Southeast_Asia

qas: question: Which country has stated that it might join ASEAN?
answers: text: Papua New Guinea

question: What does ASEAN mean?
answers: text: Association of Southeast Asian Nations

question: Which two Islands governed by Australia are considered a part of ASEAN?
answers: text: Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands

question: Which state is not a member of ASEAN?
answers: text: East Timor

question: What association is East  Timo a member of?

question: What was Southeast Asia also known as?

question: What has been called the Indies since the 20th Century

question: What islands are not considered part of Southeast Asia?

question: What islands are part of Australia?
context: Definitions of "Southeast Asia" vary, but most definitions include the area represented by the countries (sovereign states and dependent territories) listed below. All of the states except for East Timor are members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The area, together with part of South Asia, was widely known as the East Indies or simply the Indies until the 20th century. Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands[citation needed] are considered part of Southeast Asia though they are governed by Australia.[citation needed] Sovereignty issues exist over some territories in the South China Sea. Papua New Guinea has stated that it might join ASEAN, and is currently an observer.

qas: question: Which Island is geographically considered a part of Southeast Asia?
answers: text: The Andaman and Nicobar Islands

question: Which countries are culturally a part of Southeast Asia?
answers: text: Eastern Bangladesh and the Seven Sister States of India

question: Which islands were a part of the Spanish East Indies?
answers: text: Papua New Guinea, is sometimes included so are Palau, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands

question: What islands are not geographically part of Southeast Asia

question: What islands are not culturally or geographically part of Southeast Asia?

question: What part of New Guinea is not part of Southeast Asia?
context: The Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India are geographically considered part of Southeast Asia. Eastern Bangladesh and the Seven Sister States of India are culturally part of Southeast Asia and sometimes considered both South Asian and Southeast Asian. The Seven Sister States of India are also geographically part of Southeast Asia.[citation needed] The rest of the island of New Guinea which is not part of Indonesia, namely, Papua New Guinea, is sometimes included so are Palau, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands, which were all part of the Spanish East Indies.[citation needed]

qas: question: When did the Austronesian people arrive in indonesia?
answers: text: 2000 BC

question: Where did the Austronesian people settle down in Indonesia?
answers: text: coastal areas

question: Which people became extinct after the Homosapiens arrived?
answers: text: Homo floresiensis

question: How long ago did the Homo floresiensis live before they became extinct?
answers: text: 12,000 years ago

question: What reached the region arounf 4500 years ago?

question: Who came from easr of the region?

question: Who moved into the area 12,000 years ago?

question: Where do "Austrnesian make up a small fraction of the modern population?

question: Who arrived in Indinesia around the 2nd century BC?
context: Homo sapiens reached the region by around 45,000 years ago, having moved eastwards from the Indian subcontinent. Homo floresiensis also lived in the area up until 12,000 years ago, when they became extinct. Austronesian people, who form the majority of the modern population in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, East Timor, and the Philippines, may have migrated to Southeast Asia from Taiwan. They arrived in Indonesia around 2000 BC,and as they spread through the archipelago, they often settled along coastal areas and confined indigenous peoples such as Negritos of the Philippines or Papuans of New Guinea to inland regions.

qas: question: Which Hindu kingdom existed around 200 BCE?
answers: text: Jawa Dwipa

question: Which traders came to the archipelago for trade?
answers: text: Indian traders

question: The Java Dwipa kingdom was well-known for what?
answers: text: abundant forest and maritime products

question: Which religions were well established in the Malay peninsula by the beginning of the 1st century CE?
answers: text: Hinduism and Buddhism

question: Apart from the Indian traders, who else discovered the Malay peninsula for trade?
answers: text: merchants from China

question: What kindom existed in the second century BCE?

question: Who started influencing the Maylay-speaking world in the 300's BCE?

question: Who did the Chine's come to the archipelago to trade with?

