The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) reintroduced more than 750 traditional rice varieties to Cambodia from its rice seed bank in the Philippines. These varieties had been collected in the 1960s. Some of their manmade wonders are the Angkor Wat‚ The Bokor Hill station and the OCIC Tower. Their natural wonders are the Mekong river delta and the Tonle sap (great lake). Ninety percent of Cambodia’s citizens are of the Khmer origin and speak the Khmer language. Cambodia’s climate‚ like
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Native animals of Asia Treeshrews : native to the tropical forest of Southeast Asia. Spalacidae : native to eastern Asia‚ the Horn of Africa‚ the Middle East‚ & south-eastern Europe. Civets : native to the tropics of Africa and Asia. Natural Wonders Mt. Everest : On the Nepal-Tiber border looms the world’s highest peak‚ Mt. Everest (29‚028 ft.)‚ along the Himalayan Range. Dead Sea : The world’s lowest land area is
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Asia. | Southeast Asia | | | Khmer Kingdom | Thailand | | | China | Southeast Asia | | Under control of | Vietnam | Vietnam | | Trung Truk and Trung Nhi. They wanted to turn Vietnam back | Trung Sisters | Southeast Asia | | | Angkor Wat | Southeast Asia | | | Independence movements from China | Southeast Asia | | The Strait that controlled trade. | Strait of Malacca | Malaysia | | Helped strengthen the emperor’s position‚ and centralized the power. | Taika Reforms |
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Almost all made use of the image of the temple of Angkor Wat in one form or another. This famous temple site‚ which dates from the 12th century‚ was built by the Mahidharapura monarchs. It has 5 towers‚ but these were not always all depicted in the stylised version used on flags. The monarchy was restored in September 1993‚ the 1948 flag having been readopted in June of that year. Symbols | Ministry of Education‚ Youth and Sports | People | Angkor Wat | Integrity‚ Justice and Heritage | Theravada
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Cultural interaction in religion: How does Buddhism impact other aspects of culture? Social and Dietary S - Many Buddhist concepts/ terms are present and used in western society -Karma (used frequently as sense of fate) -“Nirvana” (the name of a band in western society; in Buddhist religion‚ Nirvana is the supreme state free from suffering and individual existence. It is a state Buddhists refer to as "Enlightenment". The attainment of nirvana breaks the otherwise endless rebirth cycle of
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of over 14.8 million‚ up from about 1.9 million in 2008.[3] The city is the wealthiest and most populous city in Cambodia and is home to the country’s political hub. Etymology Phnom Penh (literally‚ "Penh’s Hill") takes its name from the present Wat Phnom (“Hill Temple”). Legend has it that in 1372‚ an old nun named Lady Penh went to fetch water in the Mekong and found a dead Koki tree floating down the stream. Inside a hole of the Koki tree were four bronze and one stone Buddha statues. Daun
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The first stage of genocide is described as classification describing the differentiating between hated groups from normal society (Stanton‚ 1996). As investigated by the USHMM (2015)‚ classification throughout Europe was know as the difference between “Inferior” and “Superior” races. The races considered “Inferior” were Jews‚ Roma gypsies‚ Homosexuals‚ Jehovah’s Witnesses‚ the Polish‚ upon others. While these groups were classified as “Inferior” Hitler often referred to the Aryan race as the pure
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I. Islamic and Hindu kingdoms A. The quest for centralized imperial rule 1. North India a. Tension among regional kingdoms b. Nomadic Turks became absorbed into Indian society 2. Harsha (reigned 606-648 C.E.) temporarily restored unified rule in north India B. Introduction of Islam to northern India 1. The Sind were conquered by Arab Muslims and passed to Abbasids 2. Muslim merchants formed small communities in all major cities of coastal India 3. Turkish migrants and Islam: Turks convert to Islam
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Chapter 12 Study Guide: Empires in East Asia. 600-1350 Section 1:Tang and Song China Vocabulary: Define each term and describe why each of the terms is significant Tang Taizong Wu Zhao Movable Type Gentry As you read this section‚ take notes to answer the questions about how the Tang and Song Dynasties transformed China. What impact did the Tang and Song dynasties have on the following areas of Chinese Society? 1. Transportation 2. Government
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Should poorer countries develop their tourist industry when the basic needs of their own people are not met? Poorer countries should consider developing their tourist industry as they are predominantly agricultural‚ have sharply limited development prospects in the near future and tend to be heavily dependent on official development assistance as almost everything requires money. Tourism is an attractive tool that could solvooe these problems as the developing countries could invest in this industry
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