History And History Of Southeast Asia

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Southeast Asia consists of a large Peninsula located south of China this region also has over twenty thousand islands scattered throughout the Pacific and India oceans. Most of these islands are volcanic and coral creations. This region is largely mountainous and covered with tropical forest. Formerly this area was called Indo-China but after World War II it was considered completely separate from China and India and the name Southeast Asia came into use. This province is made up of 11 countries Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, The Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam

Despite the fact that this region is composed of 11 singular country's most of its history is integrated. In its earliest historyEast Asia can be mostly grouped into two main kingdoms the agrarian who were mainly focused on agriculture and the maritime States who are dependent on sea trade. Throughout the years this region's trading system continuously developed creating trade routes with China and India. This later brought introduction of Hindu and Buddhist influence which eventually began to replace the aanimist religion. Buddhism still remains the predominant religion today. In the 16th century at the height of European exploration many countries begin to look at Asia in order to monopolize their trade as well as to bring Christianity to the country. Portugal was the first to begin colonization of the region but they were soon surpassed by Spain who began to colonize the Philippines among other Asian nations. The Dutch and English began colonization through their respective trading companies till most of Southeast Asia was overcome, only Thailand remained independent. In 1898 the Philippines began a revolution and declared themselves indepen...

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...on is extremely rich in culture and though similar each country is very unique. They have incorporated European , Chinese and Indian influence into their society which shows in their cuisine. This fusion has become popular across the world and is used in kitchens everywhere.

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