World History Topic 9.6

Mainland Southeast Asia is separated from India and China by

• mountains and high plateaus.

• deep lakes.

• river valleys.

• large volcanoes.

In the history of Southeast Asia, which best describes the condition of women there compared to women in the rest of Asia?

• They had no money of their own and belonged to their parents or husband.

• They could inherit money and status from their father.

• They could inherit from their mother through matrilineal descent.

• They were not allowed to take part in trade or allowed to learn other languages.

Indians spread their culture through Southeast Asia by

• settling into port cities and marrying into influential families.

• sending armies into Southeast Asia.

• forcing countries to become tribute states.

• founding large cities in the region.

The Pagan kingdom strengthened Buddhism in the Irrawaddy Valley by building

• stable trade networks operated by Arab merchants.

• stupas, magnificent dome-shaped shrines.

• a great temple called Angkor Wat.

• a government bureaucracy based on Chinese ideas.

Which best describes the foreign influences on Vietnam?

• The civil service system, the language of the upper classes, and the form of Buddhism were Chinese.

• The civil service system, the language of the upper classes, and the form of Buddhism were Indian.

• The civil service system was based on China's, while the form of Buddhism was Indian.

• The dominant Hindu religion was from India, while the civil service and language was Chinese.