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 Cambodia has a tropical monsoon climate.The monsoon season runs from May to November, This would have been very problematic for the people of Cambodia, they would usually prepared for this season months in advanced .The most pleasant season is the dry season, from November to April, where temperatures can reach up to 28°C the monsoons are calm throughout this period of time.January is the coldest month where temperatures can reach to 10°C, and April is the warmest, where the temperatures can reach up to 38°C. The cardamom mountains are Cambodia's largest mountains and can reach up to 5 948 ft.



__**Events ** __ Khmer Empire: 802-1431 was mostly ruled by Jayavarman VII 1181. 1218 Angkor was abandoned in 1432 Lovek was conquered in 1594 Cambodia continued as an autonomous territory of France from 1863 to 1953, Cambodia gained independence from France on November 9, 1953 Khmer rouge tried taking power 1969 Between 1969 and 1973, U.S. forces bombed and briefly invaded Cambodia Cambodia faced famine in 1975 due to the bombing Khmer rouge took power 1975 Vietnam invaded Cambodia to stop Khmer rouge November 1978 Khmer rouge decided on peace 1999

**__Leaders__ ** Angkor empire Jayavarman I 657-681 Jayavarman II Jayavarman 802-850 Jayavarman III Jayavarthon 850-877 Indravarman I Indravarman 877-889 Yasovarman I Yasovarthon 889-900 Harshavarman I Harshavarman 900-925 Isanavarman II Isanavarman 925-928 Jayavarman IV Jayavarman 928-941 Harshavarman II Harshavarman 941-944 Rajendravarman II Rajedravarman 944-968 Jayavarman V Jayavarman 968-1001 Udayadityavarman I Udayadityavarman 1002 Jayavirahvarman Jayavirahvarman 1002-1006 Suryavarman I Suryavarman 1006-1050 Udayadityavarman II Udayadityavarman 1050-1066 Harshavarman III Harshavarman 1066-1080 Noriditdravarman Noriditdravarman 1080-1113 Jayavarman VI Jayavarman 1080-1107 Dharanindravarman I Dharanindravarman 1107-1113 Suryavarman II Suryavarman 1113-1150 Dharanindravarman II Dharanindravarman 1150-1156 Yasovarman II Yasovarman 1156-1165 Tribhuvanidityavarman Tribhuvanidityavarman 1165-1177 Cham Invasion: 1177-1181 Jayavarman VII Jayavathon 1181-1218 Indravarman II Indravarman 1218-1243 Jayavarman VIII Jayavarman 1243-1295 Indravarman III Srei Indravarman 1295-1307 Srei Jayavarman Srei Jayavarman 1307-1327 Jayavarman IX Jayavama Borommesvarah 1327-1336 Trosok Peam Ponhea Chey 1336-1340 Nippean Bat Nippean Bat 1340-1346


 * __modern day cambodia__**

Norodom Sihanouk Norodom Sihanouk 1993-2004 (Second Reign) Norodom Sihamoni Norodom Sihamoni 2004-Present


 * Art: ** Khmer art consisted of textiles, silver work, woodcarving, stone sculpture and painting. Stone sculpting was the greatest form of Khmer art they were used to represent great Hindu gods such as Shiva, Vishnu,the elephant god Ganesha and many other gods and goddesses. In later centuries, the Buddha statues appeared and enshrined in many temples in Angkor. Another thing common among the Khmer people were to wear scarves called kramas, which were weaved with cotton and were very colourful. The women used to wear skirts called sampots which were made out of silk and were also very colourful.
 * Literature: ** Khmer Cambodian literature consists of myths and legends passed down orally from generation to generation so what is said now isn't totally reliable.Writing on the tombs of past kings such as the tomb of Jayavarman II in Angkor Thom are the earliest forms of literature for Khmer Cambodia. Most of the writing at this time was done in the form of poems or songs.The official language in Khmer was very similar to Sanskrit. Many of its characters derived from Sanskrit which was a sacred Indian language.The language was usually written on stone or carved into it.The Khmer alphabet consists of 74 letters.
 * Music: ** Cambodian music is divided into two categories, ramvong and ramkbach.Ramvong is a faster style of dance music while ramkbach has a slower emotional melody to it. These styles of music were played during dance ceremonies by a pinpeat. A pinpeat is a Cambodian orchestra that consists of approximately nine or ten instruments, mainly wind and percussion The orchestras instruments consisted of a ching (cymbal), roneat (bamboo xylophone), pia au (flute), sralai (oboe), chapey (bass banjo), gong (bronze gong), tro (fiddle), and various kinds of drums.



Most Khmer were peasants with smallholdings who grow wet rice for subsistence and sometimes for sale, but those who lived along the river bank often emphasize fruit and vegetable production. The people usually counted on rainfall to water the crops due to failures in irrigation systems. Most of the food consumed was grown from trees or small house gardens that grew herbs, vegetables, and fruits. -basil -pepper -beans -cucumbers -sweet potatoes -mangoes -bananas  -coconuts -sugar palms -rubber trees They also ate fish caught by using fishing poles, scoops, or traps in flooded rice paddies or local waterways. __Livestock__ ** -horses<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> (used for tilling) -cows<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> (source of dairy) -water buffalo -pigs -chickens -ducks
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-Khmer Rouge (Red Cambodians) was a Communist society who Under their leader Pol Pot tried to form a Communist peasant farming society. This resulted in the deaths of 25 percent of the country's population from starvation, overwork and executions. The Khmer Rouge wanted to eliminate anyone with involvement in free-market activities. Suspected capitalist and almost everyone with an education, many urban dwellers, and people with connections to foreign governments.

The Khmer undependable Irrigation systems for the crops usually ended up in an out burst of malaria. Shifts in monsoon patterns would disrupted the normal water management the water would then become stagnant in some places and an outbreak would occur
 * Disease**



-Khmer warriors used weapons such as; Lompang (spears), Tnoo (bows and arrows), Dao (swords) and Phkap (scythe-like weapon), Dombong Veng(Long Staff), DAO (Long broad single sword),Gumbet Plorh (Twin Dagger) - Khmer warrios practiced a type of martial arts called Bokator - it was a mix between Muay Thai and traditional kickboxing -The primary source of general transportation was by water -they used The Mekong, Bassac and Tonle Sab rivers - smeba (boats) and kun (large rafts) were the forms of water transportation
 * Weaponry**[[image:rivvvver.JPG width="360" height="240" align="right" caption="The Mekong river"]]
 * Transportation**

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