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“Angkor and Benin” Please respond to the following, using sources under the Explore heading as the basis of your response:
Compare Angkor (and its temple, Angkor Wat) in southeast Asia (ca. 1100s-1200s AD) with the city of Benin in West Africa (ca 1400s AD), and discuss differences, similarities, and religious ideals in each place. Identify a modern day religious or political center that these call to mind.
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Angkor and Benin –Southeast Asia and West Africa
Chapter 11 (pp. 375-6), Angkor Wat (in Cambodia), history and connections to Hindu beliefs; (pp. 386-7), Benin (in Nigeria, West Africa); Review “Week 6 Music” folder Video on Angkor Wat athttp://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/specials/ancient-mysteries/angkor-wat-temples/ Benin City’s history: See and http://africa.si.edu/exhibitions/current-exhibitions/alonge/history-of-benin/; (This city is in Nigeria; don’t confuse it with the modern country called Benin not far away)
Name.Angkor is an amazingly beautiful city built in the Jungle of Cambodia. It is built as a Hindureligious center and is about 70square miles. The largest and most extravagant temple, Angkor…
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