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CHAPTER 9: INTERNAL THREATS
Page 158- Recap questions

Q1: How did people deaL with the threats (referring to the internal ones)
Piracy:
It is the pirates who attack and steal the loads or valueables on board the ships at sea. As sea trade was an alternative to ground travel, the absence of safe sea routes would mean that there would be a decline of trading within the country.
the rulers will send there naives to crush the pirates and the employed people (orang laut) or people of the sea will act as officials and soliders to keep watch over the important trade routes.

From the 13th century, Wokou based in Japan made their debut in East Asia, initiating invasions that would persist for 300 years.
Piracy in South East Asia began with the retreating Mongol Yuan fleet after the betrayal by their Javanese allies (who, incidentally, would found the empire of Majapahit after the Mongols left). They preferred the junk, a ship using a more robust sail layout. Marooned navy officers, consisting mostly of Cantonese and Hokkien tribesmen, set up their small gangs near river estuaries, mainly to protect themselves. They recruited locals as common foot-soldiers known as 'lang' (lanun) to set up their fortresses. They survived by utilizing their well trained pugilists, as well as marine and navigation skills, mostly along Sumatran and Javanese estuaries. Their strength and ferocity coincided with the impending trade growth of the maritime silk and spice routes.
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CHAPTER 9: INTERNAL THREATS
Page 158- Recap questions

Q1: How did people deaL with the threats (referring to the internal ones)
Piracy:
It is the pirates who attack and steal the loads or valueables on board the ships at sea. As sea trade was an alternative to ground travel, the absence of safe sea routes would mean that there would be a decline of trading within the country.
the rulers will send there naives to crush the pirates and the employed people (orang laut) or people of the sea will act as officials and soliders to keep watch over the important trade routes.

From the 13th century, Wokou based in Japan made their debut in East Asia, initiating invasions that would persist for 300 years.
Piracy in South East Asia began with the retreating Mongol Yuan fleet after the betrayal by their Javanese allies (who, incidentally, would found the empire of Majapahit after the Mongols left). They preferred the junk, a ship using a more robust sail layout. Marooned navy officers, consisting mostly of Cantonese and Hokkien tribesmen, set up their small gangs near river estuaries, mainly to protect themselves. They recruited locals as common foot-soldiers known as 'lang' (lanun) to set up their fortresses. They survived by utilizing their well trained pugilists, as well as marine and navigation skills, mostly along Sumatran and Javanese estuaries. Their strength and ferocity coincided with the impending trade growth of the maritime silk and spice routes.
-wikipedia