Global Slide Show

Victoria H, Jackie S, and Matthew S.

Two parts of Southeast Asia1. Mainland Peninsula

Khmer Empire is main power The capital is Angkor The Khmer Empire produced 3 times the amount of rice crops.

Funan dominated sea trade between India and China.o Irrigations and waterways were used

Victoria Holcomb

Victoria

The five great rivers flow from north to The five great rivers flow from north to the sea.the sea.

Funan dominated sea trade between Funan dominated sea trade between India and China.India and China.

During the Khmer Empire, Angkor wat During the Khmer Empire, Angkor wat was the architectural achievement that was the architectural achievement that was used as a temple dedicated to was used as a temple dedicated to VishnuVishnu

Chinese ideas and culture spread Chinese ideas and culture spread through culture and migration through culture and migration

Victoria

oDynasty called Sailendra ruled an agriculture kingdom on an island called Java.

oLeft behind the Buddhist temple, at Borobudur. Built in 800

oLarge Indian influence

oFell under powerful island empire of Srivijaya. Started by taxing trade. o Palembang Became center of Buddhist learning, so Chinese monks wouldn’t have to go all the way to

India.

Jackie

Least influenced by India, due to the Chinese domination.

Around 100 B.C. the Han dynasty took over Vietnam. Remained under Chinese control for 1000 years.

In 939 Vietnam became an independent kingdom

Took Buddhism from Chinese. Still kept there own culture identity. Vietnamese women had more freedom for example

They create the capital on the Red River delta called Hanoi

Mongol tries to conquer Vietnam three times but each time had to withdraw.

Jackie

First state created by hero Tan’ gun. Stories tell of him coming from the royal Shang dynasty

These two stories describe Korea. Some ideas came from the Chinese.

Korea is located on peninsula that juts out toward Japan. Climate is hot in the summer and very cold in the winter. Very mountainous Only a limited amount of area can be used for farming.

o Because of sea and mountains, Korea isolated themselves from other civilizations.

Jackie

Confucianism and Taoism traded places with Buddhism.

Mongolian rulers of China found in Buddhism a great opportunity to demolish the old order and establish a new one.

Between the 6th Century AD and 10th Century AD, the process of degeneration also began.

Buddhist monasteries turned to serious business and indulged in farming, trade and money lending.

Buddhism was spread throughout South East Asia through trading with China. They took political power and took tributes from local

rulers.

Jackie Steiner

In early Korea, different clans controlled different parts In early Korea, different clans controlled different parts of the country. The Han later gained control of most of of the country. The Han later gained control of most of the country.the country.

The Koreans adopted Buddhism, Confucianism and a The Koreans adopted Buddhism, Confucianism and a centralized government from the Chinese.centralized government from the Chinese.

Federations formed and created three rival tribes. The Federations formed and created three rival tribes. The Silla, defeated the other two and gained control of the Silla, defeated the other two and gained control of the whole Korean peninsula.whole Korean peninsula.

Under Silla rule, Buddhist monasteries were built.Under Silla rule, Buddhist monasteries were built.

The writing system they created was suitable for writing The writing system they created was suitable for writing Korean phonetically while still using Chinese characters.Korean phonetically while still using Chinese characters.

Matthew

THE KORYU DYNASTY A rebel officer named Wang Kon gained control of Korea in

935 and started the Koryu Dynasty. Adopted the Chinese central government, but did not provide the

social mobility for Koreans as it did for the Chinese.

Koryu was divided between aristocracy and the rest of the population, slaves, commoners and the military.

High positions were offered to nobles’ sons and became hereditary. This spurred many rebellions.

The Koryu Dynasty remained in power until 1231 when the Mongols attacked. This lasted until the fall of the Mongol empire in the 1350s.

Oppression and taxes rose and in 1392, a group of scholar-officials and military leaders overthrew the Koryu Dynasty and created the Choson Dynasty.

Matthew

KORYU CULTUREKORYU CULTURE

Korean artists produced celadon pottery, known for its milky-green glaze.

Writers and scholars made fine pottery and wrote the first national history of Korea.

Korean artisans produced one of the biggest treasures in Buddhism. the canon of Buddhist scriptures,

destroyed by the Mongols, it spurred the re-creation of this set of blocks.

Matthew

The Koreans Buddhist monasteries produced The Koreans Buddhist monasteries produced elegant stone and many bronze sculptures.elegant stone and many bronze sculptures.

Koryu is an abbreviation of Koguryo and is the Koryu is an abbreviation of Koguryo and is the origin of the modern name Korea. origin of the modern name Korea.

The wealthy nobles would build their land The wealthy nobles would build their land holdings into huge estates, leaving other groups holdings into huge estates, leaving other groups to scrape by with little.to scrape by with little.

Korean artists were inspired by Song porcelain Korean artists were inspired by Song porcelain artists.artists.

The secret recipe for celadon disappeared The secret recipe for celadon disappeared during the Mongol occupation.during the Mongol occupation.

The wooden blocks for the Buddhist scripture The wooden blocks for the Buddhist scripture were under construction for 60 years.were under construction for 60 years.

Matthew S.

THANK YOU FOR TAKING YOUR TIME TO EXPERIENCE THE

WONDERS OF SOUTH ASIA! HAVE A JOYFUL DAY!

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