Indonesia - Culture

Indonesia - Culture

Indonesia - Culture
Reading Level

	edHelper's suggested reading level:	grades 5 to 7
	Flesch-Kincaid grade level:	8.18

Vocabulary

	challenging words:		gamelan, metallophone, performers, sensuous, composer, percussion, spiritual, musical, series, culture, spectacular, reflection, describe, mystery, arrange, history
	content words:		Indian Ocean, Colin McPhee

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Indonesia - Culture
By Ekaterina Zhdanova-Redman

¹     Like the people on Indonesia's many islands, Indonesia's culture is a wonderful mix. It is colorful, musical, and truly spectacular. But to really understand Indonesia's culture, it is helpful to know some history and geography.

²     Indonesia is a group of islands in the eastern Indian Ocean. Groups of islands like this are called an archipelago. The Indonesian archipelago has many islands, both big and small. Indonesia is close to India and China. Both of those countries have a long history and strong culture. And both countries helped shape Indonesian culture.

³     Throughout Indonesia's history, immigrants from India and China brought parts of their culture with them. The religions of Hinduism (from India) and Buddhism (from China) made their way to Indonesia early on. Different art forms also came to Indonesia from other nearby countries.

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