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प्रश्न
What is mummy? How was a body mummified?
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उत्तर
The preserved dead body is called Mummy. A dead body was embalmed with spices and wrapped in fine linen.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Answer the following question?
Describe the Great Granary. Where has it been found?
Answer the following question?
Name the three social classes of the Indus Valley Civilisation.
State whether the following is true or false.
The Harappans decorated their pottery with various designs.
This picture on the right-hand side shows a well-planned ancient city located on the banks of a river.
- Identify the civilization from the ruins in the picture.
- When and by whom were these ruins discovered?
- These ruins are an important source of information about the
(a) town planning and
(b) drainage system of this period. Explain.
Answer the following question in a few sentences.
Name two Mesopotamian city-states.
Answer the following question briefly:
Why is the Egyptian Civilisation called the Gift of the Nile?
Text Book Keyword
Cuneiform
Text Book Keyword
Stylus
Text Book Keyword
Mulberry tree
Fill in the blank.
The Babylonian king ___________ compiled a code of law.
Match the Following
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Ziggurats | (a) one of the seven wonders of the ancient world |
| 2. Hanging Gardens of Babylon | (b) temple-tower |
| 3. Cuneiform | (c) sharp reed pen |
| 4. Stylus | (d) code of law |
| 5. Hammurabi | (e) Mesopotamian script |
Name three important specialized skills of the Mesopotamians.
What led to the decline of the Mesopotamian Civilization?
The figure on the right is of gods and goddesses.
With reference to this civilization answer in one or two words.
(a) One of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world: ……….
(b) Embalming a corpse: …………………..
(c) Sun god: …………..
(d) God of the dead: ..............
What is one of the Seven Wonders of the world of Egyptians?
Name some major sites of the Indus Valley civilization?
Describe the toys used by Harappa children?
What do you know about the religious beliefs and practices of the Harappans?
Match the Columns:
| A | B | ||
| 1 | Huang He | a | mulberry tree |
| 2 | Pagodas | b | God of heaven |
| 3 | Tea | c | stupa-style temples |
| 4 | Silkworms | d | Sorrow of China |
| 5 | Shangdi | e | medicine |
