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Chapter 12 Section 5 Notes
I. Kingdoms of Southeast Asia
A. Modern countries in Southeast Asia
1. Myanmar ( Burma)
2. Laos
3. Cambodia
4. Vietnam
5. Malaysia
6. Indonesia
7. Thailand
8. Singapore
9. Brunei
10. Philippines
B. Geography of Southeast Asia
1. Mainland peninsula
2. Islands
C. Monsoons winds and tropical climate
D. Influence of India and China
1. Indian merchants used the monsoon winds to sail to
Southeast Asia
2. By the 1st century Hindu and Buddhist missionaries spread their
faiths into Southeast Asia
3. China spread it’s ideas through trade
E. The Khmer Empire 800- 1200
1. Started in Cambodia in the 800’s
2. Capital at Angkor Wat
a. Temple there covered one square mile
b. Dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu
F. Island Trading Kingdoms
1. Sailendra rue led an agricultural kingdom on the island of Java
G. Vietnam
1. Fell under influence of China by 100
2. Became and independent country in 939
3. Rulers of the Ly Dynasty 1000-1225
a. Capital at Hanoi on the Red River delta
II. Korean Dynasties
A. Founded by the hero Tan’gun
B. Influenced by the Chinese
C. Geography of Korea
1. Peninsula that juts out from the mainland near Japan
D. Early History
1. Family clans ruled in Korea
2. By 108 the Han Empire
a. Set up military government there
b. Centralized government
c. Confucianism
d. Buddhism
e. Writing
3. Silla clan gained control over the peninsula by 600
a. Buddhist monasteries
b. Elegant stone and bronze sculptures
E. The Koryu Dynasty 935 - 1392
1. By 935 Wang Kon and started the Koryu Dynasty
2. In 1231 the Mongols conquered Korea
3. In 1392 military leaders overthrew the Koryu Dynasty
and started the Choson Dynasty which ruled for 518