question: What was well established by the 1st century BC?
context: The Jawa Dwipa Hindu kingdom in Java and Sumatra existed around 200 BCE. The history of the Malay-speaking world began with the advent of Indian influence, which dates back to at least the 3rd century BCE. Indian traders came to the archipelago both for its abundant forest and maritime products and to trade with merchants from China, who also discovered the Malay world at an early date. Both Hinduism and Buddhism were well established in the Malay Peninsula by the beginning of the 1st century CE, and from there spread across the archipelago.

qas: question: Which Indianised kingdom was based in eastern java?
answers: text: The Majapahit Empire

question: Which ruler reigned between 1350 to 1389?
answers: text: Hayam Wuruk

question: How long did the Majapahit Empire last?
answers: text: 1293 to around 1500

question: How far did the Majapahit Empire's influence stretch?
answers: text: parts of Sulawesi, Maluku, and some areas of western New Guinea and the Philippines

question: What kingdom was established in 1500?

question: Where was the Majapahit Empire based in 1293 BC?

question: What ruler came to power in 1389?

question: When wa the Majapahit Empire dominated by other kingdoms?

question: What was the largest empire in Asian history?
context: The Majapahit Empire was an Indianised kingdom based in eastern Java from 1293 to around 1500. Its greatest ruler was Hayam Wuruk, whose reign from 1350 to 1389 marked the empire's peak when it dominated other kingdoms in the southern Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Sumatra, and Bali. Various sources such as the Nagarakertagama also mention that its influence spanned over parts of Sulawesi, Maluku, and some areas of western New Guinea and the Philippines, making it the largest empire to ever exist in Southeast Asian history.

qas: question: Which kingdom did the Chola navy attack during the 11th century?
answers: text: Srivijaya kingdom

question: What was the capital of Srivijaya kingdom?
answers: text: Sangrama Vijayatungavarman

question: Which king of Kedah converted to Islam in the year 1267?
answers: text: Phra Ong Mahawangsa

question: Name an Indonesian Islamic scholar who lived from 1908-1981?
answers: text: Hamka

question: Which Chinese admiral was related to the development of Islam in Indonesia & Malaya?
answers: text: Admiral Zheng He

question: What happened in the 1100's?

question: Who did the Srivijaya kingdom attack?

question: What happened to the king of Chola?

question: What kig converted from Islam in 1267?

question: What Islamic scholar died in 1908?
context: In the 11th century, a turbulent period occurred in the history of Maritime Southeast Asia. The Indian Chola navy crossed the ocean and attacked the Srivijaya kingdom of Sangrama Vijayatungavarman in Kadaram (Kedah), the capital of the powerful maritime kingdom was sacked and the king was taken captive. Along with Kadaram, Pannai in present-day Sumatra and Malaiyur and the Malayan peninsula were attacked too. Soon after that, the king of Kedah Phra Ong Mahawangsa became the first ruler to abandon the traditional Hindu faith, and converted to Islam with the Sultanate of Kedah established in year 1136. Samudera Pasai converted to Islam in the year 1267, the King of Malacca Parameswara married the princess of Pasai, and the son became the first sultan of Malacca. Soon, Malacca became the center of Islamic study and maritime trade, and other rulers followed suit. Indonesian religious leader and Islamic scholar Hamka (1908–1981) wrote in 1961: "The development of Islam in Indonesia and Malaya is intimately related to a Chinese Muslim, Admiral Zheng He."

qas: question: In the 15th century, the ruler of which port embraced Islam?
answers: text: Malacca Sultanate

question: Where did the traders from Yemen settle?
answers: text: Indonesia, Singapore, and Malaysia

question: Which missionary helped to spread Islam?
answers: text: The Sufi missionaries

question: Which religion proved a positive force among the ruling & trading classes?
answers: text: Islam

question: What ruler regected Islam in the 15th century?

question: Where did Yemen traders come from?

question: What classes wher negatively affected by Islam?

