South Asia a short history by Hugh Tinker

5comments:
chapter3

1. Who in the world knew that only 25 men were allowed in an south Indian tribe!
2. I cannot believe that there wasn't any girl leaders in the tribes.
3. I think that it is very feminist that the women were still supposed to stay home and grow the crops all year round.
4. Aren't women just as equal as men I think so a women can do anything a man can do.
5. It angers me that there are mainly historical landmarks on the south Asian land of mainly men. 4questions
6. why were men treated with higher respect than the males?
7. Aren't the women worth more than just planting crops?
8. Why wouldn't they just give women a chance?
9. Did they want the women to feel inferior next to men?

3vocab words

1. terrorists- "premeditated, politically motivated violence perpetrated against noncombatant targets by ..."pg41
2. gallantly-in a gallant manner; "he gallantly offered to take her home"pg41
3. perpetually-everlastingly; for all time; "rays...streaming perpetually from the sun"- Stuart Chase .pg41

2literary terms

1. imagery: The women were dark brown skinned and most were pale with malnourished smiles.pg40
2. foreshadowing:"The women are to build and tend crops and look after children.(This states that the men and women were not equal at that time so there will be some rebellion.

1overview sentence:

The women were treated as if they were no good and not worthy to take on power like men.

South Asia a short history by Hugh Tinker

5comments:
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1. I think the new establishments are to improve the asian structure.
2. I would like to know how one person gets on a lnad and it becomes there own.
3. i don't understand why the women are separated in men tribes and they still mate.
4. Can you explain to me why the women are still treated unequally.
5. I do not agree with the men when they think women are more weak.

4questions:

1. What in the world is wrong with the tribes and knitiing?
2. How in the world can the new inhabitants adapt to the environment so quickly?
3. I wonder why the south asian tribe is superior to the leaders?
4. Why don't they new and old inhabitants work together?

3vocab wrds:

1. wominizer-a man who likes many women and has short sexual relationships with them .pg39
2. cultural-Many cultures use straight lines across the landscape.pg40
3. dependent-relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed; "dependent children"; "dependent on moisture".pg41

2literary terms:

1. imagery:"The woman were decorative with pale pink vases."pg36
2. forshadowing:The woman were actually going to be treated like nothing fom this quote'The woman are to be caretakers in the family."pg37

1overview sentence:

The new woman are to be caretakers and the men are the producers in the family.

South Asia a short history by Hugh Tinker

chapter2
5comments:

1. I think that the inhabitants to the northwest didn't have high metabolism.
2. I don't think that the U shape of the reservoir makes a difference on the irrigation.
3. Malaria is a deadly disease that is caused by an infectious mosquito bite.
4. I don't think that there is a difference between the dry zone and the central zone.
5. the crops that were grown there are mainly corn.

4 questions:

1. What crop did they make usually?
2. Were rice eaters ever different from wheat eaters work wise?
3. how were the crops to grow when the land was dry?
4. Is there way that they had to survive in order to have the Right nutrients and soils?

3 vocab words:

1. nomad-someone who does not lead a settled life but moves from place to place, usually seeking pasture for herds of grazing animals.pg37
2. Sparse-not dense; "a thin beard"; "trees were sparse"pg37
3. deforestation-
   The loss of forests due to over cutting of trees. One consequence of deforestation is soil erosion, which results in the loss of protective soil cover and the water-holding capacity of the soil.pg37
   

2 literary terms:

1. Simile: The ploughed crops as if their lives depended on it.pg39
2. foreshadowing:The land was so dry.(This immediately tells you that there crops are eventually going to dry out.)pg39

1overview:

1. The south Asians are believed to grow as many crops as possible to survive and glide to the suspense of a dry dead zone.

South Asia a short history by Hugh Tinker

5 comments:

chapter 1 pgs1-13

1. Idon't understand how the immigrants can get away with coming from place to place without being watched.
2. The greek epic Iliad was very meaningful.
3. I don't understand why the different tribes are based on appearence and language and not personality.
4. I wonder how well the punjab soil worked to fertilize crops.
5. It is amazing how not following a certain tribe can benefit on your suvival.

4Questions:

1. Did the name negrito come from Negro?
2. Why were the first asian people known as Negritos?
3. Where did the Mongoloid first begin their tribe?
4. Why were the Dravidians called dark skinned and the Indoaryans lightskinned... That sounds really racist to me.

3 vocabulary words:

1. precursors-One that precedes and indicates, suggests, or announces someone or something to come: Colonial opposition to unfair taxation by the British was a precursor of the Revolution.pg11
2. frontiers-An international border.pg12
3. hymns- in Greece, songs sung in honour of a god or hero.pg12

2literaryterms:

1. foreshadowing: "The winds were violent with current monsoons."(Telling that there will be violent climates in Southeast asia.)pg13
2. simile: "The tribes will come together and unite as one civilisation."pg12

1 overview: The tribes in south asia were very dominant in many cases and made people travel through the hard rock plains in the valleys and some modern people favored other tribes.