Asia
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Asia is the world's largest and most populated continent. Many major civilizations, including China, Japan, Korea and India - are located in Asia.
Etymology
It originally was just a name for the east bank of the Aegean Sea, an area known to the Hittites as Assuwa.
The deeper root of the etymology can only be guessed at. The following two possibilities have been suggested:
It could have originated from the Aegean root "Asis" which means "muddy and silty" as a description of the eastern shores of the Aegean Sea.
It could derive from the borrowed Semitic root "Asu", which means varyingly "rising" or "light", of course a directional referring to the sunrise, Asia thus meaning 'Eastern Land'.
Corporal punishment in Asia
Historically speaking, many forms of corporal punishment and torture come from Asia. Notably examples include the thousands of Chinese tortures, as well as the Murgha punishment, which originated in India. In modern times, much pornography has originated from Asia - most noticeably Japan, which is the world's 2nd largest produced, after the United States.
See also
- More information is available at [ Wikipedia:Asia ]
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