A | B |
Matrilineal | inheritance through the mother’s side of the family |
Stupa | dome-shaped shrines |
Padi | rice fields |
Pagan | a Kingdom in Southeast Asia that was influenced by India that became a major Buddhist center with beautiful stupas |
Khmer Empire | empire in Southeast Asia that was influenced by India in which the nobles were Hindu and the common people were Buddhist; one emperor built the Angkor Wat – a large Hindu temple |
Srivijaya | a Kingdom in Southeast Asia that was influenced by India that controlled the Strait of Malacca; the local people blended Indian beliefs with their own native beliefs |
Vietnam | a kingdom in Southeast Asia that was influenced by China and ruled by China for about 1000 years |