8.10 What are the legacies of the Khmer Empire? • The Khmer Empire left significant legacies for Cambodia, including Angkor with its temples and other historical sites. • The Khmer Empire’s legacies also include: • its historical influence on neighbouring countries through cultural and trade relations • its influence on written languages, arts, architecture and social organisation. 8.11 Inquiry: Contested histories • Historians identify a range of factors contributing to the fall of the Khmer Empire. • Several recent studies now provide evidence for the role of climate change during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. 8.12.2 Key terms
Buddha Siddhartha Gautama, who founded Buddhism in the sixth century BCE Buddhist to do with Buddhism; a follower of Buddhism cult a system of religious worship epic a long story in verse narrating the deeds of its hero
Hindu the most ancient of all the main world religions; originated in India incarnation the representation of a spirit or quality in a living human Khmer the Cambodian people legitimate lawful or proper linga a phallic symbol that would have originally been a feature of most Hindu temples Mahayana Buddhism one of the two main forms of Buddhism that influenced mainland South-East Asia mausoleum a huge tomb nirvana in Buddhism, the perfect state; free of suffering and desire nobles the aristocracy; hereditary privileged class pious devout, very religious
protectorate when stronger states protect and control weaker states reincarnation being continuously born and reborn in other lives
ruling class kings, nobles and high officials Sanskrit ancient and sacred language of India slash and burn agriculture a nomadic form of farming in which people clear part of a forest, grow crops, harvest them and then move on to repeat this in another place Tai ethnic groups that migrated from southern China into northern mainland South-East Asia from the tenth century Theravada Buddhism one of the two main forms of Buddhism that influenced mainland South-East Asia TonleSap the largest freshwater lake in South-East Asia vassal state a state whose ruler acknowledges a foreign ruler as overlord
8.12.3 Reflection Complete the following to reflect on your learning.
Revisit the inquiry question posed in the Overview: What was life like in the Khmer Empire, what were the key beliefs, significant social values and perspectives and what contributed to change? 1. Now that you have completed this topic, what is your view on the question? Discuss with a partner. Has your learning in this topic changed your view? If so, how? 2. Write a paragraph in response to the inquiry question, outlining your views.
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