Southeast Asia in the Era of the Spice Trade DIRECTIONS: Fill in the blanks below as you read Section 3.
I. In 1500, mainland southeast Asia was a relatively
region.
A. The Thai people created a
at Bangkok in the south.
B. By the end of the fifteenth century, the
took over the central
coast and Mekong delta.
C. The
Peninsula and Indonesian Archipelago became Islamic.
II. The First Europeans to arrive in the area in 1511 were the
A. Well-financed
and
traders soon followed.
1. In the early 1600s the
pushed the Portuguese out of the spice
trade.
2. The Dutch began to consolidate their
and
control
B. A
divided Vietnam, and Europeans took sides in local politics.
C By the end of the seventeenth century, economic opportunities on the mainland were
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1. Most European
were abandoned.
2. French
tried to stay but were blocked by authorities.
D. Burma, Thailand, and Vietnam had strong
that resisted
foreigners.
beliefs changed in Southeast Asia during the period from 1500 to
1800
A
and
were attracting converts in non-
mainland states
B.
was advancing on the mainland from Burma to Vietnam
C Political systems evolved into
and
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