Essay Help! European Colonization

[AntiochusIII]

Indian navigators are suspected of having reached China long, long before the birth of Christ, and spread their culture quite extensively throughout Southeast Asia and the Malay archipelago.

What I meant by that statement was that the point presented in Prince of the Poodles' first post -- the view of superiority among themselves prevented intent of colonization -- which he attributed to his professor, appeared to refer to China alone (and perhaps Japan), and not Asia in general.

The ancient Indians were indeed extremely active merchants of their day. Their extensive cultural influence could easily be seen throughout the entirety of Southeast Asia, among other places. The Khmer Empire is probably the most famous example of Indian cultural influence being so deep among the populace, aside from, of course, Buddhism and Hinduism.