Asian Cultural Traditions Chapter 1: Asia as cultured place The chapter commences with provision of physical map of Asia and touches three main countries and that is India, china and japan. China is thought to be largest but when compared to the India, it is small land on the periphery of Jambu. Japan on the other hand is a central land in the ocean. The region is very rich in terms of culture and has both sacred and political cultural meaning and as per description of Chikafusa play the central importance. The author also illustrate in detail how the country or the continents were formed from a disaster caused by slow motion collision of India and Eurasia. It is quite clear that the formation of these countries was a result of natural disasters which separated them. The Collison altered landforms through compressing and distorting earth crust. There are authorities in charge and people are practices farming and livestock keeping as they engaged in trade and they experienced conflict especially in boundary areas. Several concepts also emerges out of this landforms and they include Rivers These regions cannot be defined effectively without looking at the water bodies. One of them are rivers which are said to have one source. The great collision divides china into region and that is north and south china where two rivers which are Huanghe and Yangzi. North China is known for winter, wheat production and people struggling with life through powdery soil. South China on the other hand, has enough rainfall, green land, full of bamboo, water buffalo, tea and rice. River Huanghe or the yellow river seems to be a problematic to the people instead of benefitting them and the main problem is that the river breaks its bank and farmers are affected by the floods. It has been the duty of the government to construct dikes that will prevent flood from reaching the farmers. Yangzi on the other hand is a blessing to the country since it has commercial benefits and it has contributed to development of the major cities like shanghai. These two rivers only flowed from west to east and rulers decided to create rivers that world flow from north to south of china for more economic benefits especially in growing rice. Apart from economic benefit, the rivers have cultural impact and Hindus for instance do not only bath in river Ganges for dirt purposes but also cleanse their sins in the holy water. The Outer Ring of Islands In the southeast of Asia, there are group of islands which make up the Philippines and Indonesia. All these islands emerge due to volcanism taking place and split the land although thousands of people lose their lives. At the end, several islands are formed and they include Singapore, Malaysia, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Bali and others. The only benefit of these volcano eruptions is fertile soils which attracts people to settle for agriculture purposes. Before looking at the life of people in the region, the author discusses another imp ...

1. Asian Cultural Traditions
Chapter 1: Asia as cultured place
The chapter commences with provision of physical map of Asia
and touches three main countries and that is India, china and
japan. China is thought to be largest but when compared to the
India, it is small land on the periphery of Jambu. Japan on the
other hand is a central land in the ocean.
The region is very rich in terms of culture and has both sacred
and political cultural meaning and as per description of
Chikafusa play the central importance.
The author also illustrate in detail how the country or the
continents were formed from a disaster caused by slow motion
collision of India and Eurasia.
It is quite clear that the formation of these countries was a
result of natural disasters which separated them. The Collison
altered landforms through compressing and distorting earth
crust.
There are authorities in charge and people are practices farming
and livestock keeping as they engaged in trade and they
experienced conflict especially in boundary areas. Several
concepts also emerges out of this landforms and they include
Rivers
These regions cannot be defined effectively without looking at
the water bodies. One of them are rivers which are said to have
one source.
The great collision divides china into region and that is north
and south china where two rivers which are Huanghe and
Yangzi. North China is known for winter, wheat production and
people struggling with life through powdery soil.
South China on the other hand, has enough rainfall, green land,
full of bamboo, water buffalo, tea and rice.
River Huanghe or the yellow river seems to be a problematic to
the people instead of benefitting them and the main problem is
that the river breaks its bank and farmers are affected by the

2. floods. It has been the duty of the government to construct dikes
that will prevent flood from reaching the farmers.
Yangzi on the other hand is a blessing to the country since it
has commercial benefits and it has contributed to development
of the major cities like shanghai.
These two rivers only flowed from west to east and rulers
decided to create rivers that world flow from north to south of
china for more economic benefits especially in growing rice.
Apart from economic benefit, the rivers have cultural impact
and Hindus for instance do not only bath in river Ganges for
dirt purposes but also cleanse their sins in the holy water.
The Outer Ring of Islands
In the southeast of Asia, there are group of islands which make
up the Philippines and Indonesia. All these islands emerge due
to volcanism taking place and split the land although thousands
of people lose their lives.
At the end, several islands are formed and they include
Singapore, Malaysia, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Bali and others.
The only benefit of these volcano eruptions is fertile soils
which attracts people to settle for agriculture purposes.
Before looking at the life of people in the region, the author
discusses another important geographical site and that is
monsoons.
Monsoon Asia and Rice Adaptations
The region experiences monsoon in the mid of winter where the
sun is far from the south of tropic of Capricorn. The Tibetan
plateau blocks the warm southern oceans from moderating the
frostiness.
There high pressure in the region which pushes the cold air
eastward and goes to the north china and south Himalayas.
When the sun starts moving northwards, the vice versa takes
place.
The area experiences monsoons because the land heat faster
compared to Indian Ocean.
The presence of monsoon is not only celebrated to appoint of
attracting visitors but also significant period for farmers who

