Chapter 2 Social Environment Asia is the world’s largest and most continent, with many races Its total of 4 billion people account 60% of world population. God has Asia to be the cradle of mankind, ition and religion. Christians believe ia is the birthplace of Jesus Christ the emer, King of Kings and Lord of Lords. For two millennia, Asia dominated the and determined the course of world But from the 15th to 20th centuries, West overtook it, and even colonized Wow, at the Third Millennium, Asia is fing the center stage on world affairs Hence, it is important that we know ‘enderstand what being an Asian means ‘what Asian society is about. Apart imparting the value of being an Asian, ‘shall also study character traits that fiate Easterners from Westerners.