Teachers, Transform Your Classroom with the Archaeology of Angkor

via UC Berkley: “Investigating Angkor” is a working group aimed at middle and high school teachers, focusing on the study of the Khmer kingdom of Angkor to provide insights into human societies, politics, and environment, with support from various educational institutions and alignment to specific social studies standards. Deadline for application is 15 September 2023.

Angkor was both a state and a civilization, whose 9th-15th century domination of mainland Southeast Asia offers valuable lessons in politics, transregional interactions, and environmental change. Studying Angkor offers an opportunity to deepen core historical themes. In the pre-modern period these themes include: the spread and expression of belief systems and religious syncretism, regional interconnections through trade and diplomacy, the emergence of political hierarchies, the physical infrastructure of state-building. It provides an example of how political structures and day-to-day life were transformed in a place where a changing physical environment was intertwined with political and social shifts. In the modern period, teachers can revisit the Khmer kingdom to help students understand the role of historical memory in the construction of national identities.

Participants in Investigating Angkor will learn about the history, art, archaeology, and legacies of the Kingdom of Angkor and develop lessons for their own classrooms based around this material.

Source: Investigating Angkor | ORIAS