HOA 04 - Southeast Asia

• What is the climate in most of Southeast Asian countries?

  Tropical
• What are the three major religions in Southeast Asia?

  Islam, Buddhism, Christianity
• What is the principal building material in Cambodia's delta area? 


  Timber
• What is the tallest religious structure in Phnom Penh, Cambodia?

  Wat Phnom

  
• What is a socialist state and the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia?

  Laos
• In Laos, one of the most effective ways of accumulating merit in Theravada Buddhism was the construction of Buddhist wats.
• What is the largest country in Mainland Southeast ASia and the 10th largest in Asia by area? It is also known as Burma.


  Myanmar
• What is the Malay indigenous peoples called?

  Bumiputra
• What is the immigarnt populations in Malaysia?

  Non-bumiputra
• What is the official religion of Malaysia?

  Islam
• It si the traditional dwellings, originating before the arrival of foreign or modern influences, and constructed by indigenous Malays. 


  Rumah Melayu
• Most of Malay houses are built as houses built on stilts called?

  Rumah Panggung
• What is called in the main house of a traditional Malay timber house?

  Rumah Ibu
• What is called in the kitchen annex or simpler part of a traditional Malay timber house?

  Rumah Dapur
• What is the type of roof in a traditional Malay house that is pyramidal styled pitched roof - type of roof and structure often used in palaces of Malay kings as well as government buildings?

  Rumah Limas

  
• What is the type of roof in a traditional Malay house that is a curved roof with boat-like structure on

  stilts? It is also called as Rumah Lontik.

  Rumah Lancang

  
• What is the type of roof in a traditional Malay house that traditional gabled roof. - flat roof structure with

  crossing edges forming "x" pinnacle on corners of the roof?

  Rumah Lipat Kajang

  
• What is the only sovereign island city-state in maritime Southeast Asia? 


  Singapore
• What Southeast Asian country is formerly known as Siam?

  Thailand
• Which part of a Thai Temple that is the area which is dedicated to Buddha?

  Phuttha-wat
• Which part of the Thai Temple is the area containts the living quarters of the monks?

  Sanghawat
• What part of the Phutta-wat is usually conical or

  bell-shaped building, often containing relics of Buddha?

  Chaidei or chedi

  
• What part of the Phuttha-wat is the meeting and prayer room?

  Vihan/Wihan

  
• What part of the Phuttha-wat is a usually open, square building with four arches and a pyramidal roof, used to worship religious texts or objects?

  Mondop

  
• What part of the Phuttha-wat is a pavilion for relaxation for miscellaneous activities?

  Sala

  
• What part of the Phuttha-wat is the bell tower or belfry?

  Ho rakhang

  
• What part of the Phuttha-wat is the library of the Thai Buddhist Temple?

  Ho Trai

  
• What is the double cloister of Wat Pho that is installed in the cloisters are seated as well as standing Buddha statues?

  Phra Rabieng

  
• What part of the Phuttra-wat is the holiest prayer room that is also called the "ordination hall" as it is where new monks take their vows?

  Both or ubosoth

  
• What parts of the Sanghawat are the cells of the monks used for sleeping? 


  Kuti

  
• What is the distinctive style of traditional housing that has the characteristics of timber construction, varied and elaborate roof structures, and pile and beam construction?

  Rumah Adat

  
• What is the traditional ancestral house, or rumah adat of the Torajan people have a distinguishing boatshaped and oversized saddle back roof?


  Tongkonan
• What word derived from the Toraja word tongkon that means 'to sit'? 


  Tongkonan
• What is a residence and a hall for family meetings that is a traditional vernacular architecture in Indonesia? It has a dramatic curved roof structure with multi-tired upswept gables.

  Rumah Gadang

  
• What is the core building in the palace complex where the residence of the king and his family in Indonesia is located?

  Rumah Bubungan Tinggi

  
• What is the front roof of the Rumah Bubungan Tinggi called?


  Sindang Langit
• What is the rear roof of the Rumah Bubungan Tinggi called?

  Hambin Awan
• It refers to the related architectural traditions and designs of the various Batak peoples of North

  Sumatra in Indonesia.

  Batak architecture
• What are the three main building types common to the different Batak groups in Batak architecture? These are the meeting hall, house, and rice barn.

  Bale, rumah, sopo
• What is the traditional architecture in Timor-Leste?

  Totem house