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प्रश्न
Tell Us Why/How:
The floods of the river Nile benefited the Egyptians.
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उत्तर
The Nile was the only source of water without which Egypt would have been a desert. Egypt hardly receives rainfall and the region would have been barren but for the fertile alluvium, deposited by river Nile. The floods deposited rich and fertile alluvial soil in the floodplains so essential for agriculture.
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Answer the following question briefly:
What was the position of the king in Egyptian society?
Answer the following question briefly:
Describe the religion of the people of the Chinese civilisation.
Write a short note on the Contribution of Mesopotamian in the field of science
Write a short note on the Great Wall of China
Fill in the blanks.
The two rivers associated with the Mesopotamian civilization were the _____ and the _______.
The staple diet of the ancient Egyptians consisted of ______ and ______.
Why is Egypt called the ‘Gift of the Nile’?
Why did the ancient Egyptians preserve their dead?
Write a short note on the following:
Egyptian Script
State whether the following is true or false.
The Egyptians developed a simplified alphabet which had 21 consonants and 5 vowels.
State whether the following is true or false.
Women were more or less equal to men in the eyes of law.
State whether the following is true or false.
The Egyptians invented the water clock to read the time at night.
Name the rivers that gave rise to the ancient Chinese civilization. Why was one of them known as the ‘Sorrow of China’?
Give a brief account of the following:
Sericulture
Describe the Great Wall of China. Why was it built?
State whether the following statement is true or false.
The emperor occupied the highest position in Chinese society.
Match the column.
| A | B | ||
| 1. | Civilization | a. | One of the seven wonders of the ancient world |
| 2. | Sumerian civilization | b. | temple-tower |
| 3. | Ziggurats | c. | representative of God on earth |
| 4. | Hanging Gardens of Babylon | d. | advanced system of social development |
| 5. | King | e. | world's first civilization |
This is the picture of a building in the Mesopotamian city of ur.
- Identify the building.
- What is the significance of the building?
- What do you know about the architectural contributions of the Mesopotamians?
Explanation of keyword:
Drainage system
