Light and Ruins

“The NVIV (Next Vista Inspiring Video) series of posts are written by Rushton Hurley and designed to provide students and teachers with fascinating discussion prompts.”

In Light and Ruins, Rushton features Angkor Wat in Cambodia.

Rushton gives the following prompt to accompany this video:

"Angkor Wat is both a place loaded with history, and one of the ways history can be magical for us is when it allows us to ask ever more interesting questions.

In addition to what you would ask based on what must have once taken place there, given what you see in the video, how is this place important in the present?"

I found this video interesting because I’ve never been there before. It looked beautiful. I wondered how long ago this was built. How did the people learn the skills to build this beautiful place? What was it used for? Why was it built? This video had me want to learn more about Angkor Wat.

Please check out the video and think of other prompts you might come up with. Please share.