Southernization Fishbowl: Discussion Questions
- What is meant by Southernization, in contrast to Westernization?
- What’s her thesis?
- What kinds of conclusions can you draw about Maylay sailors, given where they sailed and how?
- What goods and ideas first drove Southernization? Why do you think this was so?
- Do you think Southern accomplishments really laid the foundation for Western power?
- Given the article, do you think Arabs played an important role in Southernization?
- Do you think Southernization produced the achievement of Song and Tang Dynasty China?
- What do you think of the author’s characterization of the global South as “rich” in comparison with the “poor” north? How is this different from what we see today?
- Why is the global south poor today?
- Why did India produce so many huge accomplishments?
Southernization Fishbowl: Discussion Questions
- What is meant by Southernization, in contrast to Westernization?
- What’s her thesis?
- What kinds of conclusions can you draw about Maylay sailors, given where they sailed and how?
- What goods and ideas first drove Southernization? Why do you think this was so?
- Do you think Southern accomplishments really laid the foundation for Western power?
- Given the article, do you think Arabs played an important role in Southernization?
- Do you think Southernization produced the achievement of Song and Tang Dynasty China?
- What do you think of the author’s characterization of the global South as “rich” in comparison with the “poor” north? How is this different from what we see today?
- Why is the global south poor today?
- Why did India produce so many huge accomplishments?
Southernization Fishbowl: Discussion Questions
- What is meant by Southernization, in contrast to Westernization?
- What’s her thesis?
- What kinds of conclusions can you draw about Maylay sailors, given where they sailed and how?
- What goods and ideas first drove Southernization? Why do you think this was so?
- Do you think Southern accomplishments really laid the foundation for Western power?
- Given the article, do you think Arabs played an important role in Southernization?
- Do you think Southernization produced the achievement of Song and Tang Dynasty China?
- What do you think of the author’s characterization of the global South as “rich” in comparison with the “poor” north? How is this different from what we see today?
- Why is the global south poor today?
- Why did India produce so many huge accomplishments?