1. Where in the World Wednesday? Turn in the Natural Disaster reading ??s
What is this?
Where is it located?
What culture is responsible for building it?
What is it used for?

2. Where in the World Wednesday?
Angkor Wat – “Temple City”
Siem Reap Province, Cambodia
Hindu Khmer
Established by a Hindu King in the 12th Century, switched to a Theravada Buddhist temple in the 1400s

3. Southeast Asia
History

4. Early History of Southeast Asia
Independent states influenced by China and India
Spread of Hinduism and Buddhism through trade routes from China
Introduction of Islam in the 1300s by Indian Muslims

5. Colonization
Europeans entered the region in 1500s in search of spices and precious metals
All Southeast Asian nations colonized except Siam (today- Thailand)

6. Independence Movements
Nationalism led to decolonization
1954 Vietnam defeated French forces to free the Indochinese peninsula
Spread of communism during Cold War

7. Political Systems Today
Monarchy- in Brunei known as sultanate
Democracy
In Cambodia, Thailand, and Malaysia they have a constitutional monarchy where the people vote
Singapore has a parliamentary republic
Philippines is a republic
Totalitarian
Laos is a communist state

8. Economies of SE Asia Mix of different economy types throughout region
Traditional Economies found mostly on the mainland
Subsistence agriculture
Market agriculture
Command economies in some nations
Economic growth focusing on manufacturing and services
Focus on ports