Khmer Architecture
What types of buildings are the ancient Khmer empire best known for?
Temples
Which group made up most of the population of Khmer society?
The peasants
What is the name of the river that was key to the success of the Khmer Empire?
Mekong River
Double point question
The two religions at the centre of Khmer society were?
Hinduism and Buddhism
What year did the Khmer Empire end?
1431CE
Sweet treaty question
Khmer temples were built to look like what?
Mount Meru (Sacred Mountain)
The modern name of the country where the Khmer Empire was located.
Cambodia
Double point question
The name of the lake at the heart of the Khmer Empire is called...
Tonle Sap
How many levels of society were there in Khmer Empire?
4
What disease might have also lead to the weakening of the Khmer Empire?
The bubonic plague or black death.
What were Khmer temples mostly use for?
Government, religion and community
How many seasons does Cambodia have? What are they?
Two. Wet season and dry season.
The rivers and lakes were used for Khmer people for t? and t? and f?
Trade, transport and fishing
Khmer society had low _________ ___________, which meant that a person born a peasant would always be a peasant.
low social mobility
The three internal problems that lead to the fall of the Khmer Empire were the internal economic problems, the changes of religion, and...?
The breakdown of the water management system,
What is the name of the largest temple in the world?
Angkor Wat
Sweet treat question
The main food sources for the Khmer Empire were?
Rice and fish
Houses around the Tonal Sap are built on these for the wet season floods.
Stilts
In what year was the Khmer Empire founded?
802CE
Sweet treat question
Which people finally defeated the Khmer and took over Angkor in 1431?
The Ayutthayans
Which Khmer king built Angkor Wat?
Suryavarman II
The Hindu god of protection is?
Vishnu
The name of the reservoirs used to store water during the dry season.
Barays
What is the name of the belief system that states the king is a god-king?
Devaraja Cult
King Jayavarman VII (the 7th) believed which type of Buddhism?
Mahayana Buddhism