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प्रश्न
Write a short note on Mummification
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उत्तर
Mummification: The Egyptians believed in life after death. They believed that the body should be preserved so that the soul might live within it. They developed the art of preserving the body to great perfection — a process called mummification. The embalmed body (mummy) was placed in a coffin and put inside a pyramid.
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Text Book Keyword
Mesopotamia
Text Book Keyword
Ra
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Pagodas
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Fill in the blanks.
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Fill in the blanks.
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Fill in the blanks.
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| A | B | ||
| 1. | Civilization | a. | One of the seven wonders of the ancient world |
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| 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 |
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