3. have prepared their paddy land and it get water essential for
growth of rice.
Rice, Dry and Wet
The monsoon Asia is mainly for rice and the crop covers a third
of the cultivated area.
The area also experiences longer dry and weaker wet season
hence making the place good for growing grains like wheat and
sorghum. In the west there is wheat while east has rice.
Origins of Rice Cultivation
The rice is associated with monsoon of Asia.
The Asia rice originates from a single species known as Oryza
sativa and there exist over 120000 species of rice in the region.
Rice does well in adaptable hot, wet, waterlogged regions and
these are common in the monsoon Asia.
Two Rice Cultures
Since the domestication of rice begun, its cultivation has
diverged into two main patterns and that is dry rice cultivation
and wet-rice cultivation.
There are two rice ecosystem which corresponds with two types
of societal complexity.
Prestate people lives in the upland environments while the state
people live in the fertile riverine regions.
Rice and the Green Revolution
Green revolution scientists tend to believe that application of
technology technique is the only means of getting high yield
from the agriculture.
However the farmers in the region have depending on the ritual
system when it comes to farming.
The family-owned paddies are locked in system which involves
involvement of temple congregations and irrigation and for
thousands of years that how farmers have been accessing high
yields.
Although the green revolution technology could harness and
leads to more yield, the traditional practices of Asian people
depending on their religious believe cannot be undermined since
it has been practised for centuries.

4. Asian Cultural Traditions
Chapter 1: Asia as cultured place
The chapter commences with provision of physical map of Asia
and touches three main countries and that is India, china and
japan. China is thought to be largest but when compared to the
India, it is small land on the periphery of Jambu. Japan on the
other hand is a central land in the ocean.
The region is very rich in terms of culture and has both sacred
and political cultural meaning and as per description of
Chikafusa play the central importance.
The author also illustrate in detail how the country or the
continents were formed from a disaster caused by slow motion
collision of India and Eurasia.
It is quite clear that the formation of these countries was a
result of natural disasters which separated them. The Collison
altered landforms through compressing and distorting earth
crust.
There are authorities in charge and people are practices farming
and livestock keeping as they engaged in trade and they
experienced conflict especially in boundary areas. Several
concepts also emerges out of this landforms and they include
Rivers
These regions cannot be defined effectively without looking at
the water bodies. One of them are rivers which are said to have
one source.
The great collision divides china into region and that is north
and south china where two rivers which are Huanghe and
Yangzi. North China is known for winter, wheat production and
people struggling with life through powdery soil.
South China on the other hand, has enough rainfall, green land,
full of bamboo, water buffalo, tea and rice.
River Huanghe or the yellow river seems to be a problematic to
the people instead of benefitting them and the main problem is
that the river breaks its bank and farmers are affected by the
floods. It has been the duty of the government to construct dikes

5. that will prevent flood from reaching the farmers.
Yangzi on the other hand is a blessing to the country since it
has commercial benefits and it has contributed to development
of the major cities like shanghai.
These two rivers only flowed from west to east and rulers
decided to create rivers that world flow from north to south of
china for more economic benefits especially in growing rice.
Apart from economic benefit, the rivers have cultural impact
and Hindus for instance do not only bath in river Ganges for
dirt purposes but also cleanse their sins in the holy water.
The Outer Ring of Islands
In the southeast of Asia, there are group of islands which make
up the Philippines and Indonesia. All these islands emerge due
to volcanism taking place and split the land although thousands
of people lose their lives.
At the end, several islands are formed and they include
Singapore, Malaysia, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Bali and others.
The only benefit of these volcano eruptions is fertile soils
which attracts people to settle for agriculture purposes.
Before looking at the life of people in the region, the author
discusses another important geographical site and that is
monsoons.
Monsoon Asia and Rice Adaptations
The region experiences monsoon in the mid of winter where the
sun is far from the south of tropic of Capricorn. The Tibetan
plateau blocks the warm southern oceans from moderating the
frostiness.
There high pressure in the region which pushes the cold air
eastward and goes to the north china and south Himalayas.
When the sun starts moving northwards, the vice versa takes
place.
The area experiences monsoons because the land heat faster
compared to Indian Ocean.
The presence of monsoon is not only celebrated to appoint of
attracting visitors but also significant period for farmers who
have prepared their paddy land and it get water essential for

