For this week, in preparation of class I actually made a study guide that corresponded with the questions asked on NDNU Asian Studies 2013
The study guide was an effective tool for me because I didn't know much about south east Asia, except for it's hot, and Thailand is there.
I learned that Myanmar and Burma are the same place. Thailand restaurants are called Little Siam sometimes because Siam was it's name until 1932.
Kinda funny because one of my favorite Thai Restaurants in San Jose is called "Siam"
The volcanoes on Java made the island fertile. I never thought of a volcano as a land cultivation technique, a natural one at that!
I always thought Thailand shared a lot of their design, dance, and other cultural aspects from India, but the book confirmed that for me.
I found the importance of trade to Southeast Asia really fascinating as well. Because of trade the Islamic traders were almost like missionaries spreading their religion into south east Asia.
The only thing that didn't transfer was the practice of “purdah” or women not being allowed to be seen by men outside of the family and to cover themselves completely while out of the house was not practiced in Southeast Asia. Mainly because the function of a woman in south east Asia is far more dominant than in other Asian countries.
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