Task 2. Khmer travel guide   

Create a Khmer Empire travel guide

Task brief: 

A group of Middle School St John’s Grammar students will soon be going on a field trip to Cambodia and neighboring countries.  As part of the itinerary they will be visiting Angkor Wat and other key places linked to the Khmer Empire. The students are keen to find out about the history of this region before they go.  Your task is to produce for these students a visual guide which they can take with them. 

Task instructions:

  1. Use your classwork and research to create an informative and visually appealing Khmer travel guide

  2. Your guide should cover the following aspects of the Khmer Empire.

    • The time period when the Khmer Empire existed

    • The location of the Khmer empire (include a map)

    • The structure of Khmer society

    • Daily life in the Khmer empire including how homes were designed

    • Main religions of the Khmer Empire

    • Main achievements of the Khmer Empire, i.e. road building, water management, temple building

    • Reasons for the fall of the Khmer Empire

    • Angkor Wat temple and the role of UNESCO

    • The importance of being a responsible tourist

    • (You should also include a bibliography)

Word count: Approximately 600 words and/or 5 minutes duration

Submission: via task page on Canvas