2. Determine whether the following statement is True or False. The Khmer Empire was conquered by the Mongol Empire during the reign of Jayavarman VIII. 3. Describe how Khmer religion was changed again under Jayavarman VIII. 4. Identify what religious change was made under Srindravarman. 5. The Khmers abandoned Angkor from the year _____. ANALYSE AND APPLY 6. a. Examine the Buddha statue in SOURCE2 . Propose how the Khmer people would have regarded the sequence of religious changes between the twelfth and fourteenth centuries. b. Explain whether such changes could have undermined faith in Khmer rulers. Justify your response. EVALUATE AND COMMUNICATE 7. Angkor’s agriculture depended on giant barays like the one in SOURCE3 . Predict what would have been the impact if these reservoirs failed due to environmental damage. 8. a. Read SOURCE4 and evaluate the theory that climate change could have played a role in the weakening of the Khmer Empire. b. Identify which theory about Angkor’s abandonment is supported by Zhou Daguan in SOURCE5 . Answers and sample responses for this topic are available online.
LESSON 8.10 What are the legacies of the Khmer Empire?
LEARNING INTENTION By the end of this lesson you should be able to explain why there are many legacies of the Khmer Empire, including its influences on neighbouring societies.
Tune in As suggested by SOURCE1 , The late Thai king and his family were much revered in Thailand, much as Khmer kings appear to have been over many centuries. 1. Describe the scene. 2. It has long been a crime punished by imprisonment under Thai law to criticise the monarchy. Why do you think this is? 3. It is only since the king’s death that the powers of the Thai royal family have been seriously challenged. Why do you think this has happened?
SOURCE1 A Theravada Buddhist monk stands before a portrait of Thailand’s royal family at fourteenth-century Wat Prathat Doi Suthep in northern Thailand.
Jacaranda Humanities Alive 8 Victorian Curriculum Third Edition
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