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Wood-fired kiln: In Clays of the Piedmont: Origins, recovery, and use, page 17; Figure 15 shows another kind of kiln used by Piedmont potters. This wood-fired kiln operates on a cross-draft airflow with a fire at one end creating hot air that flows to a chimney at the other end. In this respect it is similar to the early “groundhog”...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Montagnards: In Rice farming and rural life in Vietnam, page 13; The region around Mai Chau is home to ethnic minorities sometimes known in Vietnam as “hill tribes” or Montagnards (“mountain people”). In this part of northern Vietnam, the highland minority groups are mostly speakers of Tai languages,...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Angkor Wat: In East from India: Cambodia and Southern Vietnam, page 8; Angkor was the royal capital of the Khmer empire from 802–1431 CE. Angkor's long-lasting prosperity was based on the local abundance of three resources: water, fish, and the rice crops grown on soil nourished by...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Buddhists today: In East from India: Cambodia and Southern Vietnam, page 18; Prior to European colonial rule in the 1800s, Theravada Buddhist monks served as major councillors to ruling Southeast Asian kings. It was the king's job to protect the people and the monasteries, and to rule wisely. It was the monks' job to bless the king...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Reviving traditional arts: In East from India: Cambodia and Southern Vietnam, page 20; Here, three female palace dancers wearing silk costumes perform in Phnom Penh. The young women dancing in unison have their left feet raised with upward toes, their left arms gesturing forward, and their right hands on their hips. Each one wears a differently-colored,...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Cambodia: A timeline: Major events and eras in the history of what is now Cambodia from the beginning of the Common Era to the present.

Vietnam: Educator's guide: A guide for K–12 teachers to teaching about Vietnam using LEARN NC's slideshows, with a focus on the question Why should we care about Vietnam?; Format: article/teacher's guide (grade 6–12 Social Studies); By Steve Goldberg.

The kingdom of Ayudhya: In The Ramayana, page 1.1; Rama's hometown city of Ayudhya is depicted surrounded with solid white walls on a Ramayana mural painting at the Emerald Buddha Temple. The vantage point of this painting is from outside an inviting entrance gate door served by a well-worn footpath. Over...; By Lorraine Aragon.

An heir to the throne: In The Ramayana, page 1.2; In this painting, the green-skinned king at left and the white-skinned queen at the right sit together on a blue painted platform under a gold-leaf painted arch representing their tiered roof palace at Ayudhya.; By Lorraine Aragon.

Rama is exiled: In The Ramayana, page 1.11; This mural painting from the Emerald Buddha Temple shows Rama bidding farewell to people at his father's palace in the kingdom of Ayudhya. Rama, whose skin is painted green, stands in golden royal clothes on a pavillion platform at the center. Subjects kneel...; By Lorraine Aragon.

A procession: In The Ramayana, page 2.2; A mural painting at the Emerald Buddha Temple shows Rama, his wife Sita, and his brother Laksman as they are leaving with a procession to go to the forest. Laksman appears on the left, Sita in the sedan chair in the middle, and Rama with his characteristic...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Bharata tries to give back the throne: In The Ramayana, page 2.3; On this mural at the Emerald Buddha Temple, Rama's brother Bharata and his comrades boat into the forest to try to find the exiled Rama after their father dies. The detail shows several long paddled canoes and a large poled platform barge. On each watercraft,...; By Lorraine Aragon.

A forest hermit: In The Ramayana, page 2.4; The forest hermit's respected position as a wise sage is shown by his elevated position sitting on a stone platform at left. Rama, Laksman, and Sita kneel on the ground at right. The hermit holds a palm leaf fan on a long handle. The hermit's stone platform...; By Lorraine Aragon.

The demon king: In The Ramayana, page 2.5; Ravana sits on a palace platform with two of his wives, as seen on a mural at the Emerald Buddha Temple. Ravana has one arm around each wife's neck. The wives both have their right hands held to their faces, as if in grief. Another demon, perhaps a relative...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Ravana plots Sita's abduction: In The Ramayana, page 2.6; This detail on a painted mural at the Emerald Buddha Temple depicts the demon king Ravana siting on a royal pavillion platform and gesturing with twenty arms (ten emerging from each shoulder). Ravana is speaking to another blue-faced demon partially seen at...; By Lorraine Aragon.

A golden deer: In The Ramayana, page 2.7; A two image sequence on a mural painted at the Emerald Buddha Temple depicts a demon's intentional transformation into a deer. In the top image, his legs have turned into those of a golden deer. In the lower image, the demon is fully changed into the deer....; By Lorraine Aragon.

Sita's ring: In The Ramayana, page 2.12; After battling Ravana, the wounded eagle king Sadayu flies into the forest and delivers Sita's ring to Rama and Laksman, as shown on this mural at the Emerald Buddha Temple. Rama and Laksman walk side by side in their customary gold crowns and royal clothes...; By Lorraine Aragon.

A demon army attacks Rama: In The Ramayana, page 2.14; Standing gracefully on one foot, Prince Rama (at left) shoots an arrow at a group of demons sent by Ravana, as painted on a mural at the Emerald Buddha Temple. The demons, depicted in varied animal-like forms, crowd around their elephant mount.; By Lorraine Aragon.

The monkey god Hanuman: In The Ramayana, page 3.1; This image of the monkey god Hanuman on a mural painted at the Emerald Buddha Temple shows him perched on one knee wearing golden royal Thai clothes. Hanuman's mouth is open and his larger-than-human teeth are visible. Hanuman has made himself gigantic and...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Hanuman meets Rama: In The Ramayana, page 3.2; The monkey god Hanuman climbing in a tree recognizes Rama and Laksman resting below, as seen on a mural at the Emerald Buddha Temple. In this scene, Hanuman looks just like a small white monkey, wearing a loincloth and no crown. Rama and Laksman wear golden...; By Lorraine Aragon.

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