question: What missionaries he;ped spread Islam beyond Asia?
context: There are several theories to the Islamisation process in Southeast Asia. Another theory is trade. The expansion of trade among West Asia, India and Southeast Asia helped the spread of the religion as Muslim traders from Southern Yemen (Hadramout) brought Islam to the region with their large volume of trade. Many settled in Indonesia, Singapore, and Malaysia. This is evident in the Arab-Indonesian, Arab-Singaporean, and Arab-Malay populations who were at one time very prominent in each of their countries. The second theory is the role of missionaries or Sufis.[citation needed] The Sufi missionaries played a significant role in spreading the faith by introducing Islamic ideas to the region. Finally, the ruling classes embraced Islam and that further aided the permeation of the religion throughout the region. The ruler of the region's most important port, Malacca Sultanate, embraced Islam in the 15th century, heralding a period of accelerated conversion of Islam throughout the region as Islam provided a positive force among the ruling and trading classes.

qas: question: The western colonies were invaded by whom during World War II?
answers: text: Imperial Japan

question: According to the UN report, what was the count of people who perished due to famine?
answers: text: 4 to 10 million

question: What violent acts did the Showa regime commit?
answers: text: Manila massacre and the implementation of a system of forced labour

question: Who defeated Japan during the World War II?
answers: text: The Allied powers

question: What colonies were attacked during WW I?

question: Who invaded the western colonies during WW I?

question: Who reported that 4  thousand people died do to famine and forced labour?

question: Who did Japan defeat in the South-East Asian theater?
context: During World War II, Imperial Japan invaded most of the former western colonies. The Shōwa occupation regime committed violent actions against civilians such as the Manila massacre and the implementation of a system of forced labour, such as the one involving 4 to 10 million romusha in Indonesia. A later UN report stated that four million people died in Indonesia as a result of famine and forced labour during the Japanese occupation. The Allied powers who defeated Japan in the South-East Asian theatre of World War II then contended with nationalists to whom the occupation authorities had granted independence.

qas: question: Name the largest country in Southeast Asia.
answers: text: Indonesia

question: Geologically what is Indonesia's region most active for?
answers: text: volcanically active

question: What is the largest country in Asia?

question: What is the smallest archipelago in the world?

question: What country has the least volcanic activity in Southeast Asia?

question: What is the only mountain without glaciers in Souteast Asia?

question: What  is the second largest peak in Asia?
context: Indonesia is the largest country in Southeast Asia and it also the largest archipelago in the world by size (according to the CIA World Factbook). Geologically, the Indonesian Archipelago is one of the most volcanically active regions in the world. Geological uplifts in the region have also produced some impressive mountains, culminating in Puncak Jaya in Papua, Indonesia at 5,030 metres (16,500 feet), on the island of New Guinea; it is the only place where ice glaciers can be found in Southeast Asia. The second tallest peak is Mount Kinabalu in Sabah, Malaysia on the island of Borneo with a height of 4,095 metres (13,435 feet). The highest mountain in Southeast Asia is Hkakabo Razi at 5,967 meters and can be found in northern Burma sharing the same range of its parent peak, Mount Everest.

qas: question: What is the climate like in Southeast Asia?
answers: text: tropical–hot and humid

question: Which region has the 2nd largest rain-forest in the world?
answers: text: Southeast Asia

question: Which regions in Southeast Asia see cold winter with snow?
answers: text: Northern Vietnam and the Myanmar Himalayas

question: What causes additional rainfall during monsoon?
answers: text: The tropical rain belt

question: What causes the Southeast Asian regions to experience wet & dry seasons?
answers: text: seasonal shift in winds or monsoon

question: What part of Asia is mostly subtropical?

question: North Vietnam and what other region have atropical climate?

question: What region has the largest rain forest in the world?

