectus) and similar early humans in southwest China who date to nearly one million years ago, as well as evidence of a number of other early hominids.
China was the first region settled in East Asia and was undoubtedly the core of East Asian civilization from where other parts of East Asia were formed. The various other regions in East Asia were selective in the Chinese influences they adopted into their local customs.
Learn about the ancient history of East Asia: how farming, then Bronze-Age and later Iron-Age civilization spread.from China to neighbouring countries.
