LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Didn't find what you were looking for?

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.
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.
An inscribed Sanskrit stele at Siem Reap
An inscribed Sanskrit stele at Siem Reap
This inscribed Sanskrit stele is on display in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Most Southeast Asian scripts that predated the arrival of Europeans were based on Sanskrit, generally recognizable from its curling characters. Such stone monuments in both Sanskrit and Old...
Format: image/photograph
Smiling older woman wearing wrapped headcloth in doorway near Mytho
Smiling older woman wearing wrapped headcloth in doorway near Mytho
A smiling older woman wears a red and white checkered headcloth and earrings as she stands in a doorway near Mytho. Mytho is a farming and riverine fishing area located along the Mekong River delta southeast of Ho Chi Minh City. This southern region was once...
Format: image/photograph
Moat, guardian lion statue, and causeway into temple buildings at Angkor Wat
Moat, guardian lion statue, and causeway into temple buildings at Angkor Wat
A carved stone lion statue stands on guard near a causeway over the huge water reservoir and moat surrounding Angkor Wat, the largest temple complex at the ancient city of Angkor. Angkor Wat, like many Hindu and Buddhist Southeast Asian temples, was designed...
Format: image/photograph
A guide in Angkor Wat, near Bayon
This excerpt is the interaction between between tourists and a guide in Angkor Wat, particularly near the Bayon, a temple well-known for its carvings of oversized serene smiling faces. We are looking at a bridge which is carved into the shape of a large snake,...
Format: audio
Asia
Learn about the history, cultures, and geography of the nations and peoples of Asia from this sampling of great educational resources that can be found on LEARN NC.
Format: bibliography/help