Countries of Southeast Asia VietnamVietnam CambodiaCambodia LaosLaos Burma (Myanmar)Burma (Myanmar) ThailandThailand Malaysia Indonesia Singapore Brunei Philippines East Timor
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Co-mingling of religions Eastern religions BuddhismBuddhism ConfucianismConfucianism TaoismTaoism HinduismHinduism Islam Christianity
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Early trade centers FunanFunan –Southern Vietnam/Cambodia ChampaChampa –Modern Cambodia –Khmers (forest-dweller) SrivijayaSrivijaya –On modern Sumatra MalaccaMalacca
Early trade Spices (pepper, cinnamon, etc.)Spices (pepper, cinnamon, etc.) TeaTea TinTin CamphorCamphor
Bahasa Malay Orang Laut – “man of the water”Orang Laut – “man of the water” Orang Asli – “original man”Orang Asli – “original man” Orang Utan – “man of the trees”Orang Utan – “man of the trees”