Presentation1 Southeast Asia

India’s ImpactIndia’s Impact Indian boats started coming to Southeast Indian boats started coming to Southeast

Asia by the 1st centaury A.D.Asia by the 1st centaury A.D.– Hindu and Buddhist missionaries started to Hindu and Buddhist missionaries started to

spread their faithsspread their faiths– Over time Indian ideas affected much of the Over time Indian ideas affected much of the

area’s culturearea’s culture Kingdoms started that followed Hinduism Kingdoms started that followed Hinduism

and Buddhismand Buddhism– They were modeled on Indian politics They were modeled on Indian politics – Southeast Asia borrowed many Hindu waysSoutheast Asia borrowed many Hindu ways– Poets wrote long poems in Sanskrit-India’s Poets wrote long poems in Sanskrit-India’s

ancient languageancient language– Built around 800 the Buddhist temple Built around 800 the Buddhist temple

Borobudur reflects strong Indian influenceBorobudur reflects strong Indian influence The temple is one of the world’s greatest The temple is one of the world’s greatest

architectural monumentsarchitectural monuments We can still see many of India’s influences We can still see many of India’s influences

in Southeast Asia todayin Southeast Asia today!!– India is reflected in their language, art and India is reflected in their language, art and

especially religionespecially religion

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China’s InfluencesChina’s Influences Chinese ideas also spread through Southeast AsiaChinese ideas also spread through Southeast Asia

– They spread south through means of migration and They spread south through means of migration and tradetrade

China had a strong political influence on Southeast China had a strong political influence on Southeast Asia and had strong cultural impactsAsia and had strong cultural impacts– Mainland Asia and ChinaMainland Asia and China

At times they directly ruled Southeast AsiaAt times they directly ruled Southeast Asia Other times ”taxed” or required tributes from local rulersOther times ”taxed” or required tributes from local rulers

– Vietnam and ChinaVietnam and China The people of Southeast Asia with the least influence from chinaThe people of Southeast Asia with the least influence from china They kept their own cultural identityThey kept their own cultural identity Yet did take many influences (like Buddhism) Yet did take many influences (like Buddhism)

– Korea and ChinaKorea and China Korean culture was impacted by china Korean culture was impacted by china They used aspects of Chinese culture to fit their needs They used aspects of Chinese culture to fit their needs

and lifestyleand lifestyle Korea took much ideas like centralized government, Korea took much ideas like centralized government,

religion (Confucianism and Buddhism), and writhing from religion (Confucianism and Buddhism), and writhing from ChinaChina

Koreans built Buddhist monasteries and the entire cannon Koreans built Buddhist monasteries and the entire cannon of Buddhist scriptures- one of the greatest treasures of of Buddhist scriptures- one of the greatest treasures of the Buddhist worldthe Buddhist world

Koreans also developed a writing system still using Koreans also developed a writing system still using Chinese charactersChinese characters

Korea’s Khoryu Dynasty modeled its centralized Korea’s Khoryu Dynasty modeled its centralized government and civil service examination after China’sgovernment and civil service examination after China’s

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