Exploring Southeast Asia's History

Why is Southeast Asia referred to as "the Crossroads of the World"?

• Because it is located at the intersection of major land routes.

• Because it is located along important maritime trade routes.

• Because it is the birthplace of many world religions.

• Because it has the largest population in the world.

Which two countries began to exert a powerful influence on Southeast Asia in the middle of the second century B.C.?

• China and Japan

• India and Japan

• China and India

• India and Persia

What was the name of one of the first important trade-based states in Southeast Asia, established in the A.D. 100s?

• Srivijaya

• Funan

• Angkor

• Majapahit

Which empire arose on the island of Sumatra around the A.D. 600s and gained control of the Strait of Malacca?

• Khmer Empire

• Srivijaya

• Majapahit

• Funan

During which period did nearly all of Southeast Asia come under colonial rule?

• 1600s and 1700s

• 1700s and 1800s

• 1800s and early 1900s

• 1900s and 2000s

Which Southeast Asian country was not colonized by European powers?

• Vietnam

• Thailand (Siam)

• Philippines

• Indonesia

In what year did the Philippines gain independence?

• 1945

• 1946

• 1947

• 1948

Which country was the last to gain its independence in Southeast Asia, and in what year?

• East Timor, 2002

• Vietnam, 1975

• Cambodia, 1953

• Laos, 1954

What was the outcome of the Vietnam War?

• South Vietnam won with the help of the United States.

• North Vietnam won and unified the country.

• The war ended in a stalemate.

• Vietnam was divided into three separate countries.

Which two countries spread their culture, Hinduism, and Buddhism into Southeast Asia along the trade routes?

• China and Japan

• India and China

• India and Persia

• China and Korea