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Cambodia Timeline Game

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About This Challenge

This timeline game explores the rich history of Cambodia, allowing players to place events in their correct chronological order.

  • Learn about the rise of the Khmer Empire
  • Discover the impact of French colonization
  • Explore the horrors of the Khmer Rouge regime
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  • 1st century CE: Funan Kingdom established
  • 550 CE: Chenla Kingdom established
  • 802 CE: Khmer Empire founded
  • 12th century CE: Construction of Angkor Wat begins
  • 1181 CE: Jayavarman VII becomes king
  • 12th century CE: Angkor Thom established as capital
  • 12th-13th century CE: Khmer Empire reaches its peak
  • 13th century CE: Theravada Buddhism becomes state religion
  • 14th-15th century CE: Khmer Empire weakened by internal conflicts
  • 1431 CE: Ayutthaya Kingdom sacks Angkor
  • 1863 CE: Cambodia becomes part of the French Indochina
  • 1953 CE: King Norodom declares independence
  • 1975 CE: Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge seize power
  • 1975-1979 CE: Khmer Rouge regime begins
  • 1979 CE: Vietnamese invasion ends Khmer Rouge rule
  • 1993 CE: Cambodia becomes a constitutional monarchy
  • 2004 CE: UN-sponsored elections held
  • 2011 CE: King Norodom Sihanouk abdicates
  • 2018 CE: Khmer Rouge leaders put on trial
  • Present: Economic growth and modernization

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