Eastern world

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/eastern-world

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the geopolitical and cultural grouping?An umbrella term primarily encompassing Asia, often contrasted with the Western world
2. What does the term "Eastern world" include?It usually means Asia and sometimes parts of the Mediterranean and Arab world, but it can vary depending on context.
3. Why do people call the East "Orient"?The word comes from Latin meaning "east" and was used by Europeans to describe lands east of Europe.

Orientalism: A Western academic and artistic tradition that represents the East in a stereotyped and exotic manner.
Global South: A term used to refer to countries that are less developed economically, often located in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
Settler Colonialism: A form of colonialism where foreign settlers move to and establish permanent societies in a new territory.
Cultural Hybridity: The process of cultural mixing and adaptation that occurs when different cultures interact.