12. Read SOURCE2 below.
SOURCE2 From A Record of Cambodia: the Land and its people by Zhou Daguan, who lived at the Khmer court in Angkor in 1296–1297
Ordinary families have houses but nothing else by way of tables, chairs, jars or buckets. They use an earthenware pot to cook rice in, and make sauce with an earthenware saucepan. For a stove they sink three stones into the ground, and for spoons they use coconut husks.
Write a half- to one-page explanation of why the Chinese diplomat Zhou Daguan is a significant individual in Khmer history. In your response, consider his role in providing the only detailed written account of the Khmer Empire. As well as a general statement about Zhou Daguan’s connection with Angkor, you should comment on what things we can discover from his writing (in the sources used in this topic and from SOURCE2 above) that we would not otherwise know about Khmer society. Answers and sample responses for this topic are available online.
Jacaranda Humanities Alive 8 Victorian Curriculum Third Edition
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