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प्रश्न
Answer the following question in one or two words/sentences:
What is the meaning of the word ‘Mesopotamia’?
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उत्तर
Mesopotamia means ‘the land between two rivers’ in the Greek language. The Mesopotamian civilization developed between the rivers Euphrates and Tigris.
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Answer the following question briefly:
Describe the contribution of Egyptians in astronomy.
Answer the following question briefly:
Describe the religion of the people of the Chinese civilisation.
Text Book Keyword
Oracles
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Egyptian houses had small windows high up on the walls to keep out the ____ and let in the _______.
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 |
Write a short note on the following:
Egyptian Solar Calendar
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.
The Egyptians invented the water clock to read the time at night.
Fill in the blanks.
The great rivers of China are ________ and ________
Fill in the blanks.
The chief exports of China were _________ and ______.
Fill in the blank.
Chinese stupa-style temples were known as ______.
Name the rivers that gave rise to the ancient Chinese civilization. Why was one of them known as the ‘Sorrow of China’?
State whether the following is true or false.
In China, temples were known as Stupas.
What were the important occupations of the Mesopotamians?
What things proof of the technical knowledge and of the artisans Mesopotamians?
How was the Indus Valley civilization discovered? Why is it also called the Harappan civilization?
Choose the correct answer:
The chief occupation of the Chinese was ________.
State whether the following statement is true or false:
The Chinese developed the art of making porcelain.
Name the state religion of ancient China.
