Khmer Empire

What are the Differences and Similarities between the Khmer Empire and Medieval Europe There many differences and similarities in Khmer Empire and Medieval Europe Both Medieval Europe and Khmer Empire had very organised and old fashioned social structures. There were very clear social divisions in both societies and there was very limited room for moving from the class into which you were born. The strict hierarchy in both societies was very evident with the King ruling and all other classes were to follow to his rules and serve him. However, a difference is the Khmer Empire believed in reincarnation, the re-birth of a soul in another body. The Khmer people accepted the social position or class they were born into was the result of their actions in a former life, this also meant they worked dutiful and hard so that in their next life they would be rewarded. The Medieval peasants were similarly hardworking and believed the more money they gave to the church, and the more they served…

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.…

The environment in which the Khmer empire developed are crucial for understanding the empire’s rise and fall. At its peak, the empire controlled one-third of mainland southeast Asia. The empire is located in a hot tropical environment in which temperature are almost constantly above seventy degrees Fahrenheit. The capital Angkor which is located at the basin of lower Mekong River in Cambodia, has a monsoon climate in which most rain comes in the summer months from June to November. The winter…

Angkor is a city found in the forests of Cambodia, and is the remanence of the Khmer Empire. Dating back to the ninth century, this city consists of a variety of temples and was erected in dedication to the Hindu god Vishnu , and was once the largest city in the world. At its peak, Angkor covered over 1000 square kilometres , and the city is surrounded by a series of moats and waterways that were integral to the architecture of the city. There is much debate surrounding the fall of Angkor, but a…

The Cambodian genocide was the result of the Khmer Rouge, which was responsible for killing hundreds of thousands of people. They murdered many different groups including the Vietnamese, in and around the borders of the country, the Chinese, Muslim Chams, Buddhist monks, and even some Khmers, that they saw as traitors. They almost exterminated every ethnic group in Cambodia (289). The Khmer Rouge desired for Cambodia to be as they once were in the Angkor Empire, a powerful nation. The Khmer…

South-Eastern country in Asia, with neighboring countries Laos, Vietnam, and Thailand, it was previously known as the Khmer Empire of Angkor. Everything changed when the Khmer Rouge rose to power. The glorious ancient Khmer Empire, flourishing in the 18th and 19th century, was a highly populated kingdom of ethnic minority groups and the famous Angkor Wat temple at its capital, Angkor. In 1953, Cambodia…

under the rule of the Young Turks, who wanted to to turkify the Ottoman Empire, by ridding it of any Non- Turks, especially those of whom were Christian. During the seven years of this destructive genocide nearly one point five million Armenians were dead or removed from the country, yet the Turkish government today does not acknowledge the genocide happening. Along with the Armenian Genocide,…

CAMBODIAN GENOCIDE The Khmer Rouge were cambodians communist took control of the Cambodian government in 1975, they strived to make the country into a communist agrarian utopia. In reality, they emptied the cities and evacuated millions of people to labor camps where they were starved and abused. Teachers and doctors and very smart people, as well as monks and the rich anyone else in that position of having wealth were torchered and killed. It is estimated that between 1.7 and 2 million…

Pol pot, whose real name was Saloth Sar, was the Cambodian revolutionary who lead the Khmer Rouge from 1963 until 1997. He became the leader of Cambodia on 17 April 1975, when his forces captured Phnom Penh. At first his politic of anti-Soviet got a lot of other countries supporting, like China, U.S, Thailand and some European countries. After he began working for the Far-left police and massacred a lot of innocent citizens, he was condemned by the international society. Pol Pot had a really…

Pacific. This also triggered America 's entry into World War II. After a long Pacific campaign, Japan was pushed back to the four main islands. The United States made fierce attacks in Tokyo, Osaka and other cities by strategic bombing, and Hiroshima and Nagasaki with two atomic bombs (Culture Smart! Japan). Most Cambodians consider themselves to be Khmers, descendants of the Angkor Empire that extended over much of Southeast Asia and reached its zenith between the 10th and 13th centuries.…