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Quiz Indonesian culture
FACULTY OF LETTERS
DR.SOETOMO UNIVERSITY SURABAYA
Just Answer the Questions based on material given. Interne source/sumber internet is not
accepted.
1. Tell the development of Stone, from pre-history to Kutai and Mataram kingdoms !
2. Tell he development of Religion from pre-history, Kutai, Kallingga, and Mataram !
3. Differentiate Stone (Stone Ages) in pre-history and stone in history ages (Yupa, Mantyasih
Inscrption.etc).
4. Differentiate between Record in Kutai kingdom from record in Kalingga kingdom!
5. Is it correct that if you want to know about the vansa-ktr (the founder of Mataram kingdom),
you should go to the museum in Centarl Java ( read Canggal inscription). Why/Why not.
Answer
Seven stone pillar, or yupa (sacrificial posts), have been found in Kutai, Kaman Estuary,
near Mahakam river. The plinths bear an inscription in the pallava script of India reading
” a gift to Brahmin priests “. The style of the script has been dated to the last half of the
4th century. It is believed these religions were brought to Indonesia around the 2 nd and 4th
centuries, respectively when Indian traders arrived on the island of Sumatra, Java, and
Sulawesi.
Aswawarman adopted the hinduistic belief. It was Mulawarman who let these
inscriptions be made. While nothing of the military actions of his two predecessors is
known. King Mulawarman was stated to have conquered his neighbours in battle.
Kalingga Kingdom
Language : Old Javanese, Sanskrit
In 674 CE Kalingga kingdom was ruled by Queen Shima, notorious for her fierce law
against thievery to encourage people to be honest and uphold absolute truth. According to
the tradition, one day a foreign king placed a bag filled with gold on the intersection in
Kalingga to test the famed truthful and honesty of Kalingga people. Nobody dared to
touch the bag that did not belong to them. Three years later, Shima’s son, the crown
prince accidently touched the bag with his feet. The Queen issued to death sentence to her
own son, but overruled by the minister that appealed the Queen to spare the prince’s life.
Since it was prince’s foot that touched the bag of gold, so it was the foot that had to be
punished through mutilation.After Maharani Shima died in 732 AD, the great
greatSanjaya (a great grandson of Queen Shima) replaced and becomed king of the
Kingdom of Northern Kalinga, later known as the EastMataram, and later founded the
dynasty / WangsaSanjaya in the Ancient Mataram Kingdom.
5. Of course yes. Its better we should go to the museum because in the museum there several
information and detailed about Mataram Kingdom. So we can know the original one and we can
see it direct about the detailed information without see on the internet.