1.  History and Culture of Southeast Asia

2. Early Civilization  Most advanced: Khmer  Controlled a large empire in Cambodia  Angkor Wat- Huge temple complex

4. Early Civilization  1200s Thai settled the area  Buddhism replaced Hinduism

5. Colonial Rule and Independence  1521-Magellen claimed Philippines for Spain

7. Colonial Rule and Independence  1600s and 1700s- Dutch gained control of trade

8. Colonial Rule and Independence  1800s- British and French set up colonies

9. Colonial Rule and Independence  1898-United States won Philippines from Spain  By 1970 most of Southeast was free from colonial rule

10. Modern History  Domino Theory- if one country fell to communism, other countries nearby would likely follow like falling dominoes  Vietnam War

12. War

13. Modern History  Civil war in Laos  Fighting in Cambodia and until mid 1990s

14. People and Languages  Many ethnic groups  More than 300 ethnic groups in Indonesia  Many Languages  Native languages, Chinese, and European languages

15. Religions  Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, and Islam  Buddhism is the most common on the mainland  Indonesia has more Muslims than any other country

16. Buddha

17. Customs  Religion shapes life  Traditional dance and music  Traditional clothing