A Karl Wittfogel (“VIT-foe-gull”) book argues that “Oriental” societies arose because large-scale government was needed to manage this resource, leading to a type of “despotism” named for it. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this resource distributed to farmland through irrigation canals.
ANSWER: water [accept irrigation water]
[10m] This “hydraulic city” declined after monsoons overwhelmed its water management network, which included reservoirs called baray (“bah-RYE”).
ANSWER: Angkor [or Yashodharapura; accept Angkor Wat]
[10h] Canals connected this archaeological site to the broader Funan empire. Antonine-era Roman coins were discovered at this site, which Louis Malleret (“LOO-ee mall-uh-RAY”) identified as the Cattigara mentioned in Roman records.
ANSWER: Óc Eo
<Albert Nyang, Other History>