Human: Why did the author use the word ‘savage’ to describe the Bedouins in the book ‘Life in the Holy Land’? Assistant: 
The author was describing the Bedouins as “savages” because he was describing them as uncivilized. The Bedouins were considered uncivilized because they did not use modern technology like the Europeans did. The author was also describing the Bedouins as uncivilized because they were nomadic. Nomads do not live in permanent houses, they live in tents.