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प्रश्न
Answer the following question briefly:
What do you know about the Sphinx?
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उत्तर
It is a fine example of Egyptian sculpture. It is a mythological animal with the body of a lion and the head of a man. It is carved out of a single large stone. It was meant to guard the pyramids.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Give reasons why we say that the people of the Indus Valley Civilisation Carried on trade with Mesopotamia
Write a short note on the Contribution of Mesopotamian in the field of science
Write a short note on the Great Wall of China
Tell Us Why/How:
Hwang Ho is called the ‘Sorrow of China.’
Text Book Keyword
Pagodas
Match the following.
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Sphinx | (a) ancient Egyptian script |
| 2. Mummy | (b) preserved dead body |
| 3. Pyramids | (c) a mythological animal |
| 4. Papyrus | (d) tombs of ancient Egyptian kings |
| 5. Hieroglyphic | (e) a kind of reed |
Name the three social classes of ancient Egypt. Mention the people who constituted each of these classes.
Briefly describe the family life of the early Egyptians.
Why did the ancient Egyptians preserve their dead?
Write a short note on the following:
Egyptian Script
How was China isolated and protected from the rest of the world?
State whether the following is true or false.
Taoism became the state religion of China.
Choose the correct answer:
The main occupation of the Mesopotamians was agriculture/trade/art and craft.
Answer the following question in one or two words/sentences:
What did the Mesopotamians invent to increase agricultural yield?
Where did the Mesopotamians kept a record of the business accounts?
Describe the place of the king for Mesopotamians?
Text Book Keyword
Hieroglyphic Script
Fill in the blank.
Emperor Shi Huangdi began the task of joining the independent walls of the Great Wall of ________ to protect China from the frequent attacks of invaders.
Give a brief account of the following:
Agriculture
Briefly describe Chinese pottery
