Transcript Ch. 6 Section 3

Southeast Asia in the Era of
the Spice Trade
Ch. 6 Section 3
Emerging Mainland States
• Mainland states are part of a continent,
as distinguished from peninsulas or
offshore islands.
• Southeast Asia is forming its own ethnic
and cultural traits. (communities are
forming)
• However, emerging states caused
conflicts. (ex. Burma and Thailand)
Mainland States con.
• Vietnam subdued their rival state of
Champa then they took the Mekong delta
from the Khmer, a monarchy that virtually
disappeared by 1800.
Emerging Powers
• Muslims from the west moved into the
Melaka region and formed an empire in
the 1500s.
• The Melaka empire was powerful b/c of
their location in the spice trade.
The Arrival of Europeans
• 1511, the Portuguese seized Melaka and soon
controlled the Moluccas, or Spice Islands.
• English and Dutch traders showed in the region
and pushed the Portuguese out.
• They were better manned, equipped, and
financed than the Portuguese.
• Shortly after the Portuguese were forced out, the
Dutch pushed the English out of the region.
European presence in Southeast
Asia
• Europeans supported politics that kept
them in the region.
• They tried to send missionaries to convert
the people to Christianity.
• The inhabitants pushed many Europeans
out the region b/c they dislike European
imperialistic ways.
Religious and Political Systems
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4 Styles of Monarchy
1. Buddhist
2. Javanese
3. Islamic
4. Vietnamese
1. Buddhist
• Burma, Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia.
• The King served as the link between
humans and the universe.
2. Javanese
• India
• Rulers believed to maintain the between
the material and spiritual worlds.
3. Islamic Sultans
• Malay Peninsula and Islands of Indonesia.
• Rulers were viewed as humans w/ special
qualities.
• They were defenders of the faith & staffed
the Bureaucracy – non-elected
government officials.
4. Vietnamese
• China and Vietnam
• Emperor ruled by Confucian Principles.