Indonesia-Early+Modern

CHART: CHARACTERISTICS OF A CIVILIZATION OR CULTURE NAME: PERIOD: __DATE:__ · **Leaders, Elites** · **State Structure** · **War** · **Diplomacy, Treaties** · **Courts, Laws** || Rajah Sang Nila Utama was the Prince of Srivijaya when the civilization began to collapse. Srivijaya was a Thalassocracy. It was an ocean society that was at war many times with invaders such as Japan and China. || · **Type of System** · **Technology, Industry** · **Trade, Commerce** · **Capital/Money** · **Types of Businesses** || They traded between the [|__Fujian__] kingdom of [|__Min__] and the [|__Guangdong__] kingdom of Nan Han. The Cholas often raided different islands of Srivijaya, often interrupting trade routes and oceanic maritime trade. || · **Holy Books** · **Beliefs, Teachings** · **Conversion** · **Sin/Salvation** · **Deities** || Hinduism and Buddhism were the major religions in the civilization. These religions were imported through trade with other societies. A large Vajrayana communities in Srivijaya attracted pilgrims and scholars from other parts of Asia as well. || · **Family** · **Gender Relations** · **Social Classes** · **Inequalities** · **Life Styles** || Islam and Buddhism heavily influenced the kingdom of Srivijaya through trade. This influence heavily affected daily life for the inhabitants of the surrounding islands. || · **Art, Music** · **Writing, Literature** · **Philosophy** · **Math & Science** · **Education** || Not enough is known about the Intellectuals and arts of Srivijaya because it was not worldly known until a Dutch traveler published an article in a Dutch newspaper about his travels to the islands. Not much else is known because very few primary sources exist about Srivijaya. || · **Location** · **Physical** · **Movement** · **Human/Environment** · **Region** || It was on the island of Sumatra and with territory stretching from Cambodia, Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, [|Java], [|Kalimantan] , and Sulawesi. The islands around had many gold veins and that made the land very valuable to foreign invaders. ||
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NOTES: CHART: CHARACTERISTICS OF A CIVILIZATION OR CULTURE NAME: PERIOD: __DATE:__ · **Leaders, Elites** · **State Structure** · **War** · **Diplomacy, Treaties** · **Courts, Laws** || ** Most of the islands and countries were dominated by Imperialist forces practicing indirect rule over the territories. Most countries tried to revolt to gain independence but mostly failed. Some dominating countries were England, Germany, and Japan. ** || · **Type of System** · **Technology, Industry** · **Trade, Commerce** · **Capital/Money** · **Types of Businesses** || ** This region was not very industrialized as it still relied on agriculture and maritime trade to be sufficient. They did not have a lot of technology and industrialization came much later. ** || · **Holy Books** · **Beliefs, Teachings** · **Conversion** · **Sin/Salvation** · **Deities** || ** The Religion in Southeast Asia is Islam, Buddhism, and Christianity. The Koran is the holy book of Islam, and the bible is the holy book of Christianity. Islam is the largest practiced religion with 40% of the population practicing Muslims. ** || · **Family** · **Gender Relations** · **Social Classes** · **Inequalities** · **Life Styles** || ** The children from families did not go to school. Instead they helped support the family by working in rice paddies or the fishing industry. Social Class was mostly divided between the immensely rich and the very poor. There was a very small middle class at the time. ** || · **Art, Music** · **Writing, Literature** · **Philosophy** · **Math & Science** · **Education** || ** Music is varied depending on cultural and ethnic divisions. Court and folk music is very popular. Movement of the hands and feet is very common in SE art. Hindu art was also dominant in some areas. ** · **Location** · **Physical** · **Movement** · **Human/Environment** · **Region** || ** It is divided into Mainland Southeast Asia, and maritime southeast Asia. Islands off the coast of China and India are also considered to be in SE Asia. Very warm and tropic, all around monsoonal. They faced massive deforestation in the time. ** ||
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