HIST 2B Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Cassava, Centrality, Narathihapate
26 Feb 2017
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The uplands have served as a shelter from expansionist states and their demand for. How has the existence of a large, sparsely populated upland region (zomia) affected the history of southeast asia? servile labor. What might the societies of zomia have in common with other societies? served as a refuge and resource for refugees, runaway slaves, rebels] In zomia and areas such as brazil"s sertao (interior), sparsely-settled, inaccessible areas. Monsoon season hinders movement: causes difficult of terrain. Irrigation works fed by perennial streams: extremely productive. Wet-rice cultivation requires dense population: maintain irrigation systems. Irrigation works built, maintained by kinship units, villages. States try to expand % of population in wet-rice cultivation: increase population to increase surplus. Zomia- remote land, uplander, land of the hill people. 200-300 to 4000 meters above sea level. Uplands from vietnam to tibet and india. Characteristics of zomia thick jungle, broken, mountainous terrain.