6. growth of rice.
Rice, Dry and Wet
The monsoon Asia is mainly for rice and the crop covers a third
of the cultivated area.
The area also experiences longer dry and weaker wet season
hence making the place good for growing grains like wheat and
sorghum. In the west there is wheat while east has rice.
Origins of Rice Cultivation
The rice is associated with monsoon of Asia.
The Asia rice originates from a single species known as Oryza
sativa and there exist over 120000 species of rice in the region.
Rice does well in adaptable hot, wet, waterlogged regions and
these are common in the monsoon Asia.
Two Rice Cultures
Since the domestication of rice begun, its cultivation has
diverged into two main patterns and that is dry rice cultivation
and wet-rice cultivation.
There are two rice ecosystem which corresponds with two types
of societal complexity.
Prestate people lives in the upland environments while the state
people live in the fertile riverine regions.
Rice and the Green Revolution
Green revolution scientists tend to believe that application of
technology technique is the only means of getting high yield
from the agriculture.
However the farmers in the region have depending on the ritual
system when it comes to farming.
The family-owned paddies are locked in system which involves
involvement of temple congregations and irrigation and for
thousands of years that how farmers have been accessing high
yields.
Although the green revolution technology could harness and
leads to more yield, the traditional practices of Asian people
depending on their religious believe cannot be undermined since
it has been practised for centuries.

7. Chapter 2: TONGUES, TEXTS, AND SCRIPTS
Asian has incredible diversity and existence of more than 2000
different languages is the most visible evidence.
Language is known for creating communities via mutual
ineligibility as well as divide people through language boarders.
Language can really create division among people and some
think their language is better than others and should be
embraced by all.
People speaking the same language practices the same culture
and it is a sense of identity
China is a country of linguistic diversity. To avoid division, the
country has termed languages as dialect of Chinese although
many of them are not.
People study the language so that they can converse with others
Asia language diversity to a large extent is not chaotic.
The study of language families often uncover startling
connections and the historical linguistics is a primary tool of
prehistorical research.
Voices from the past
Making family connections: the Indo-Europeans
According to European scholars languages shares some
similarities and a good example are English, German and French
and the assumption is because these languages had shared words
as well as construction from each other.
Languages are also known for borrowing words extravagantly.
When French invaded English, thousands of French words were
introduced to English.
Additionally when Hinduism and Buddhism spread south Asia,
it absorbed thousands of Chinese and Japanese words.
It is essential to note that there some words that do not change
and pronouns are one of these words and such words are known
as core vocabulary.
Pro-Indo-European language is said to be used 5000 years since
it is documented and many researchers have effectively studies
the language.
The Indo-European people are said to have moved westward and

8. southeast where they encountered the Indians, Iran and Turkish
people. Those that move to India are said to have interfered
with Indian civilization and their Sanskrit language spread
across the region and it is used even today.
East Asian homelands
The reconstruction of Indo-European language family has led
linguistics in east and Southeast Asia.
However, the family members do not just accept the language.
The minute linguists present the language to them, they want to
know where language was used and how it spread to a point of
knowing it.
The region where China has many dialect, have their greatest
diversity. Moreover, Chinese southern china has four additional
language families and they include Miao-Yao, Tai-Kadai,
Tibeto-Burman and Austroasiatic.
Austroasiatic
It is a family that has over 150 languages- it involves
Vietnamese ad Khemer
They had widespread in the region
Through reconstructed vocabulary, there is evidence of attesting
the rice agriculture knowledge.
Texts
“You Are Hurting My Language”
The linguist Becker describes his first lesson in writing
Burmese at the beginning of 3 years of study with a U San
Htwe. Htwe writes Burmese script and Becker writes in English
and insisted it has makes no difference but Htwe indicates there
is difference and Becker is hurting his language.
The Search for Sacred Texts
The script with sacred words were invented only twice in Asia
while all others are adapted from them.
The sacred texts were able to spread across the region because
the priests carried them and served the kings as well as
religious communities far from their homes.
The translation of Sanskrit into Chinese was tedious. Therefore
many Chinese did not pay attention to the language.

9. Xuanzang was one of most crucial early text gatherers in
Chinese pilgrims and he grew in chaos due to fall of Sui
dynasty in 618.
The book he was studying only contained military text as well
as incomplete and he complained about the issue.
In India, he found Indian technique of bookmaking remarkable
and Indians wrote on the palm leaves as they stung the leaves
together on a string.
Scripts
South Asian Scripts
Two prominent families of scripts which dominate in Asia are
based on principle differences from the Roman alphabet used.
The alphabet utilized for writing English is phonetic
theoretically and there is graph for every sound for both
constants as well as vowels.
There are actual sound of spoken English and the 26 graphs
available for writing.
The Burma language focuses on the syllable and consonants are
primary syllable.
Speech is made of many consonants modified by vowels.
When writing a speech, one has to write consonants and puts
makes in front, back, above and below to indicate vowels.
Written Chinese
Written Chinese on the other hand involved has always been
associated with civilization and for one to be termed as
civilized, he or she must know to write.
Chinese have been developing scripts since 14th century.
The ancient Chinese communicated with their ancestors and
sporadically used shadowy deity known as shangdi.
Chinese language mostly involve use of logographic where
every graph represents a word and each word is a single
syllable.
The language is quite rich and contain thousands of simple
graphs. However, writing system cannot fully rely on graphs
alone and the language begun adapting words which were
picturable in order to make more words that have similar sound.