question: What is the climate like in the souther mountain region?
context: The climate in Southeast Asia is mainly tropical–hot and humid all year round with plentiful rainfall. Northern Vietnam and the Myanmar Himalayas are the only regions in Southeast Asia that feature a subtropical climate, which has a cold winter with snow. The majority of Southeast Asia has a wet and dry season caused by seasonal shift in winds or monsoon. The tropical rain belt causes additional rainfall during the monsoon season. The rain forest is the second largest on earth (with the Amazon being the largest). An exception to this type of climate and vegetation is the mountain areas in the northern region, where high altitudes lead to milder temperatures and drier landscape. Other parts fall out of this climate because they are desert like.

qas: question: Name the line that splits the Indonesian Archipelago?
answers: text: Wallace Line

question: What region comprises of the Wallacea?
answers: text: The islands between Java/Borneo and Papua

question: Which country has created a system of national parks & preserves?
answers: text: Indonesia

question: Which species in Java face extinction?
answers: text: Javan rhinoceros

question: What is the concern in Southeast Asian region due to development & population expansion?
answers: text: impact of human activity on the region's environment.

question: What seperates Asian andAustralian species?

question: What islands don't have either Asian or Ausralasian species?

question: What has impacted large regions of Southeast Asia?

question: What kind of coverage encourages erosian?
context: The Indonesian Archipelago is split by the Wallace Line. This line runs along what is now known to be a tectonic plate boundary, and separates Asian (Western) species from Australasian (Eastern) species. The islands between Java/Borneo and Papua form a mixed zone, where both types occur, known as Wallacea. As the pace of development accelerates and populations continue to expand in Southeast Asia, concern has increased regarding the impact of human activity on the region's environment. A significant portion of Southeast Asia, however, has not changed greatly and remains an unaltered home to wildlife. The nations of the region, with only few exceptions, have become aware of the need to maintain forest cover not only to prevent soil erosion but to preserve the diversity of flora and fauna. Indonesia, for example, has created an extensive system of national parks and preserves for this purpose. Even so, such species as the Javan rhinoceros face extinction, with only a handful of the animals remaining in western Java.

qas: question: Where on Earth is the highest marine activity recorded?
answers: text: Raja Ampat

question: Which areas are composed as the Coral Triangle?
answers: text: Indonesia, Philippines, and Papua New Guinea.

question: Which area is called the heart of the world's Coral reef biodiversity?
answers: text: The Coral Triangle

question: Name the largest species of fish in the world.
answers: text: The whale shark

question: What are found in Southeast Asia's deep waters?

question: What ecosystem has the lowest biodiversity in Asia?

question: Where did Conservation International say the lowest biodiversity is?

question: Where is the world's only species of sea turtle found?
context: The shallow waters of the Southeast Asian coral reefs have the highest levels of biodiversity for the world's marine ecosystems, where coral, fish and molluscs abound. According to Conservation International, marine surveys suggest that the marine life diversity in the Raja Ampat (Indonesia) is the highest recorded on Earth. Diversity is considerably greater than any other area sampled in the Coral Triangle composed of Indonesia, Philippines, and Papua New Guinea. The Coral Triangle is the heart of the world's coral reef biodiversity, the Verde Passage is dubbed by Conservation International as the world's "center of the center of marine shorefish biodiversity". The whale shark, the world's largest species of fish and 6 species of sea turtles can also be found in the South China Sea and the Pacific Ocean territories of the Philippines.

qas: question: What percentage of plant and animal species extinction is predicted in the 21st century?
answers: text: 40%

question: Where has haze been predominant?
answers: text: Sumatra and Borneo

question: How is a haze formed?
answers: text: caused by "slash and burn" activities

question: What agreement has the Southeast Asian countries signed to combat haze pollution?
answers: text: Transboundary Haze Pollution

question: When did the 2 worst haze pollution occur in Southeast Asia?
answers: text: 1997 and 2006

question: What area is rich in trees and other Fauna?

question: What tiger is prospering despite deforistation?

question: Where were 40% of the animal and plant species destroyed already?

question: What caused the 19th century reginal hazes?

