Riseofcambodia

Rise of Cambodia

Climate and Geographic Factors: and the dry season, where temperatures raise to 40°
 * climate ranges through 21° to 42° C
 * experiences tropical monsoons (prevailing wind for several months)
 * has two direct seasons; the raining season, where temperatures drop to 22°


 * during the raining season, water levels rise up, flooding vast amounts of areas

Events and Leaders:


 * Khmer king, Jayavarman II, the 9th century king of Cambodia ruling South East Asia(802-850A.D)
 * establishes his captial in Hariharalaya
 * he launches seaborn invasion up the Mekong River and across Tonle Sap
 * the Cham forces were succesful in sacking the Khmer area and killing the reigning king
 * in 889 CE, Yasovarman ascended the throne(889-910A.D)
 * Yasovarman constructs a new city called Yasodharapura, and also temple Phnom Bakheng
 * Yasovarman also builds numerous other hindu temple, over 100 monestries
 * Suryavaraman ascends the throne after prevailing in battle with a rival prince(1113-1150A.D)
 * he builds the great temple of Angkor, as his state temple(12th cen), with surrounding moats
 * in 1022 he expands his territory to Thailand and into Laos
 * abandonment of the Khmer Capital, occurs as a result of siamese invasions (13th cen)

Industrial and Artistic Technology:


 * the earliest temples were made all out of brick
 * decorations were carved into a stucco applied to the brick
 * the only stone used for Ankgorian builders was sandstone
 * sandstone was first used for door frames
 * bronze-casting was used to make weapons
 * carpenters used chisels and axes to design stone
 * for most sculptures and statues and hidden parts of the building laterite was used
 * laterite was a form of clay soft when taken from the ground, but hardens in light
 * laterite was uneven so it was not used for decorative carvings
 * building blocks were put into place with use of elephants, coir ropes, pulleys and bamboo



Transportation and Weapons


 * Elephants were used to pull the blocks around
 * larger amounts of sandstone were transported by a raft carrying the stone
 * people had to be careful not to overturn the weight, because it would sink
 * archers and bow and arrow were used to fight or to catch a meal
 * bronze was used to make axes, sickles and knives



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