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Southeast Asia in the Era of the Spice Trade

Southeast Asia in the Era of the Spice Trade. Chapter 6, Section 3. Mainland vs Coastal States. Mainland Thailand, Burma, Vietnam, Khmer Relatively stable region Mountains prevented outside interference and influence Coastal Malay Peninsula, Indonesian Archipelago, Moluccas (Melaka)

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Southeast Asia in the Era of the Spice Trade

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  1. Southeast Asia in the Era of the Spice Trade Chapter 6, Section 3

  2. Mainland vs Coastal States • Mainland • Thailand, Burma, Vietnam, Khmer • Relatively stable region • Mountains prevented outside interference and influence • Coastal • Malay Peninsula, Indonesian Archipelago, Moluccas (Melaka) • _________merchants begin trading and influencing religion, building new states • Rapid growth of spice trade meant more money

  3. Arrival of Europeans • Early 1500s _________take over spice trade from Muslims in coastal regions • Shipping by boat makes them more powerful than Muslim counterparts • Able to carry more, higher demand for spices in Europe • Not powerful enough to control area and impose authority

  4. Dutch Take Control • Dutch and _______were better financed and had more military support than Portuguese • Early 1600s Dutch seized a Portuguese fort in Moluccas and began pushing them out of spice trade • Also pushed ______out • Imposed political and military control over region • Separated spice growth by __________

  5. Mainland States Resist • Less contact due to ___________ terrain and other natural borders • When faced with European missionaries and traders, states united and drove them out • Had already begun to define themselves as distinct entities • Controlled by monarchies that did not want intervention from outside world

  6. Dutch and English Impact • Mainland • Not very much of an impact • Coastal • States are victims of their own resources (_________) • Had less political unity and could not come together to address Europeans

  7. Religious and Political Systems • Christianity and Islam do not spread through _______ states…more success found along coast • __________ – Buddhism • ________ – Islam and Christianity • Four styles of monarchy begin to emerge

  8. Types of Monarchy • __________ Kings • Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia • King seen as a link between humans and the universe • _________ Kings • Kings maintained balance between sacred and material world • Also a link between humans and the universe

  9. Types of Monarchy cont’d • ________ Sultans • Viewed as a mortal, but with special powers • Protector of the faith • Staffed his __________, or appointed government officials, with aristocrats • __________ Emperors • Ruled by the teachings of Confucius • Was appointed by the Heavens to be the link between Heaven and Earth

  10. Exit Slip • What factors helped Europeans influence and control the coastal areas of Southeast Asia? • What factors prevented European influence of the mainland areas of Southeast Asia? • Why were the Portuguese able to take control of the spice trade from the Muslims? • Why were the Dutch able to take control of the spice trade from the Portuguese and English? • What religions were found in the coastal areas of Southeast Asia? What was found in the mainland areas?

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