HISTORY 207 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Spice Trade, Strait Of Malacca, Srivijaya
8 Mar 2016
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The archipelago 1400-1800: islam and christianity: overview. 2: after 1400, spread of new religious systems (islam & christianity) (theravada. Both based on sacred text, universal system/religion which applied to all human beings, not based on particular local spirits, advance royal power with doctrine (like theravada. Differences: three great powers (vietnam, burma, & siam). These states tend to be considerably smaller & weaker (compared to. Burma, siam or vn): after about 1670s, these states grew ever weaker and more fragmented. Opposite trends of the mainland: before 1400s, european had much greater influence on island than on mainland. It was the portuguese & dutch intervention that were chiefly responsible for the states growing weaker. The introduction of islamization is, by far, the most dramatic change in the archipelago. Gradually replaced the hindu, buddhist, animist mixture that had been typical of the charter era. Permanently changed the archipelago because today, sea has the most muslim population in the world (indonesia).