question: Who signed the ASEAN in 1997?
context: While Southeast Asia is rich in flora and fauna, Southeast Asia is facing severe deforestation which causes habitat loss for various endangered species such as orangutan and the Sumatran tiger. Predictions have been made that more than 40% of the animal and plant species in Southeast Asia could be wiped out in the 21st century. At the same time, haze has been a regular occurrence. The two worst regional hazes were in 1997 and 2006 in which multiple countries were covered with thick haze, mostly caused by "slash and burn" activities in Sumatra and Borneo. In reaction, several countries in Southeast Asia signed the ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution to combat haze pollution.

qas: question: Name some important commodities that originated in Southeast asian region?
answers: text: pepper, ginger, cloves, and nutmeg

question: Who developed the spice trade initially?
answers: text: Indian and Arab merchants

question: Which European traders moved into Indonesia?
answers: text: Dutch

question: Who became an important part of the world trading system after the penetration of European interests?

question: What commodities did Europeans bring the region?

question: What trade was initially developed by Europeans?

question: What did traders oppose to protect their interests?
context: Even prior to the penetration of European interests, Southeast Asia was a critical part of the world trading system. A wide range of commodities originated in the region, but especially important were spices such as pepper, ginger, cloves, and nutmeg. The spice trade initially was developed by Indian and Arab merchants, but it also brought Europeans to the region. First Spaniards (Manila galleon) and Portuguese, then the Dutch, and finally the British and French became involved in this enterprise in various countries. The penetration of European commercial interests gradually evolved into annexation of territories, as traders lobbied for an extension of control to protect and expand their activities. As a result, the Dutch moved into Indonesia, the British into Malaya and parts of Borneo, the French into Indochina, and the Spanish and the US into the Philippines.

qas: question: The origin of which community can be traced to the 16th century?
answers: text: Chinese

question: The rise of Chinese population saw a rapid increase during which revolution?
answers: text: Communist Revolution

question: When did the Chinese revolution start in Southeast Asia?
answers: text: 1949

question: What is the name of the network through which the Chinese communities were connected with?
answers: text: the bamboo network

question: What has the Japanese community helped develope?

question: who's influence started in the 1600's?

question: What population decreased following the Communist Revolution?

question: Where did migrants from South China migrate to?
context: The overseas Chinese community has played a large role in the development of the economies in the region. These business communities are connected through the bamboo network, a network of overseas Chinese businesses operating in the markets of Southeast Asia that share common family and cultural ties. The origins of Chinese influence can be traced to the 16th century, when Chinese migrants from southern China settled in Indonesia, Thailand, and other Southeast Asian countries. Chinese populations in the region saw a rapid increase following the Communist Revolution in 1949, which forced many refugees to emigrate outside of China.

qas: question: What reserves are abundant in Southeast Asia?
answers: text: Oil reserves

question: Which sector is the Southeast Asia heavily dependent on?
answers: text: agriculture

question: Of the Southeast Asian countries, which country has  the largest economy?
answers: text: Indonesia

question: Which region manufactures textiles, heavy industrial products & high-tech electronic goods?
answers: text: Vietnam

question: What is largely dependent on manufactoring?

question: As an emerging market Indonesia has the smallest what?

question: What country is developing more agriculture?

question: What region has limited oil reserves?
context: The region's economy greatly depends on agriculture; rice and rubber have long been prominent exports. Manufacturing and services are becoming more important. An emerging market, Indonesia is the largest economy in this region. Newly industrialised countries include Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines, while Singapore and Brunei are affluent developed economies. The rest of Southeast Asia is still heavily dependent on agriculture, but Vietnam is notably making steady progress in developing its industrial sectors. The region notably manufactures textiles, electronic high-tech goods such as microprocessors and heavy industrial products such as automobiles. Oil reserves in Southeast Asia are plentiful.

