Southeast Asia

Lectures by Melanie Urban

History and culture over 2,000 years, from the turn of the 1^st millennium into the 21^st century
Rise and fall of the early empires, including the Khmer at Angkor, Srivijaya centered on Sumatra and Java, Champa in central Viet Nam, and the Burmese at Bagan
Rise of new political states in the second millennium, including Siam and Viet Nam
Influences of India and China, artistic, religious, and political
International and intraregional commerce prior to the 15^th century
Art, including sculpture and architecture
Technologies, including metalworking and ceramics
Belief systems, imported and indigenous
Spice trade and the coming of the Europeans in the 16^th century
Colonization and its aftermath
Independence movements in the 20th century