10. Asian Cultural Traditions
Chapter 1: Asia as cultured place
The chapter commences with provision of physical map of Asia
and touches three main countries and that is India, china and
japan. China is thought to be largest but when compared to the
India, it is small land on the periphery of Jambu. Japan on the
other hand is a central land in the ocean.
The region is very rich in terms of culture and has both sacred
and political cultural meaning and as per description of
Chikafusa play the central importance.
The author also illustrate in detail how the country or the
continents were formed from a disaster caused by slow motion
collision of India and Eurasia.
It is quite clear that the formation of these countries was a
result of natural disasters which separated them. The Collison
altered landforms through compressing and distorting earth
crust.
There are authorities in charge and people are practices farming
and livestock keeping as they engaged in trade and they
experienced conflict especially in boundary areas. Several
concepts also emerges out of this landforms and they include
Rivers
These regions cannot be defined effectively without looking at
the water bodies. One of them are rivers which are said to have
one source.
The great collision divides china into region and that is north
and south china where two rivers which are Huanghe and
Yangzi. North China is known for winter, wheat production and
people struggling with life through powdery soil.
South China on the other hand, has enough rainfall, green land,
full of bamboo, water buffalo, tea and rice.
River Huanghe or the yellow river seems to be a problematic to
the people instead of benefitting them and the main problem is
that the river breaks its bank and farmers are affected by the

11. floods. It has been the duty of the government to construct dikes
that will prevent flood from reaching the farmers.
Yangzi on the other hand is a blessing to the country since it
has commercial benefits and it has contributed to development
of the major cities like shanghai.
These two rivers only flowed from west to east and rulers
decided to create rivers that world flow from north to south of
china for more economic benefits especially in growing rice.
Apart from economic benefit, the rivers have cultural impact
and Hindus for instance do not only bath in river Ganges for
dirt purposes but also cleanse their sins in the holy water.
The Outer Ring of Islands
In the southeast of Asia, there are group of islands which make
up the Philippines and Indonesia. All these islands emerge due
to volcanism taking place and split the land although thousands
of people lose their lives.
At the end, several islands are formed and they include
Singapore, Malaysia, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Bali and others.
The only benefit of these volcano eruptions is fertile soils
which attracts people to settle for agriculture purposes.
Before looking at the life of people in the region, the author
discusses another important geographical site and that is
monsoons.
Monsoon Asia and Rice Adaptations
The region experiences monsoon in the mid of winter where the
sun is far from the south of tropic of Capricorn. The Tibetan
plateau blocks the warm southern oceans from moderating the
frostiness.
There high pressure in the region which pushes the cold air
eastward and goes to the north china and south Himalayas.
When the sun starts moving northwards, the vice versa takes
place.
The area experiences monsoons because the land heat faster
compared to Indian Ocean.
The presence of monsoon is not only celebrated to appoint of
attracting visitors but also significant period for farmers who

12. have prepared their paddy land and it get water essential for
growth of rice.
Rice, Dry and Wet
The monsoon Asia is mainly for rice and the crop covers a third
of the cultivated area.
The area also experiences longer dry and weaker wet season
hence making the place good for growing grains like wheat and
sorghum. In the west there is wheat while east has rice.
Origins of Rice Cultivation
The rice is associated with monsoon of Asia.
The Asia rice originates from a single species known as Oryza
sativa and there exist over 120000 species of rice in the region.
Rice does well in adaptable hot, wet, waterlogged regions and
these are common in the monsoon Asia.
Two Rice Cultures
Since the domestication of rice begun, its cultivation has
diverged into two main patterns and that is dry rice cultivation
and wet-rice cultivation.
There are two rice ecosystem which corresponds with two types
of societal complexity.
Prestate people lives in the upland environments while the state
people live in the fertile riverine regions.
Rice and the Green Revolution
Green revolution scientists tend to believe that application of
technology technique is the only means of getting high yield
from the agriculture.
However the farmers in the region have depending on the ritual
system when it comes to farming.
The family-owned paddies are locked in system which involves
involvement of temple congregations and irrigation and for
thousands of years that how farmers have been accessing high
yields.
Although the green revolution technology could harness and
leads to more yield, the traditional practices of Asian people
depending on their religious believe cannot be undermined since
it has been practised for centuries.