The next area that causes the Khmers to be superior to the Polynesians is their strength in having a strong government and strong rulers who lift the lives of all people who follow. Some strong leaders that changed the way of life in the Khmer Empire were rulers such as Jayavarman II, Jayavarman VIII amd Jayavarman VII. This was an advantage as it caused the Khmers to win many battles as leaders of the Khmer Empire were very smart and had a lot of knowledge to be able to defeat other empires. Varaman which is a common ending to many leaders of the Khmer Empire means protector which was reassuring sign for many followers. Compared to the Polynesians they were much more advanced in the aspect of having a government and even having a leader. With
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The Khmers weaponry was vastly superior as their weapons were made of strong materials which could hold up in battle, much unlike the Polynesians. The Polynesians firstly had weapons which in battle couldn’t hold up, meaning the defeat of them and highly likely death of many tribal group members. Unlike the Khmers the Polynesians had hardly any armour as they liked to show off their religious tattoos leaving them bear naked except for a very thin cloth covering their private parts. Then when you look at the Khmer Army protection they have very strong metal helmets which can resist very strong force and wore strong materials that covered most of their body. This protection still kept the soldiers mobile which came into use when using their very strong weapons in attack. The Khmers used strong metal swords which could cut through most other metals without much force. With the Polynesians weaponry they used wooden clubs which couldn’t create as much damage as the Khmers weaponry even if they used all the force possible in the arm strength. Another weapon that the Khmers used to their advantage was using arrows from high points of their buildings to surprise opposition during battle. This is something that the Polynesians lacked which caused them to attack close range giving them more chance of being injured or even
The Khmers weaponry was vastly superior as their weapons were made of strong materials which could hold up in battle, much unlike the Polynesians. The Polynesians firstly had weapons which in battle couldn’t hold up, meaning the defeat of them and highly likely death of many tribal group members. Unlike the Khmers the Polynesians had hardly any armour as they liked to show off their religious tattoos leaving them bear naked except for a very thin cloth covering their private parts. Then when you look at the Khmer Army protection they have very strong metal helmets which can resist very strong force and wore strong materials that covered most of their body. This protection still kept the soldiers mobile which came into use when using their very strong weapons in attack. The Khmers used strong metal swords which could cut through most other metals without much force. With the Polynesians weaponry they used wooden clubs which couldn’t create as much damage as the Khmers weaponry even if they used all the force possible in the arm strength. Another weapon that the Khmers used to their advantage was using arrows from high points of their buildings to surprise opposition during battle. This is something that the Polynesians lacked which caused them to attack close range giving them more chance of being injured or even