Southeast Asia
Oceania
Australia, New Zealand, and Antarctica
Migration and Conquest
Misc.
100
A state organized as a ring of power around a central court which often changed in size overtime and which was used instead of borders in early Southeast Asian states.
What is a mandala
100
One of three regions in Oceania, meaning "tiny islands"
What is Micronesia
100
A place to send prisoners
What is a penal colony
100
British captain who was one of the first to explore New Zealand and Australia
Who is Captain James Cook
100
The dried meat of coconuts
What is copra
200
A powerful empire that lasted roughly from the 9th to the 15th centuries in what is now Cambodia
What is the Khmer Empire
200
One of three regions in Oceania, meaning "many islands"
What is Polynesia
200
People who migrated to Australia from Asia at least 40,000 years ago; The original settlers of the land
What are aboriginal people
200
"______ art, technology, political ideas, and ethical beliefs shaped Vietnam's culture."
What is China
200
A tropical Asian plant with a starchy root, which can be eaten as a boiled vegetable or made into breads, puddings, or a paste called poi.
What is taro
300
French colony comprised of Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam; It won independence from France in 1954
What is Indochina
300
A region in Oceania meaning "black islands"
What is Melanesia
300
The first settlers of New Zealand, who had migrated from Polynesia more than 1,000 years ago
What is the Maori
300
One of Oceania's current economic activities.
What is tourism
300
3,253-line Vietnamese poem about love and sacrifice
What is "Kim van Kieu"
400
The military conflict resulting from American involvement in South Vietnam to prevent its takeover by Communist North Vietnam
What is the Vietnam War
400
An activity in which a family produces only the food, clothing, and shelter they themselves need.
What is subsistence activity
400
The treaty signed by the British and Maori in 1840 giving Britain control over New Zealand
What is the Treaty of Waitangi
400
It is helping to unify countries consisting of scattered island groups and also can link Oceania to the rest of the world.
What are modern communications systems
400
Traditional Southeast Asian clothing that consists of a long, tightly wrapped skirt found in Myanmar.
What is the longyi
500
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, an alliance that promotes economic growth and peace in the region
What is ASEAN
500
One of the most linguistically diverse regions in the world with more than 1,100 of the worlds languages spoken here.
What is Oceania
500
A Maori term for white people, for the New Zealanders of European descent
What is pakehas
500
After the end of European control in Southeast Asia, this country occupied Southeast Asia during World War II, claiming to take back "Asia for Asians"
What is Japan
500
Some of the many religions found in Southeast Asia
What is Buddhism, Catholicism, Hinduism, and Islam