https://padlet.com/10769721/5fe8puby7hlbbvcz en-us 2023-01-31 01:12:02 UTC 2023-01-31 01:39:10 UTC hello@padlet.com 10769721 https://padlet.com/10769721/5fe8puby7hlbbvcz/wish/2462278986 The Chenla kingdoms formally united under Jayavarman II. This marked the beginning of the Khmer empire which dominated Southeast Asia for a large amount of time. Their capital was in Angkor which means "city". ]]> 2023-01-31 01:13:58 UTC https://padlet.com/10769721/5fe8puby7hlbbvcz/wish/2462278986 10769721 https://padlet.com/10769721/5fe8puby7hlbbvcz/wish/2462279230 Khmer farmers built a very efficient water-management system that allowed them to produce 3 or 4 rice harvests a year. Rice fed Angkor's population of 1.5 million with an immense surplus for exporting. The cultivation of rice was the foundation of Khmer's success, that eventually expanded across Southeast Asia.]]> 2023-01-31 01:14:18 UTC https://padlet.com/10769721/5fe8puby7hlbbvcz/wish/2462279230 10769721 https://padlet.com/10769721/5fe8puby7hlbbvcz/wish/2462280279 The Khmer reached its peak under Jayavarman VII. Jayavarman built roads, supported Buddhism by building thousands of shrines, and built a new capital city called Angkor Thom.]]> 2023-01-31 01:15:28 UTC https://padlet.com/10769721/5fe8puby7hlbbvcz/wish/2462280279 10769721 https://padlet.com/10769721/5fe8puby7hlbbvcz/wish/2462280548 He strained the ecomony to a breaking point by pourning resources into religious monuments. He is estimated to have built around 20,000 Buddhist shrines, and under his rule, the state supported 300,000 monks and priests.]]> 2023-01-31 01:15:50 UTC https://padlet.com/10769721/5fe8puby7hlbbvcz/wish/2462280548 10769721 https://padlet.com/10769721/5fe8puby7hlbbvcz/wish/2462280830 A Thai army seized Angkor from a weakened Khmer Empire. This was when the empire's power declined and the capital was abandoned, despite the empire shifting south. The empire had been weakened by many wars over 2 centuries.]]> 2023-01-31 01:16:10 UTC https://padlet.com/10769721/5fe8puby7hlbbvcz/wish/2462280830