South Asia

grasslands of central Asia and they lived in moveable houses that they called yurts. The people knew little about mining and they didntdid not care anything about farming. But one person changed it all, this person change the way the Mongolians worked and his name Temuchin. Temuchin was born in 1167 on the Mongolian plains and in 1206 he won the leadership of the group and then was given the name Genghis Khan and he began to grow larger. The Mongols army swept across much of Asia, the Middle…

by military force. Even though between 1500 and 1800, the Europeans only had influences on the Americas, by the 1800s, the Europeans were strengthened not only in their military, but also in their economy due to them being imperialists in Africa and Asia. There were five motivations that led to imperialism, exploratory, political, ideological, religious, and economic. Even though there were some benefits that were brought to the colonized countries from imperialism, the negative effects were…

Redemption plays a major role in “The Kite Runner” written by Khaled Hosseini as the book is about how Amir redeems himself after horrible decisions as a kid. This is best demonstrated by how he tries to redeem himself after the rape of Hassan, the war in Afghanistan, and the fight between Amir and Assef. He makes the book very violent by creating a number of violent actions that leads to other violent acts. Hosseini makes all of this violence to show the readers that violence is part of the…

A native culture concept that is unique to East Asian Cultures is Xiao (Filial Piety). Xiao is a Chinese ideology that originated from the teachings of Confucius and is still relevant today in East Asian Cultures (Laidlaw, Wang, Coelho & Power 2009). Xiao does not have a clear definition, because the term is fluid and changes over time. Although China is rapidly changing based on urbanization, the practice of Xiao still remains detrimental in Chinese households. A clear definition of Xiao is to…

Changes and Continuities Over The Indian Ocean Trade The Indian Ocean trade was efficient sea-based trade routes that brought not only various good but also ideas and cultural diversities. It dates back to as early as 2000 BCE and continued being used for centuries after. Indian ocean trade remained relatively peaceful, in spite of this the kingdoms and religions that dominated the region changed frequently. The kingdoms and people involved with the Indian Ocean trade changed frequently…

looking for more land and resource. Since they were going of to take more land, this could be considered exploration. A good example of conquest around 300 B.C.E was Alexander the Great. His army took over a huge part of the middle east and eastern asia (Page 127, Chapter 3). This conquest helped with the uniting of the empire, eventually leading to the rise of the Roman empire. While conquest was a big form of exploring around 500 B.C.E to 500 C.E, after that exploration was more overseas. A…

The oppression of women has been a problem in the Middle Eastern and Central Asian countries for many years, especially since the Taliban rule in 1996 and the Islamic Revolution in 1979. The women of Afghanistan face this oppression on a daily basis. Women in Afghanistan, facing oppression for many different reasons, are often mistreated due to their religion, education and family status. It is because of this oppression that women have not been able to put into action anti-oppression movements…

Extra credit response #1 Out of the list of movies that was available to watch, I chose “Embrace of the Serpent” out of complete curiosity. The movie was quite unique I would have to say. The plot was about an Indian man named Karamakate who was the last shaman that survived from his tribe. His mission was to travel two scientists to find a sacred plant called Yakruna. Both these missions occurred at two different periods in Karmakate’s life and both men were out to find it out of…

Turkish nomadic groups managed to take-over and control much of central Asia and settlements in Persia, Anatolian and India. The Turkish nomads managed to acclimatize their societal needs to the landscape, climate, and ecology of the arid lands before them. Though their lifestyle was void of many comforts the Turkish nomads managed to carve a niche out of the harsh landscape for themselves. Like most groups of people the Turkish people turned to their religion for comfort and protection. They…

Asian Story Theater The Asian Story Theater is located in my hometown of San Diego, California. The mission of the theater is to broaden multicultural awareness and understanding by dramatizing Asian and Pacific Island stories, arts, and themes for family audiences. The Asian Story Theater began in 1989, when they were dramatizing Chinese folk tales as a project sponsored by the San Diego Chinese Center. Their first production was The White Snake, presented at the Lyceum Space Theatre, and then…