Ss Southeast Asia

Island Trading Island Trading Kingdoms Kingdoms While the Khmer empire expanded on the southeastern Asian While the Khmer empire expanded on the southeastern Asian mainland the Sailendra Dynasty arose to create an mainland the Sailendra Dynasty arose to create an agricultural kingdom on the island of java. The Sailendra agricultural kingdom on the island of java. The Sailendra kings made one of the world’s greatest monuments, the kings made one of the world’s greatest monuments, the Buddhist temple in Boroburdur in 800 and it reflects Buddhist temple in Boroburdur in 800 and it reflects Indian influences. A key feature of the temple was its Indian influences. A key feature of the temple was its nice terraced levels. Soon the Sailendra would fall to nice terraced levels. Soon the Sailendra would fall to the Srivijaya empire which would now have control of the the Srivijaya empire which would now have control of the powerful island. Srivijaya grew in power by taxing the powerful island. Srivijaya grew in power by taxing the trade through the waters that they controlled. At their trade through the waters that they controlled. At their capital of Palembang, Buddhism became a center of capital of Palembang, Buddhism became a center of learning in Asia so monks did not have to travel all the learning in Asia so monks did not have to travel all the way to India to continue their prayers way to India to continue their prayers

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Island Trading KingdomsIsland Trading KingdomsWhile the Khmer empire expanded on the southeastern Asian mainland the While the Khmer empire expanded on the southeastern Asian mainland the Sailendra Dynasty arose to create an agricultural kingdom on the island of Sailendra Dynasty arose to create an agricultural kingdom on the island of

java. The Sailendra kings made one of the world’s greatest monuments, the java. The Sailendra kings made one of the world’s greatest monuments, the Buddhist temple in Boroburdur in 800 and it reflects Indian influences. A key Buddhist temple in Boroburdur in 800 and it reflects Indian influences. A key feature of the temple was its nice terraced levels. Soon the Sailendra would feature of the temple was its nice terraced levels. Soon the Sailendra would

fall to the Srivijaya empire which would now have control of the powerful fall to the Srivijaya empire which would now have control of the powerful island. Srivijaya grew in power by taxing the trade through the waters that island. Srivijaya grew in power by taxing the trade through the waters that

they controlled. At their capital of Palembang, Buddhism became a center of they controlled. At their capital of Palembang, Buddhism became a center of learning in Asia so monks did not have to travel all the way to India to learning in Asia so monks did not have to travel all the way to India to

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