Section+12-5+Kingdoms+of+Southeast+Asia+and+Korea

Section 12-5: Kingdoms of Southeast Asia and Korea

Khmer Empire- was for centuries the main power on the Southeast Asia mainland. Angkor Wat- one the wolds greatest architectural achievements, an extensive city and temple complex. Koryu Dynasty- a dynasty that replaced the Khmer that lasted for four and a half centuries.
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Khmer- rulers of southeast Asia for a while Koryu- ruler of Korea after conquering the Silla. Southeast china worshipped Buddha and also practice Hinduism.
 * Key People:**
 * Key Ideas/ Events:**

- southeast Asia includes current day Myanmar (Burma), Laos, Cambodia, Veitnam, Malaysia, Indonisia, Thailand, Singapore, Brunei and the Philippines.
 * Setting the Stage:**

- many acient civilizations left monuments of lasting beauty.
 * Kingdoms of Southeast Asia:**

- southeast Asia consists of two parts, Indichona which is the mainland and the isalnds - seas and straits are between the islands and five rivers flow between the land countries. - power I southeast Asia was a lot of times control over trade and harbors.
 * Geography of Southeast Asia:**

- Indian ships can to southeast Asia with missionaries ad soon kingdoms adapt to Hinduism and Buddhism religions. - Chinese culture would move southward by trade and tried to influence their politics.
 * Influence of India and China:**

- The Khmer empire ruled southeast Asia for a while but bow they rule Cambodia they got taken per by neighboring kingdoms. - The Khmer made elaborate irrigation ditched and help improve the rice cultivation. - The Khmer Ruler built elaborate buildings complexes.
 * The Khmer Empire:**

- powerful kingdoms also formed on the islands. Like Java that was rules by the Sailendra. They left behind the Buddhist temple at Borobudur. - the Sailendra dynasty fell to a powerful empire of Srivijaya.
 * Island Trading Kingdoms:**

- Veitnam fell under control of China. - Therefore Veitnam took in a lot of Asian culture. - changes made by the Ly influenced life in Veitnam even after they had little to no power.
 * Dai Viet:**

- legends say Korea was found by a man who's father was god and his mother was bear, but it's also been said that it wasfounded by a decedent of the Shang dynasty.
 * Korean Dynasties:**

- Korea is a pe insula that ha mountain terrain and has very hot summers and very cold winters.
 * Geography of Korea:**

- Korean truces gathered together and soon made three rival kingdoms. The kingdom of Silla conquered the other 2. - under Silla rule Buddhist miniseries were built they made a writing system that used Chinese characters.
 * Early History:**

- the Silla lost power that's when the Koryu rose to power. - they constructed their government after China's society was sharply divided. - the Mongolians came and opposed a threat and asked for 20,00 horses clothing for 1 million soldiers and many children and artisans for slaves. - scholar-officials and military leaders overthrew the Koryu and made the Choson (or Yi) Dynasty.
 * The Koryu Dynasty:**

- the Koryu was inspired by the Song to make pottery of celadon, they made large blacks of woods with all the Buddhists scriptures. They were destroyed by the Mongolians sadly.
 * Koryu Culture:**