Srivijaya was a Kingdom located in Sumatra, Indonesia, and it controlled the Malay Archipelago. Since it was made up of islands, its geography helped to develop maritime technology and with this, the trade with its neighbor nations improved. They trade mostly with India and China, so the Srivijaya culture began to incorporate religious traditions such as Buddhism, which became an important part of their culture, gaining a prominent role in the Buddhist world.
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The spread and enhancement of Enlightenment Ideas can be accredited to Salons hosted by women like Madame Geoffrin. Philosophers, authors, and economists would go to these Salons and exchange ideas of the economy and government. The salons would become "public spheres" which was recognized by Jürgen Habermas' The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere. Women's rights got a huge boost as women could learn from the philosophers inside the Salons.
