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प्रश्न
Picture study: This is a world-famous garden.
- Where and when was it built?
- Name the king who got it built.
- Why did he build it?
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उत्तर
- The Hanging Gardens of Babylon was built in Mesopotamia.
- It was built by King Nebuchadnezzar II.
- He got it built for his wife who was the native of green and mountainous land and she often missed the scenic beauty of her homeland. The king recreated her beautiful homeland by building the Hanging Gardens.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Fill in the blank:
The Chinese script is _________.
Choose the correct answer:
The Assembly Hall is in ________
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.
Text Book Keyword
Nomes
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 |
Why did the ancient Egyptians preserve their dead?
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 Chinese wrote on ___or _________ and later on ______.
How was China isolated and protected from the rest of the world?
Give a brief account of the following:
Chinese society
Fill in the blanks.
Mesopotamia is called the __________ and _________ of many civilizations.
Choose the correct answer:
The Mesopotamians are believed to be the first to cultivate barley/wheat/pulses.
State whether the following statement is true or false.
Mesopotamia is called the cradle and grave of many civilizations.
State whether the following statement is true or false.
The Mesopotamians had trade relations with people in the Indus Valley.
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?
Text Book Keyword
Hieroglyphic Script
With reference to the engineering skills of the Indus Valley people, explain briefly the features of the drainage system
How was the Indus Valley civilization discovered? Why is it also called the Harappan civilization?
State whether the following statement is true or false:
The first known dynasty of China was the Qin dynasty.
