This presentation was my short presentation to the early history of Malaya before it became Malaysia. It also includes how the Malays start to enter Malaya and so on.

1. Early History
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2. Topic Outline
1. Prehistoric Periods
2. Early Kindgom of Malay
3. The formation of Malacca
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3. Prehistoric Period
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4. Palaeolithic Period
•The earliest evidence of human habitation
in Malaysia dates back 40,000 years.
•Known as the Early Stone Age or
Palaeolithic Period.
•Stone tools were used for hunting and to
protect early humans beside tools made
from bamboo and wood.
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5. Palaeolithic Period
•Did not have permanent homes but instead
they lived in limestone caves as in Gua Niah
or near rivers, like in Kota Tampan, Perak, or
besides lakes such as in Tingkayu, Sabah.
•Lasted for almost 20,000 years.
•From 15,000 to 12,000 years ago, human
culture began to show signs of change.
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6. Mesolithic Period
•The beginning of the Mesolithic Age was
about 11,000 years ago.
•Settlements in Malaysia have been
discovered in 50 limestone cave areas in
Malaysia like in Bukit Chuping (Perlis), Gua
Debu (Kedah), Gua Kerbau (Perak), Gua
Cha and Gunung Musang (Kelantan), Kota
Tingkat, Gunung Senyum and Gua Kecil
(Pahang)
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7. Mesolithic Period
•Lives in caves and also along rivers and
lakes.
•Started farming and used more refined
stone tools.
•Able to make earthenware e.g. clay pots
and pottery.
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8. Neolithic Period
•Began about 5, 000 years ago and also
known as new stone age.
•Settlements in Malaysia were found in Gua
Cha, Gua Kecil, Guar Kepah, Jenderam Hilir,
Gua Madai, Gua Tengkorak and Gua Niah.
•Used more sophisticated stone tools and
started creating objects and using
accessories.
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9. Neolithic Period
•Started rearing livestock and started
communicating with communities in other
places.
•Boats were made and some form of barter
trading were carried out.
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10. Metal Period
•Began about 2, 500 years ago
and this age was named after the
tools used which were made of
metal like iron and bronze.
•Settlements have been found in
Sungei Lang (Selangor) and in
Batu Buruk (Terengganu)
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11. Metal Period
•Population grew and started developed
residential areas in wide open land near
rivers.
•More orderly and sedentary lifestyle.
•Started practiced social customs.
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12. Quiz
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13. Early Kindgom
(1st century -13th century)
1. Funan (Southeast
Vietnam).
2. Old Kedah.
3. Gangga Negara
(Perak).
4. Langkasuka (Patani).
5. Chih Tu in Kelantan.
6. Tan-Tan in
Terengganu,
7. Srivijaya.
8. Mataram.
9. Majapahit.
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14. Early Kindgom
•In the early centuries of the first
millenium Malays became the dominant
race on the peninsula.
•The people of the Malay Peninsula
adopted the Indian religions of Hinduism
and Buddhism.
•Trade relations with China and
India were established in the 1st
century.
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15. Early Kindgom
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16. Early Kindgom - Srivijaya
•Between the 7th and the 13th century,
much of the Malay peninsula was under
the buddhist Srivijaya empire.
•For over six centuries the Maharajahs
of Srivijaya ruled a maritime empire that
became the main power in the
archipelago.
•The power of Srivijaya declined from
the 12th century as the relationship
between the capital and its vassals
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17. Early Kindgom - Majapahit
•Wars with the Javanese caused it to
request assistance from China, and wars
with Indian states are also suspected.
•In the 11th century CE the centre of power
shifted to Hindu Maharajahs was further
undermined by the spread of Islam.
•In the 14th century, the Hindu Java-
based Majapahit empire came into
possession of the peninsula.
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18. The Founding of Malacca Empire
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19. The Founding of Malacca Empire
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20. The Founding of Malacca Empire
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21. The Founding of Malacca Empire
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22. The Founding of Malacca Empire
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23. The Founding of Malacca Empire
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24. The Founding of Malacca Empire
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25. Assignment - Essay
1. What factors influence Malacca
to become the most well-known
empire in the era of fifteen
century?
2. What are the internal and external
factors that led to the fall of
Malacca?
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26. The future depends on
what we do in the present.
Mahatma Gandhi
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