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Diverse Traditions of Southeast Asia
Geography of Southeast AsiaMainlandMyanmarThailandCambodiaLaosVietnamPart of Malaysia
IslandsIndonesiaSingaporeBruneiPhilippines
Trade Routes in the Southern SeasMONSOONS
Ships traveled northeast in summerShips traveled southwest in winterBetween seasons ships docked at ports
Early TraditionsDiverse ethnic groups speaking many
languages settled in Southeast Asia.Societies built around nuclear familiesFemale merchants took part in the Spice
TradeMatrilineal descentWomen could choose or divorce marriage
partners
Impact of IndiaIndians married into
influential familiesIndian families
exercised considerable power.
IslamIndians carried
Islam into the regionArab merchants
spread the new faith
PaganFertile rice-growing Irrawaddy Valley in
present-day Myanmar1044, King Anawrata united the regionBuddhism to Burman people1287 conqueror by Mongols
The Khmer EmpirePresent day Cambodia, Thailand, and
MalaysiaAdapted Indian writing, mathematics,
architecture, and artRulers were Hindus1100s, King Suryacarman II built the great
temple complex at Angkor Wat
SrivijayaControlled the Strait of MalaccaBlended Indian beliefs into their own forms of
worship, based on nature spirits
VietnamHeart of the country- Red River DeltaIrrigated fertile rice padisHad their own distinct cultureWomen often held positions of authority
Vietnam cont.Han armies conquered the regionAdopted the Chinese civil service system and
built a government bureaucracyLearned the Chinese language and read
Chinese charactersAdopted Mahayana beliefs from China
Vietnam cont.Trung Sisters (Trung Trac and Trung Nhi)Drove Chinese occupiers from the landBecame martyrs and heroes
