LESSON 8.1 Overview
INQUIRY QUESTION What was life like in the Khmer Empire, what were the key beliefs, significant social values and perspectives and what contributed to change? Australia has close ties with several countries in South-East Asia, with some being popular destinations for Australian travellers. To understand any country or region, you need to know its history. In this topic you will learn that Cambodia was once the centre of a great empire that controlled most of mainland South-East Asia, an empire that built amazing temple complexes, still visited by millions of people today.
Pre-Test Online Pre-test eWorkbook Customisable worksheets for this topic ( ewbk-14244 ) Digital documents Key terms glossary (doc-43122) Video eLesson Angkor and the Khmer Empire ( eles-1827 )
1274 and 1281 Unsuccessful attempts by Mongol armies to invade Japan
794 Emperor’s court moves from Nara to Heian-kyo (modern-day Kyoto)
798 Kyomizu-dera (Pure Water Temple) constructed
1252 Great Buddha statue installed at Kamakura
1180–1185 Genpei War
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Heian period 794–1185 Noble Fujiwara family at the height of its political power. Flowering of art and literature, especially poetry
Kamakura period 1185–1333 Minamoto no Yoritomo becomes shogun and puts Japan under military control.
Kamakura period 1185–1333 Minamoto no Yoritomo becomes shogun and puts Japan under military control.
Use of phonetic kana scripts. Rise of samurai military class.
The Pillow Book is written by Sei Shonagon. The Tale of Genji is written by Murasaki Shikibu.
Jacaranda Humanities Alive 8 Victorian Curriculum Third Edition
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