qas: question: Of the Southeast Asian countries, which one's key economic development is based on Tourism?
answers: text: Cambodia

question: According to which entity can tourism be a tremendous development tool & means to preserving the cultural diversity of the planet?
answers: text: UNESCO

question: Who was the regional leader in tourism in 1995?
answers: text: Singapore

question: From 2000, Cambodia has surpassed other ASEAN countries in generating GDP on which sector?
answers: text: tourism

question: Who discourages tourism in ordr to preserve cultural diversity?

question: What industry is strong in Cambodia?

question: When was Singapore the world leader in tourism?

question: What has Cambodia fallen behind othe ASEAN countries for?
context: Tourism has been a key factor in economic development for many Southeast Asian countries, especially Cambodia. According to UNESCO, "tourism, if correctly conceived, can be a tremendous development tool and an effective means of preserving the cultural diversity of our planet." Since the early 1990s, "even the non-ASEAN nations such as Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and Burma, where the income derived from tourism is low, are attempting to expand their own tourism industries." In 1995, Singapore was the regional leader in tourism receipts relative to GDP at over 8%. By 1998, those receipts had dropped to less than 6% of GDP while Thailand and Lao PDR increased receipts to over 7%. Since 2000, Cambodia has surpassed all other ASEAN countries and generated almost 15% of its GDP from tourism in 2006.

qas: question: What is the approximate area of Southeast Asia?
answers: text: 4,000,000 km2

question: Among the Southeast Asian countries, which one is densely populated?
answers: text: Indonesia

question: Which Island in Southeast Asia is densely populated?
answers: text: Java

question: What region has an area of 4,000,000 square miles?

question: When did 143 million people live in Southeast Asia?

question: Where in Indonesia is the population 625 million?

question: What is the least densly populated country of Southeast Asia?

question: What nationality are 3 million people living in Southeast Asia come from?
context: Southeast Asia has an area of approximately 4,000,000 km2 (1.6 million square miles). As of 2013, Around 625 million people lived in the region, more than a fifth of them (143 million) on the Indonesian island of Java, the most densely populated large island in the world. Indonesia is the most populous country with 255 million people as of 2015, and also the 4th most populous country in the world. The distribution of the religions and people is diverse in Southeast Asia and varies by country. Some 30 million overseas Chinese also live in Southeast Asia, most prominently in Christmas Island, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand, and also, as the Hoa, in Vietnam.

qas: question: name the largest ethnic group in Southeast Asia.
answers: text: the Javanese

question: Which ethnic groups dominate in Indonesia?
answers: text: Javanese and Sundanese

question: The Tagalog, Cebuano,Ilocano & Hiligaynon groups are significant within which country in Southeast Asia?
answers: text: Philippines

question: The ethnic groups Malays & Chinese are predominant in which country?
answers: text: Malaysia

question: What is currently the smallest ethnic group in Southeast Asia?

question: What group makes up two-thirds of the population of Southeast Asia?

question: What two groups make up four-fifths of the population of Southeast Asia?

question: Where are the Malays and Chinese a minority?
context: In modern times, the Javanese are the largest ethnic group in Southeast Asia, with more than 100 million people, mostly concentrated in Java, Indonesia. In Burma, the Burmese account for more than two-thirds of the ethnic stock in this country, while ethnic Thais and Vietnamese account for about four-fifths of the respective populations of those countries. Indonesia is clearly dominated by the Javanese and Sundanese ethnic groups, while Malaysia is split between half Malays and one-quarter Chinese. Within the Philippines, the Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, and Hiligaynon groups are significant.

qas: question: Which religion is widely practiced in Southeast Asia?
answers: text: Islam

question: What percentage of the population in Southeast Asia practice Islam?
answers: text: 40%

question: Among the Southeast Asian countries, which country has the most populous Muslims among them?
answers: text: Indonesia

question: Roman Catholic population is predominant in which Asian country?
answers: text: Philippines

question: East Timor is predominantly catholic due to which European rule's history?
answers: text: Portuguese

question: What is the least practiced religion in Southeast Asia?

question: What religion has 2.4 million adherents?

