SSC
INDIAN CULTURE
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Question
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Angkot Wat, Khmer
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Koh Ker, Angkor
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Beng Mealea, Khmer
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Bantaey Chhmar, Seam Riep
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Detailed explanation-1: -Indian culture and religion (Hinduism and Buddhism) influenced the Khmer. After the neighboring Tai peoples captured Angkor in the 15th century, the Khmer empire crumbled. The region subsequently underwent four centuries of foreign invasions, civil war, and widespread depopulation.
Detailed explanation-2: -The impact of Indian culture was profound, especially in parts of Burma (Myanmar), Thailand, Cambodia, and the Indonesian archipelago. Local rulers adopted concepts of state and kingship as well as urban development and hydraulic engingeering. They also embraced a script and literature in the Sanskrit language.
Detailed explanation-3: -Printed and woven textiles were eagerly sought after by the common people. Indian religion, political thought, literature, mythology, artistic motifs and style, were absorbed deeply into local culture as greater interaction with Indians who settled in the courts of South East Asia took place.