Srivijaya and Majapahit Empire Flashcards
What was Srivijaya?
a vast, dominant maritime Indonesian kingdom based
on the island of Sumatra, which influenced much of Southeast Asia
Srivijaya was an important center for what
expansion of Buddhism
from the 8th to the 12th century CE
Srivijaya was the first-known what
major unified kingdom to dominate the Indonesian archipelago
What was Srivijaya Successor state that was Java based
Majapahit Empire
What was the Majapahit Empire?
a maritime Empire in Southeast Asia that was largely responsible for the fall of the Srivijaya in 1290
What was the Majapahit Empire as a region
one of the last major empires of the region (1290-
1500)
What is Majapahit considered to be
one of the greatest and most
powerful empires in the history of Indonesia and Southeast Asia
What was the Majapahit well known for
repulsion of the Mongols under the Yuan Dynasty
What religion spread through trade
Islam
What did Islam replace
Buddhism as the majority