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1. Muslims recapture the Holy Land
2. Minamoto family wins a civil war in Japan
3. New European universities founded
4. European churches built in startling new style
5. Angkor Wat completed in Khmer kingdom
6. Shona people build splendid city
7. Anasazi erect immense communal houses
8. Western European philosophers debate ideas of Aristotle

5. Angkor Wat completed in Khmer kingdom

The Khmer people of Cambodia, most of whom follow the Hindu religion, completed a magnificent wat, or temple, this century to honor the Hindu god Vishnu. The temple, located in the Khmer capital city of Angkor, also functions as an astronomical observatory.

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