Q. 5 D
Answer the following briefly:
Write a note on the Great Wall of China.
Answer :
a) The Great Wall of China is one of the wonders of the world.
b) The "Long Wall" has a long history — more than 2,300 years.
c) It was built in different areas by different states/dynasties
d) It was also built to protect the silk trade route by road.
e) It was an initial massive effort undertaken for the protection of China from the Mongols.
f) The attempts started in 220 BCE under Qin Shi Huang.
g) It ran for over 20,000 kilometers covering the hills and plains
h) The walls extended from the border of Korea ( east) to the Ordos Desert (west)
i) The Workers in wall construction included soldiers, peasants, rebels
j) Materials were stone, soil, sand, brick
k) Material delivery was by hand, rope, cart, goat.
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Assignment with teacher’s guidance:
Prepare a hand out comparing the ancient world civilizations.
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Student Activities:
Prepare a chart on the pyramids and the mummies.
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Assignment with teacher’s guidance:
Prepare a scrap book collecting pictures on Indus civilization from website.
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Fill in the blanks:
_______________ specifies the Laws related to various crimes in ancient Babylonia.
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Find out the correct statement:
a. Amon was considered the king of god in ancient Egypt.
b. The fortified Harappan city had the temples.
c. The great sphinx is a pyramid-shaped monument found in ancient Mesopotamia.
d. The invention of the potter’s wheel is credited to the Egyptians.
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Fill in the blanks:
The _______________ figurines and paintings on the pottery from the sites suggest the artistic skills of the Harappans.
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Fill in the blanks:
The early form of writing of the Egyptians is known as _______________.
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Choose the correct answer:
Assertion (A): Assyrians of Mesopotamian civilisation were contemporaries of Indus civilisation.
Reason(R): The Documents of an Assyrian ruler refer to the ships from Meluha
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Choose the correct answer:
The Bronze image suggestive of the use of a lost-wax process known to the Indus people.
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