2. Animism: Belief that spirits lived in nature. Aspects have blended with other religions. Hinduism: Earliest religion of influence. Rejected caste system but accepted reincarnation. Buddhism: Theravada (Buddha was a God)Buddhism influenced mainland SE Asia while Mahayana (Buddha was a teacher) influenced Vietnam Islam: Spread in 10 th century and is most practiced religion in Malaysia and Indonesia Christianity: Spain colonized Philippines in 16 th century leading to Catholicism being majority religion today

3. In 1511 Portuguese captured Malacca and built trading posts throughout SE Asia In 1596 Dutch set up trading posts in Java and took Malacca f/ Portuguese in 1641 Dutch controlled much of modern day Indonesia and other parts of SE Asia for next 200 years

4. Culture System: Dutch system that forced locals to set aside 1/5 of their land 1/3 of income of Dutch economy came from this In 1795 Britain took Malacca from Dutch In 1824 Britain bought Singapore and eventually est. Federated Malay States British produced tin and rubber (imported trees) and caused Singapore to be the busiest port in SE Asia

6. Britain and France began to race for colonies near China Britain took over Burma in 1890 French Indochina: Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos France absorbed Vietnam after much resistance in 1858 Siam (Thailand) remained independent by signing treaties w/ both France and Britain We are Siamese if you please…

7. In 1521 Ferdinand Magellan claimed the Philippines for Spain Encomienda: Allowed Spaniards to demand taxes or labor… by late 1600’s the King of Spain abandoned this system and ruled directly US took control of Philippines after Spanish-American War in 1898 Americans did little to help and led to a revolt