C 11 4 Civilizations of Southeast Asia Main
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C 11. 4 - Civilizations of Southeast Asia Main Idea The early civilizations of Southeast Asia were influenced by geography and the cultures of India and China Objectives • What factors influenced early civilizations in the region of Southeast Asia? • What early kingdoms and empires developed in Southeast Asia?
I. Influences on Southeast Asia India and China shaped SE Asia development; geography and trade were also important
I. Influences on Southeast Asia • SE Asia divided in two parts—mainland island • Mainland—modern nations of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, part of Malaysia • Island—Rest of Malaysia, Brunei, East Timor, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore
A. Geography • Valleys & river deltas were home to farming civilizations • Mountains limited contact • Islands - sources of food, travel, trade routes
B. Trade • Two important trade routes between India and China: Strait of Malacca, Sunda Strait • Control of these brought wealth, power
B. Trade • Monsoons, or seasonal winds, shaped trade
C. India and China India’s influence spread through trade and missionaries – religion, writing, government, etc.
C. India and China • Chinese influence spread by conquest, trade, migration • China controlled northern Vietnam at different times
II. Early Kingdoms and Empires
A. The Pagan Kingdom • AD 800 s, Burmans established kingdom of Pagan in Irrawaddy River valley • Anawrahta ruled 1044 -1077 & united much of what is now Myanmar • Pagan became a center of Buddhist learning
A. The Pagan Kingdom Anawrahta
A. The Pagan Kingdom Irrawaddy River valley Buddhist Stupas (shrines)
B. The Khmer Empire • Early 800 s - Khmer empire arose southeast of Pagan (in modern day Cambodia) • Reached height between 850 and 1250, controlled much of SE Asia mainland
B. The Khmer Empire
B. The Khmer Empire • Khmer Empire adopted Hindu & Buddhist beliefs • Capital city of Angkor symbolized shape of Hindu universe • Built huge temple complexes at Angkor Wat
Angkor Wat
C. Trading Kingdoms Several island kingdoms developed: • 750 to 850 - Kingdom of Sailendra on Java • 600 s to 1200 s - Srivijaya empire on Sumatra • Controlled sea trade through Malacca and Sunda straits
C. Trading Kingdoms
D. Vietnam • Vietnam was strongly influenced by China • 111 BC - Han dynasty conquered northern VN • China periodically ruled for next 1, 000 years
D. Vietnam • AD 39 - Sisters Trung Trac and Trung Nhi raised an army and drove out Chinese • Chinese regained control, but sisters are still heroes in VN today
D. Vietnam • Early 900 s, China’s Tang dynasty collapsed • 939 - Vietnamese established kingdom of Dai Viet in northern VN • Chinese tried but failed to re-conquer VN
D. Vietnam 1285: Mongols invaded, defeated by Dai Viet hero prince Tran Quoc Toan
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- Topic 3 review questions civilizations of asia answers
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- Countries in southeast asia
- Southeast asian urban model
- Ano ibig sabihin ng seato
- Insular southeast asia
- Chapter 27 section 5 imperialism in southeast asia
- Colonial rule in southeast asia
- Chapter 15 lesson 1 physical geography of north africa
- Southwest asia landforms
- Countries in southeast asia
- Chapter 11 section 5 imperialism in southeast asia
- Natural resources of asia
- Southeast asia 1450 to 1750
- Mon khmer
- Chartch
- Imperialism in southeast asia chapter 27 section 5
- Wallace's line
- Customs lawyers southeast asia
- Imperialism in southeast asia chapter 27 section 5
- Imperialism in southeast asia and the pacific
- Chapter 27 section 5 imperialism in southeast asia
- Weaving the web of an indian ocean world
- Southeast asian alphabets