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Foundations to 600 C.E.
The foundation simply means where it all began and how these cultures rose and came about. It is the earlier times of civilizations in South East Asia, Polynesia, Micronesia, and Melanesia to where perhaps they were barely a civilization at all. Explore the different Themes, People, Trends, & Events, and several Analyses done when viewing this time period.
South East Asia2300 B.C.E. Rice culture; Stone axes, megaliths, cist graves, terraced burial mounds 2000 B.C.E. Red jungle fowl is domesticated as poultry in Southeast Asia 1500 B.C.E. Ornamental use of bronze 500 B.C.E.-1 C.E. Dong-Son culture (Vietnam); Bronze drums; "Moon of Bali" (Indonesia); Plain of Jars (Laos) 207 B.C.E. A delegate from imperial China est. kingdom of Nam-Viet, makes himself king 100 C.E. Buddhism strong in south India and Sri Lanka, travels in SE Asia through trade 150-550 C.E. Cambodia trade links with Rome, ancient near east, India, China; Indonesia influenced by Buddhism and Hinduism via trading states 550-800 C.E. Burma, Pyu Kingdom (North) Mon Kingdom (South); Old City at Lingaparvata, Laos By: Veronica Figueroa with help from David Dent | Polynesia, Micronesia, Melanesia35k-23k B.C.E. In Australia, Aboriginal rock paintings were made
15000 B.C.E. Climate in Australia becomes warmer and wetter 10000 B.C.E. Humanlike fingures are used in rock art 4000 B.C.E. The dingo is domesticated in Austalia, Aborigines invent small stone tools. 1500 B.C.E. Lapita people arrive in Fiji from Melanesia; they bring seeds, tubers, and domesticated pigs, dogs, and chickens 1200 B.C.E. Lapita civilization settles in Tonga 1000 B.C.E. 1st settlement on Samoa island 50 B.C.E. Possibly the earliest settlement of Micronesia on Marshall Island 200 C.E. Samoa civilization flourishes in trade between Tonga and Fiji 300 C.E. Settlement on the Maquesas Island 500-600 C.E. Reign of Hotu Matu'a |