Student's Book – Dec 2009 (5.9mb) - The Curriculum Project

2. Ancient Southeast AsiaIn this chapter you will study:• the meaning of civilisation and culture• surplus and inequality• the first appearance of social class and the class system ofancient Southeast Asia• the earliest religions in Southeast Asia• the first Southeast Asian empires and the history of someSoutheast Asian peoples• historical evidence of the first Southeast Asian empiresand people• the ancient history of India and ChinaAt the end of this chapter you will be able to:• find all Southeast Asian countries on a map• define civilisation and culture• describe the culture of the earliest civilisations• explain the relationship between surplus and inequality• identify the earliest Southeast Asian empires• describe the origins of Southeast Asian, Indian and Chinesepeoples• look for historical evidence of ancient civilisations10