INTRODUCTION TO SOUTHEAST ASIA

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INTRODUCTION TO SOUTHEAST ASIA

1. Characteristics of Southeast Asia
2. Characteristics of mainland Southeast Asia
3. Characteristics of maritime Southeast Asia

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CHARACTERISTICS OF SOUTHEAST ASIA

• Located between India and China
• Divided into mainland and maritimes
• All countries except Thailand were colonized
• Home to heterogenous peoples
• Broad ethno-linguistic divisions

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CHARACTERISTICS OF MAINLAND SOUTHEAST ASIA

• Populated by Tibeto-Burman and Sino-Thai peoples
• Generally practitioners of Theravada Buddhism
• Historically subjected to Indic and Sinic
  cultures
• Home to large river systems
• Subjected to conflict after WWII

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CHARACTERISTICS OF MARITIME SOUTHEAST ASIA

• Populated by Malayo-Indonesian peoples
• Generally Muslim population
• Historically subjected to Indic culture
• Home to large archipelagic states and waterways