Paganism, in the broadest sense, includes all other religions other than the one revealed by God, and in a narrower sense, all except Christianity, Judaism, Mohammedanism. The term is used as an equivalent of polytheism and plays an important role since this kingdom accepted a diversity of religions different from those accepted by then.The Khmer empire was founded under the aegis of Hinduism and would continue to be present in culture until contemporary times, the Empire would soon see a new religion arriving from Sri Lanka and its Theravada Buddhism during the 13th century. King Jayavarman VII was captivated by the teachings that were transmitted to him by the visiting monks of that country about the Buddha and without further, he converted to the new religion. Little by little all everyone would follow, but the Hindu elements would never disappear, creating a particular religious syncretism now easy to observe in modern Khmers.
The World Bank was the organization which was instrumental in stabilizing the global economy during the 2008 Great Recession which was characterized by banks losing a large amount of money due to loss of businesses and loan defaults all over the world.
The World Bank helped during the recession by giving room for a large amount of loans to people and organizations in order to cushion the effect of the economic crisis.
The long term effects of imperialism on the colonized people are political changes such as changing the government reflect upon European traditions, economic changes that made colonies create resources for factories, and cultural changes that made people convert their religion.
