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Karnataka State Syllabus Class 8 Social Science History Chapter 4 Ancient Civilization of the World
Class 8 Social Science Ancient Civilization of the World Textbook Exercise Questions and Answers
I. Fill in the blanks with suitable words.
Question:
1. Hieroglyphics are called __________
2. The kings who ruled Egypt are called __________
3. The Greeks referred to Mesopotamia as __________
4. The most famous King of Amorites is __________
Answer:
1. Sacred writings,
2. Pharaohs,
3. Land Between the two rivers,
4. Hammurabi
II. Match the following :
A – B
1. Hwang Ho River – a. Mesopotamia
2. Cuneiform – b. King of the Amorites
3. Cleopatra – c. Shang
4. Hammurabi – d. China
5. Chinese dynasty – e. the last Egyptian Queen
Answer :
1. China,
2. Mesopotamia,
3. the last Egyptian Queen
4. King of the Amorites,
5. Shang
III. Answer in brief the following questions :
Question 1.
How are the mummies preserved?
Answer :
The dead body would be smeared with various chemicals and wrapped with a thin cloth. The entire body was in this way preserved.
Question 2.
Write a paragraph on the pyramids.
Answer :
The Egyptians constructed graves to keep the mummies in the desert itself. Tall towers were built on their graves using huge blocks of stones in the dead. The Greeks called the tall towers ‘Pyramids’.
Question 3.
How was ‘Hwang Ho River’ China’s sorrow?
Answer:
- After the floods, this river changed its course in an unpredictable manner and inundated houses and agricultural lands.
- It would render all the canals useless