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Khmer Empire Water and Society

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a baray?

a)

Reservoir that held millions of cubic metres of water

b)

A female slave

c)

The most ancient of all the main world religions from India

d)

A huge tomb A huge tomb

2.

Primarily, what crop did the farmers grow?

a)

Wheat

b)

Rice

c)

Corn

d)

Grapes

3.
Where was the location of the first Khmer royal city?
a)
Angkor
b)
Jayavarman
c)
Laos
d)
Wat
4.
Which had the greatest influence on the Khmer economy?
a)
Hindu god Vishnu
b)
monsoon rains.
c)
Angkor Wat
d)
irrigation system
5.
Why is there a variety of cultures in Asia?
a)
Asia has a variety of physical features and climates.
b)
Asia covers  about three-fourths of Earth's land.
c)
Parts of continent are covered by snow year-around.
d)
Agriculture is the most important economic activity in Asia.
6.

Which of the following were major food sources for peasants?

a)

Rice farms worked by the peasants themselves

b)

Fruit trees

c)

Communal fishing ponds allocated by nobles/officials

d)

Vegetable gardens

7.

What type of pots did ordinary families use during the Khmer Empire?

a)

Glass

b)

Clay

c)

Wood

d)

Metal

8.

What is an example of a secondary source?

a)

Angkor Wat carvings

b)

A textbook

c)

Pottery

d)

A weapon

9.
What physical geography feature separates India from the rest of Asia?
a)
Indus River
b)
Bay of Bengal
c)
Himalayan Mountains
d)
Arabian Sea
10.
What is the belief that life is reborn after one dies?
a)
Dharma
b)
Karma
c)
Reincarnation
d)
Shintoism
11.

What were some results of trade along the Silk Road during the Middle Ages?

a)

war between Europe and Asia

b)

higher demand for trade with Asia

c)

Europe and Asia teamed up to conquer Africa

d)

Europeans rejected Asian inventions

12.
Which is an example of cultural diffusion?
a)
Asia has a strong economy
b)
many Asian governments are world leaders
c)
Asian foods are popular around the world
d)
People immigrate from Asia to the U.S.
13.

What is the name of the modern-day language in Cambodia?

a)

Cambodian

b)

Khmer

c)

Hmong

d)

Angkor

14.

What is the process that brings water to the farm areas where farmers do not have access to water?

a)

An extra long soaker hose

b)

hydroelectric power

c)

irrigation

d)

desalination

15.

Which one is the flag of modern day Cambodia?

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.

In Buddhism, nirvana is

a)

A wonderful feeling

b)

The perfect state; free of suffering and desire

c)

A band from the 90s

d)

A spiritual awakening

17.

What is a common religious ritual performed by women and carved on many temples as bas reliefs from the Khmer?

a)

Meditation

b)

Singing

c)

Birth

d)

Dance

18.

Which river was one of the most important reasons people chose to settle in Cambodia and Southern Vietnam?

a)

Yangtze river

b)

Yellow river

c)

Mekong river

d)

Amazon river

19.

South-east Asia has a tropical climate and is affected by __________________, which bring heavy rains and thunderstorms from late May until October.

a)

Tsunamis

b)

Monsoons

c)

Cyclones

d)

Drought

20.

During the _________ season, the snow from the _________________ begins to melt, which combines with the monsoon rains to make the Mekong overflow.

a)

wet, Atlas Mountains

b)

dry, Flinders Ranges

c)

dry, Himalayas

d)

wet, Himalayas

21.

One of the secrets behind Angkor’s success was the management of __________________.

a)

war

b)

religion

c)

flooding

d)

food

22.

The Khmer created millions of bunds, which are

a)

low level walls used to create shallow ponds for growing rice

b)

low level walls used to create shallow ponds for storing fish

c)

large high walls used to create shallow ponds for growing rice

d)

large high walls used to create shallow ponds for growing fish

23.

The Khmer people utilised deep water rice farming techniques – also known as ______________ rice.

a)

wet

b)

fried

c)

floating

d)

yummy

24.

The Khmer fished in _______________.

a)

Tonle Sap

b)

Tonel Pas

c)

Pasta Tony

d)

Notle Sap

25.

Khmer Canals allowed sandstone to be brought in from the nearby sacred mountain known as Mount __________ for the building of temples.

a)

Katherine

b)

Kowlin

c)

Coolin'

d)

Kulen

26.

The Khmer water management system was not only a great achievement in terms of food production for the economy, it also served an important ______________ function.

a)

hydration

b)

religious

c)

water sports

d)

political

27.

In what way is Medieval Europe similar to the Khmer Empire?

a)

The pope was the most powerful

b)

Religion was very important

c)

Water management systems allowed both to thrive

d)

Both had a distinct social hierarchy

28.

Almost all of South-East Asia lies in the tropics and most of the region has a hot and humid monsoon climate, made up of what?

a)

Cold and Hot seasons

b)

Icy winters

c)

Wet and Dry seasons

d)

4 seasons in 1 day