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1 trivia quiz  Cambodian History coolicon
Moving along with my ever popular series on SE Asian history we now reach Cambodia. Here are 10 questions that should cover the basics of Cambodian history pre-20th century. You'll find the basics of ancient Cambodian history here...enjoy!
Tough 10Q
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May 29 02
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2 trivia quiz  Modern Cambodian History icon
Modern Cambodian history, tumultuous and tragic as it may be, provides some fascinating reading for the history buff. Here are some important facts and figures about modern Cambodia to accompany my early Cambodian history quiz...enjoy!
Tough 10Q
342 plays
Jun 20 02
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3 trivia quiz  Khmer Empire
Some questions on the Khmer empire. Enjoy.
Difficult 10Q
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Dec 12 00
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Some sample questions from this category:

* The golden age of the Khmer empire is associated with what capital city?
* Who was the founder of the Khmer empire?
* The early Khmers were influenced by which Hindu cult in which divine power was embodied in a god-king?
* Which Khmer king initiated the series of reservoirs and canals which allowed the empire to grow substantially in the late 9th-early 10th centuries?
* Most of what we know about the Khmer empire has been left inscribed in which language?
* The Khmer kings erected temple-tombs for themselves that duplicated which mountain of Hindu myth?
* Which Khmer emperor built Angkor Wat?
* The Khmer empire occupied all or parts of all but which of the following countries?
* In 1444, the Khmer empire succumbed to an invasion by which group?
* The final remnant of the Khmer empire succumbed to French invasion in what year?
* The earliest state to exist on what is now Cambodia was called Norkor Phnom (Norkor Kuork Phlouk). What did the Chinese call this distant southern land that probably was born in the 1st century B.C.?
* By the 7th and 8th centuries A.D. another state began to develop in the midst of the decline of Norkor Phnom. The Chinese also record the existence of this empire, one they call what?
* The greatest Cambodian empire, the Khmer, was established in the 9th century A.D. under which great king?
* The Khmer empire was centered on a great capital, famous for its water works. What was this capital called?
* The Khmer empire began to decline by the 14th century due to internal rebellions, economic mismanagement and the introduction of Theravada Buddhism. People of which nation brought the empire to its knees by invading the capital in 1353?
* Cambodia further declined as a vigorous nation when in the 1620s, the Vietnamese conquered the former Cambodian dominated Mekong delta region. Which people were also displaced in this Vietnamese power move?
* In the late seventeenth century, a king arose who would later be characterized as the 'king who left religion'. What had actually happened to this fellow?
* In 1779, a six-year-old boy was selected as the new king of Cambodia. In 1794, he was crowned as king in an official ceremony in Bangkok, the first time a Cambodian king had ever been crowned by a foreign power. Who was this young king?
* In the year 1863, which country established a protectorate over Cambodia?
* Who was the last monarch of a free Cambodia, prior to the colonial period?

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