Individualised task for decline and fall of Khmer Empire or Aztec Empire
Total:
20 marks
Answer questions 1 and 2 about ONE of the empires you studied – Khmer, or Aztec.
1. When the empire was at its height
Khmer: Write a couple of sentences about 3 features of Angkor
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Buildings
Carvings
Food
Housing
Canals and reservoirs
Religion and spiritual beliefs
Aztec: Write a couple of sentences about 3 features of Tenochtitlan
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Buildings
Canals and causeways
Agricultural system/food
Warfare
Tax and tribute system
Housing/way of life
Religion and spiritual beliefs
6 marks
Factors contributing to the decline of Khmer Empire
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List 3 factors which contributed to the decline of the Khmer Empire.
3 marks
End of KHMER Empire
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Name the major factor that brought about the end of the Khmer Empire in 1431CE. 1 mark
See text 13.13
Evidence
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Write a paragraph about one of the factors that contributed to the decline. See text 13.12
and 13.
Write a paragraph about the factor that finally ended the empire. See text 13.13. 5 marks
2. Factors contributing to the decline of Aztec Empire
 List 3 factors which contributed to the decline of the Aztec Empire.
3 marks
End of AZTEC Empire
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Name the major factor that brought about the end of the Aztec Empire in 1521 CE.
See text pp. 411 – 419
1 mark
Evidence
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Write a paragraph about one of the factors that contributed to the decline. See text pp. 411
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Write a paragraph about the factor that finally ended the empire. See text pp. 411 – 419
5 marks