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

As agricultural methods improved, population density increased and more towns andsettlements developed. In those towns, people with a food surplus were able to develop crafts andtrade between settlements developed.To summarise, the following factors were very important for the development of Southeast Asiancivilisation and states:• agriculture• trade• waterworks• early towns• social differentiationexercisecause andeffectA. How do you think the development of iron-working affect agriculture?B. How did surplus affect society and trade?extensioncause andeffectWork in groups. Choose one of the factors that affected early Southeast Asiancivilisation and discuss its importance.exercisemap workA. On the map,draw the way theancestors of modernSoutheast Asiansarrived.B. Which rivers do youthink they used?Map 4: Rivers of Southeast AsiaexerciseanalysingThe ancient kingdomsof Southeast Asia canbe grouped into twocategories. Thesecategories are basedon geography. What arethese categories? Lookat the map of SoutheastAsia if you need help.KEY WORDSagrarian (adj) – based on agricultureconvert (v) – change from one system to anotherempire (n) – one country’s rule over other countries.imitate (v) – do like someone, copy someonemaharajah (n) – a title of Indian princes19