question: WWhat Southeast Asian country has the smallest muslim population?

question: What religion is no longer predominant in East Timor?
context: Islam is the most widely practised religion in Southeast Asia, numbering approximately 240 million adherents which translate to about 40% of the entire population, with majorities in Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia and in Southern Philippines with Indonesia as the largest and most populated Muslim country around the world. Countries in Southeast Asia practice many different religions. Buddhism is predominant in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Burma, Vietnam and Singapore. Ancestor worship and Confucianism are also widely practised in Vietnam and Singapore. Christianity is predominant in the Philippines, eastern Indonesia, East Malaysia and East Timor. The Philippines has the largest Roman Catholic population in Asia. East Timor is also predominantly Roman Catholic due to a history of Portuguese rule.

qas: question: Which is Asia's largest christian nation?
answers: text: Philippines

question: Garuda is the national symbol of which 2 countries?
answers: text: Thailand and Indonesia

question: Which religion is dominant on the Island of Bali?
answers: text: Hinduism

question: Name the most Muslim populous region in Asia?
answers: text: Indonesia

question: What is practiced in Vietnam?
answers: text: Vietnam

question: What is the worlds most populated Hindu nation?

question: Where is ancestor whorship predominant?

question: Where are Christians the minority?

question: Where are tribal religions still occasionally practiced?
context: Religions and peoples are diverse in Southeast Asia and not one country is homogeneous. In the world's most populous Muslim nation, Indonesia, Hinduism is dominant on islands such as Bali. Christianity also predominates in the rest of the part of the Philippines, New Guinea and Timor. Pockets of Hindu population can also be found around Southeast Asia in Singapore, Malaysia etc. Garuda (Sanskrit: Garuḍa), the phoenix who is the mount (vahanam) of Vishnu, is a national symbol in both Thailand and Indonesia; in the Philippines, gold images of Garuda have been found on Palawan; gold images of other Hindu gods and goddesses have also been found on Mindanao. Balinese Hinduism is somewhat different from Hinduism practised elsewhere, as Animism and local culture is incorporated into it. Christians can also be found throughout Southeast Asia; they are in the majority in East Timor and the Philippines, Asia's largest Christian nation. In addition, there are also older tribal religious practices in remote areas of Sarawak in East Malaysia,Highland Philippines and Papua in eastern Indonesia. In Burma, Sakka (Indra) is revered as a nat. In Vietnam, Mahayana Buddhism is practised, which is influenced by native animism but with strong emphasis on Ancestor Worship.

qas: question: Arabia has a strong influence in which Southeast Asian country?
answers: text: Brunei

question: Singapore & Vietnam shows which influence predominantly?
answers: text: Chinese

question: The Indian influence is evident in which country through the Tamil migrants?
answers: text: Singapore

question: Where in Southeast Asia is the culture not very divers?

question: Where is the culture predominatly Chinese?

question: Where is the indigenous culture Australian?

question: What country has directly influenced the culture of Vietnam?
context: The culture in Southeast Asia is very diverse: on mainland Southeast Asia, the culture is a mix of Indochinese (Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand) and Chinese (Singapore and Vietnam). While in Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia the culture is a mix of indigenous Austronesian, Indian, Islamic, Western, and Chinese cultures. Also Brunei shows a strong influence from Arabia. Singapore and Vietnam show more Chinese influence in that Singapore, although being geographically a Southeast Asian nation, is home to a large Chinese majority and Vietnam was in China's sphere of influence for much of its history. Indian influence in Singapore is only evident through the Tamil migrants, which influenced, to some extent, the cuisine of Singapore. Throughout Vietnam's history, it has had no direct influence from India - only through contact with the Thai, Khmer and Cham peoples.

qas: question: Where did the Southeast Asians introduce their dance?
answers: text: into their court

question: Which dance was famous for strong feet & hand movements?
answers: text: Apsara Dance

question: The Khmer Empire was influenced by what?
answers: text: Indian Hinduism

question: Where was dance not popular in Southeast Asia?

