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1 ________, which came after Hinduism, strengthened the status structure of this traditional religious pattern.

2 Since the 1970s the Indonesian government has run ________ aimed at resettling the population of Java on other less-populated islands of Indonesia.

3 Where does Java come from?

4 Today, ________ is grown on the Ijen Plateau by small-holders and larger plantations.

5 What is the metropolitican population of Java?

6 Indian influences came first with ________ and Buddhism penetrating deeply into society, blending with indigenous tradition and culture.

7 There were often sharp divisions between orthodox kyais, who merely instructed in Islamic law, with those who taught ________ and those who sought reformed Islam with modern scientific concepts.

8 The most active volcano in Java and also in Indonesia is ________ (2,968 m).

9 [22] These include Kejawen, Sumarah, ________, etc.

10 These include Ken Arok and Ken Dedes, the story of the orphan who usurped his king, and married the queen of the ancient Javanese kingdom; and translations of Ramayana and ________.

💡 Interesting Facts

  • after the overthrow in the 9th century of the Sailendra dynasty in Java, its leader Balaputra became maharaja of Srivijaya?
  • one of the statues at the erotic temple Candi Sukuh (pictured) in Java, Indonesia, is a 1.82 m (6 feet) standing phallus with four balls placed below the tip?
  • the Javanese Damarwulan legend may be based on events during the reign of Queen Suhita of the Majapahit Empire?
  • according to anthropologist Stanley Marion Garn, Neanderthal in China and Java were killed off by the more intelligent hominid Sinanthropus pithencanthropus, contributing to the Neanderthal extinction?
  • Tombo Ati, a traditional Javanese song based on a popular hadith of the prophet Muhammad, is still popular five centuries after its composition?
  • Semar, although depicted as a clown in Indonesian wayang shadow puppetry, is said to be the guardian spirit of Java and a god in human form?
  • Opera Jawa is a 2006 Indonesian-Austrian musical film that features traditional Javanese classical music and dance in a setting of opera, inspired by the Ramayana?
  • Bandung in Indonesia was dubbed the "Paris of Java" (Parijs van Java) in the 1920s due to the European ambience of Braga Street?
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