Documentary on Angkor Wat Largest

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Fill in the blanks:

1) Angkor War is located in ______________ country. The nearest country to
it is ______________.
2) Angkor Wat was built by _________________ Empire.
3) The martial art form that came from Angkor which gained prominence
and is being practiced even today is __________________. The modern
day _______________ originated from this.
4) The Khmer Empire declined in _______ century and it lasted for about
___________ years.
5) The meaning of Angkor Wat is __________________________________.
6) Angkor Wat is _________________ tall.
7) Angkor Wat took only ________ years to complete.
8) Angkor Wat was discovered by _________________ in _________.
9) The capital city of Khmer Empire was ___________.
10) The dimensions of the reservoir talked about in the documentary are
_________________.
11)

_________________ was the main economic activity of Khmer Empire.

12) Major part of Angkor Wat is built using __________ stone and they
were brought from ____________________.
Short Answers:
13) What are the two monuments Angkor Wats compared to and
explain about it?

14) State one difference between the architectural practice of European

architectures and Angkor Wat.

Documentary on Angkor Wat Largest

religious monument in the world
Long Answers:
15) Explain in detail the connection between Angkor Wat and India. Talk
about the political connection as well.

16) Explain the reasons for Angkor civilizations disappearance as

discussed in the documentary.

17)

Explain in detail the water management system of Angkor region.

Answer Key

Documentary on Angkor Wat Largest

religious monument in the world
Fill in the blanks:
1) Angkor Wat is located in _Cambodia__ country. The nearest country to it is
_Indonesia__.
2) Angkor Wat was built by ___Khmer__ Empire.
3) The martial art form that came from Angkor which gained prominence and is
being practiced even today is __Boxkator__. The modern day __kick-boxing__
originated from this.
4) The Khmer Empire declined in _15th_ century and it lasted for about _800_
years.
5) The meaning of Angkor Wat is _Capital City & Temple City__.
6) Angkor Wat is _213 feet_ tall.
7) Angkor Wat took only _32_ years to complete.
8) Angkor Wat was discovered by _a French naturalist, Henri Mouhout_ in
_1860_.
9) The capital city of Khmer Empire was _Angkor_.
10)
The dimensions of the reservoir talked about in the documentary are _8
km, 2 km_.
11)

_Rice cultivation_ was the main economic activity of Khmer Empire.

12)
Major part of Angkor Wat is built using _sand_ stone and they were
brought from _Kulen mountain_.
Short Answers:
13)
What are the two monuments Angkor Wats compared to and explain
about it?
a) Cathedral in Paris. (Started in 12th century, completed in 14th century.
Famous Catholic cathedral of medieval).
b) It also holds the same quantity as the Great Pyramid of Giza (or) Khufu.
14)
State one difference between the architectural practice of European
architectures and Angkor Wat.
Europe Planned, carved and then assembled.
Angkor Wat Planned, assembled and then carved.

Long Answers:

Documentary on Angkor Wat Largest

religious monument in the world
15)
Explain in detail the connection between Angkor Wat and India. Talk about
the political connection as well.
Two possibilities:
1) King Suryavarman I had difficulty managing the invasions from its
neighbouring Tambralinga kingdom. Suryavarman I sought the help of
Rajendra Chola I. SriVijaya Empire went for Tambralingas help. This led
to a war between Chola and SriVijaya Empire and Cholas won the war.
This relationship brought lots of cultural exchanges between the two
kingdoms. We can see many similarities between Angkor Wat and
South Indian temples
2) As we know Cholas were very good with trading with the South East
Asian kingdoms during their peak time. This also led to cultural
exchanges between the kingdoms. The particular one being the
influence of temple architecture in the Khmer empires temples.
16)
Explain the reasons for Angkor civilizations disappearance as discussed in
the documentary.
17)

Explain in detail the water management system of Angkor region.