Asian Literature

It is the shortest form of Japanese poetry but most popular. It has seventeen- syllable poem in three lines of five, seven, and five syllables.

• Tanka

• Haiku

• Manyo Shu

• Noh

He was a great Indian poet and dramatist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1913 and was knighted by the British government in 1915.

• Kalidasa

• Shakuntala

• Rabindranath Tagore

• Bhasa

The roots of Indian Literature

• Vedas

• Vishnu

• Kalidasa

• Upanishads

Chinese civilization is known as "_______________________"

• The Red Dragon

• The Land of Prayer

• The Sleeping Dragon

• The Land of the Rising Sun

He was a well-known Chinese poet who represented the classical tradition in Chinese literature, politics, and morality.

• Confucius

• Li Po

• Po - Chu - I

• Li tai Po

The earliest people in India dating back to 3000 – 2500 B.C. Towards 2000 B.C.

• Dravidians

• Davidians

• Ramayana

• Mahabharata

The old language of India. The word means cultivated or perfected.

• Vishnu

• Sanskrit

• Vedic

• Aryan

The first great name in Indian drama

• Kalidasa

• Shakuntala

• Panchatantra

• Bhasa

Japan is known as "__________________"

• The Red Dragon

• The Sleeping Giant

• The Land of Prayer

• The Land of the Rising Sun

A Japanese drama where they use puppets that are beautifully made and lifelike in size.

• Noh

• Joruri

• Kabuki

• Manyo Shu