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Indonesia's first kingdom, Sriwijaya was established from the late 600's to 1000.
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Indonesians establish trade with China and India. (400 B.C.) Hinduism and Buddhism were introduced to Indonesia.
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The first people come to Indonesia by a land bridge connecting it to Asia. (40,000 years ago)
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The last ice age brought more people over in 10,000 B.C. Like many early people, Indonesians hunted and gathered food.
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Indonesians began to farm. They grew bananas, millet, rice, and taro. All of the tools were made of stone. (2,500 B.C.)
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Farmers now had bronze and iron tools, and they cooperated to bring water to their fields.
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There are many Hindu and Buddhist kingdoms in Indonesia.
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Sriwijaya divides into different states.
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Islam has become Indonesia's main religion.
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The Dutch trade with India, and build an empire in Indonesia.
