Karnataka State Board Social Science History Class 8 Chapter 4 Ancient Civilizations of the World Exercise Question and Answer.
(I) Complete the following sentences by using suitable words in the blanks:
(1) Hieroglyphics are called _____________.
Ans: – sacred writing.
(2) The kings who ruled Egypt are called ___________.
Ans: – Pharaohs
(3) The Greeks referred to Mesopotamia as ___________.
Ans: – Land between the rivers
(4) The most famous king of the Amorites is __________.
Ans: – Hammurabi
(III) Answer in brief the following questions:
(1) How are ‘mummies’ preserved?
Ans: – The Egyptian believed that human life did not end with dead. So they used to save dead body after death. To preserve the corpse after death, they apply the medicine on the corpse and a wrap it in with a thin cloth with various chemicals. The mummies were stored in a triangular room made of stone. This is called pyramid. In the pyramid, all the things used by the dead person were given along with it.
(2) Write a paragraph on the Pyramids.
Ans: – Egyptians are the first make pyramids. It is still a wonder how such a large rock was triangulated without scientific technology. The pyramid is one of the seventh wonders of the world. It seemed that even after deaths human existence does not disappear. And after death, the dead body would be scrapped in a medicated cloth and placed inside this pyramid. This height of the pyramid depends on its wealth. In the beginning graves were created by carving into the rocks north; they had to construct gaves in the desert itself. Tall towers were built on these graves using huge blocks of stone in order to protect the eternal sleep of the dead. Kings and wealthy people vied with each other to build taller and taller tower. The Greek called these structure ‘Pyramids’.
(3) How was ‘Hwang Ho River’ China’s sorrow?
Ans: – we know that all the great civilizations of the world developed around the river. They only fertile land for cultivation and the right place to live is in the river side area. Similarly Chinese civilization developed around the Hwang Ho River.
But after the flood situation, The Hwang Ho River became dangerous. All the form lands and houses were flooded. The canals became unusable. There is a crisis all around That is why Hwang Ho River called the sorrow of China.
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