https://padlet.com/1076649/q2hn0cewqii3f9cm en-us 2023-01-31 05:45:25 UTC 2023-01-31 06:10:48 UTC hello@padlet.com 1076649 https://padlet.com/1076649/q2hn0cewqii3f9cm/wish/2462499306 The Chenla kingdoms rallied together for protection. In 802, they formally under the "universal ruler" Jayavarman II. This was the beginning of the Khmer Empire, which dominated Southeast Asia until 1431]]> 2023-01-31 05:47:30 UTC https://padlet.com/1076649/q2hn0cewqii3f9cm/wish/2462499306 1076649 https://padlet.com/1076649/q2hn0cewqii3f9cm/wish/2462499756 The Khmer were skilled rice farmers, having learned how to grow rice from the Chinese. The Khmer region's many wet and fertile river delta's were ideal for cultivating rice. Khmer built water systems like canals, dikes, and dams. As a result,the farmers were able to produce three or four rice harvests a year. Rice fed Angkor's population of 1.5 million and produced huge surplus for export. This intensive rice cultivation was the foundation of Khmer prosperity, stability, and power, which expanded across Southeast Asia.]]> 2023-01-31 05:48:12 UTC https://padlet.com/1076649/q2hn0cewqii3f9cm/wish/2462499756 1076649 https://padlet.com/1076649/q2hn0cewqii3f9cm/wish/2462499992 The Khmer emoire reached its peak under Jayavarman VII. ]]> 2023-01-31 05:48:35 UTC https://padlet.com/1076649/q2hn0cewqii3f9cm/wish/2462499992 1076649 https://padlet.com/1076649/q2hn0cewqii3f9cm/wish/2462500216 Jayavarman VII built roads and a new capital city called Angkor Thom. He also supported Buddhism by building and estimated 20,000 Buddhist shrines. Under his rule, the state supported 300,000 monks and priests. Pouring resources into religious monuments strained the economy to the breaking point. Over the next two centuries, wars further weakened the Khmer empire]]> 2023-01-31 05:48:59 UTC https://padlet.com/1076649/q2hn0cewqii3f9cm/wish/2462500216 1076649 https://padlet.com/1076649/q2hn0cewqii3f9cm/wish/2462500714 A Thai army seized Angkor itself. Though the empire shifted south, its power declined and its capital was abandoned.]]> 2023-01-31 05:49:37 UTC https://padlet.com/1076649/q2hn0cewqii3f9cm/wish/2462500714