WorksheetsKhmer Empire Water and Society
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
What is a baray?
Reservoir that held millions of cubic metres of water
A female slave
The most ancient of all the main world religions from India
A huge tomb A huge tomb
Primarily, what crop did the farmers grow?
Wheat
Rice
Corn
Grapes
Which of the following were major food sources for peasants?
Rice farms worked by the peasants themselves
Fruit trees
Communal fishing ponds allocated by nobles/officials
Vegetable gardens
What type of pots did ordinary families use during the Khmer Empire?
Glass
Clay
Wood
Metal
What is an example of a secondary source?
Angkor Wat carvings
A textbook
Pottery
A weapon
What were some results of trade along the Silk Road during the Middle Ages?
war between Europe and Asia
higher demand for trade with Asia
Europe and Asia teamed up to conquer Africa
Europeans rejected Asian inventions
What is the name of the modern-day language in Cambodia?
Cambodian
Khmer
Hmong
Angkor
What is the process that brings water to the farm areas where farmers do not have access to water?
An extra long soaker hose
hydroelectric power
irrigation
desalination
Which one is the flag of modern day Cambodia?
In Buddhism, nirvana is
A wonderful feeling
The perfect state; free of suffering and desire
A band from the 90s
A spiritual awakening
What is a common religious ritual performed by women and carved on many temples as bas reliefs from the Khmer?
Meditation
Singing
Birth
Dance
Which river was one of the most important reasons people chose to settle in Cambodia and Southern Vietnam?
Yangtze river
Yellow river
Mekong river
Amazon river
South-east Asia has a tropical climate and is affected by __________________, which bring heavy rains and thunderstorms from late May until October.
Tsunamis
Monsoons
Cyclones
Drought
During the _________ season, the snow from the _________________ begins to melt, which combines with the monsoon rains to make the Mekong overflow.
wet, Atlas Mountains
dry, Flinders Ranges
dry, Himalayas
wet, Himalayas
One of the secrets behind Angkor’s success was the management of __________________.
war
religion
flooding
food
The Khmer created millions of bunds, which are
low level walls used to create shallow ponds for growing rice
low level walls used to create shallow ponds for storing fish
large high walls used to create shallow ponds for growing rice
large high walls used to create shallow ponds for growing fish
The Khmer people utilised deep water rice farming techniques – also known as ______________ rice.
wet
fried
floating
yummy
The Khmer fished in _______________.
Tonle Sap
Tonel Pas
Pasta Tony
Notle Sap
Khmer Canals allowed sandstone to be brought in from the nearby sacred mountain known as Mount __________ for the building of temples.
Katherine
Kowlin
Coolin'
Kulen
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.
hydration
religious
water sports
political
In what way is Medieval Europe similar to the Khmer Empire?
The pope was the most powerful
Religion was very important
Water management systems allowed both to thrive
Both had a distinct social hierarchy
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?
Cold and Hot seasons
Icy winters
Wet and Dry seasons
4 seasons in 1 day