question: Who had a royal ballet in the 700's?

question: What dance is known for little hand movement?

question: What empire influenced ndian Hinduism?
context: The arts of Southeast Asia have affinity with the arts of other areas. Dance in much of Southeast Asia includes movement of the hands as well as the feet, to express the dance's emotion and meaning of the story that the ballerina is going to tell the audience. Most of Southeast Asia introduced dance into their court; in particular, Cambodian royal ballet represented them in the early 7th century before the Khmer Empire, which was highly influenced by Indian Hinduism. Apsara Dance, famous for strong hand and feet movement, is a great example of Hindu symbolic dance.

qas: question: What were the favorite forms of entertainment in Southeast Asia?
answers: text: Puppetry and shadow plays

question: Art & literature in Southeast Asia is influenced by which religion?
answers: text: Hinduism

question: The UNESCO has recognized which show as a Masterpiece of Oral & Intangible Heritage of Humanity
answers: text: The wayang kulit

question: Which country despite converting to Islam has retained many forms of Hindu practices, culture, art & literature?
answers: text: Indonesia

question: What is currently a favorite form of entertainment?

question: What is a famous shadow play from India?

question: Islam has influenced what in Southeast Asia?

question: What did UNESCO regognize the 2003 play Wayang as?
context: Puppetry and shadow plays were also a favoured form of entertainment in past centuries, a famous one being Wayang from Indonesia. The arts and literature in some of Southeast Asia is quite influenced by Hinduism, which was brought to them centuries ago. Indonesia, despite conversion to Islam which opposes certain forms of art, has retained many forms of Hindu-influenced practices, culture, art and literature. An example is the Wayang Kulit (Shadow Puppet) and literature like the Ramayana. The wayang kulit show has been recognized by UNESCO on November 7, 2003, as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.

qas: question: What did the Khmer & Indonesian classical arts depict of?
answers: text: the life of the gods

question: Which group brought with them the Chinese artistic traditions to the Southeast Asian country?
answers: text: Tai

question: According to the Southeast Asian people, the life of the Gods were comparable to what?
answers: text: life of the peoples themselves

question: What classical arts depicted the lives of regular people?

question: Who brought Chinese dance to Southeast Asia?

question: What did the Tai give up in favor of Chinese traditions?

question: Who's temples are influenced by Khmer and Mon traditions?
context: It has been pointed out that Khmer and Indonesian classical arts were concerned with depicting the life of the gods, but to the Southeast Asian mind the life of the gods was the life of the peoples themselves—joyous, earthy, yet divine. The Tai, coming late into Southeast Asia, brought with them some Chinese artistic traditions, but they soon shed them in favour of the Khmer and Mon traditions, and the only indications of their earlier contact with Chinese arts were in the style of their temples, especially the tapering roof, and in their lacquerware.

qas: question: Which form of writing extended before the invention of paper?
answers: text: palm leaf

question: What were the alphabets of Southeast Asia?
answers: text: abugidas

question: What other forms of writing materials were used during this period?
answers: text: copperplate scrolls

question: In what direction were the writings on a palm leaf?
answers: text: longitudinally

question: The sections of the palm leafs were bound by what material?
answers: text: twine

question: Whose writing dates to the invention of paper?

question: When was invented in the 1st century?

question: What alphabets where domenent after the arrival of Europeans?

question: Who only used words that ended in consenants?

question: What direction was the writing on copper scrolls?
context: The antiquity of this form of writing extends before the invention of paper around the year 100 in China. Note each palm leaf section was only several lines, written longitudinally across the leaf, and bound by twine to the other sections. The outer portion was decorated. The alphabets of Southeast Asia tended to be abugidas, until the arrival of the Europeans, who used words that also ended in consonants, not just vowels. Other forms of official documents, which did not use paper, included Javanese copperplate scrolls. This material would have been more durable than paper in the tropical climate of Southeast Asia.