1.3 - Developments in South and Southeast Asia

Caste System

A hereditary social hierarchy in Hindu society that ranked people by status, occupation, and marriage rules

Bhakti Movement

A Hindu devotional movement centered on personal love and worship of a deity

Vijayanaga Empire

A powerful Hindu state in southern India that resisted northern Muslim expansion

Rajput Kingdoms

Hindu kingdoms led by leaders of numerous clans who were often at war with one another

Srivijaya Empire

A maritime empire based on Sumatra that grew rich by controlling regional trade routes, like the Strait of Malacca

Strait of Malacca

A narrow sea passage between the Indian Ocean and South China Sea

Majapahit Empire

A powerful Javanese state that dominated much of the Indonesian archipelago

Sinhala Dynasties

Empire based on Buddhism in modern-day Sri Lanka

Khmer Empire

A major Southeast Asian empire centered at Angkor in present-day CambodiaA

Angkor Wat

A major temple complex in Cambodia that reflects both Hindu and Buddhist influence

Sukhothai Kingdom

Kingdom of the Thai people, that invaded the Khmer Empire and drove the Khmers out