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Karnataka State Syllabus Class 8 Social Science History Chapter 5 Greek, Roman, and American Civilization

Class 8 Social Science Greek, Roman, and American Civilization Textbook Exercise Questions and Answers

I. Fill in the blanks with suitable words.

Question :
1. The epics written by Homer are the Illiad and ____________ .
2. The Greeks referred to dictators as ____________ .
3. The one who laid the foundation for the study of Medicine is ____________ .
4. The first to have analysed history was ____________ .
5. ‘Princep’ means ____________ .
6. The language of the Romans is ____________ .
7. The stone sculptures of the Mayan civilization are called ____________ .
8. Texcoco is a in Mexico ____________ .
9. The leader of the Incas was ____________ .
10. The ruling deity of the Incas was ____________ .
Answer :
1. odyssey,
2. The tyrants,
3. Hippocrates,
4. Herodotus,
5. The first citizen of the State,
6. Latin,
7. Steles,
8. lake,
9. Tupac,
10. The Sun God

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II. The answer, in brief, the following questions.

Question 1.
Explain the contributions of Homer to Greek literature.
Answer :
Homer wrote two epics. They were Iliad and Odyssey. The Iliad narrates the siege of Troy and its destruction. The Odyssey in detail deals with the adventures of Odysseus while on his return from Troy.

Question 2.
Name the Greek city-states.
Answer :
Athens, Sparta, Thebes were some of the Greek city-states.

Question 3.
Describe the features of the Roman Republic.
Answer :

  1. Rome was under the rule of the monarchy
  2. The Roman’s had an ‘Assembly; & a ‘Senate’ as two political advisory institutions
  3. The assembly was made up of middle-aged men. The senate war an elite institution which was very influential.

Question 4.
Which are the civilizations of Ancient Columbia?
Answer :

  1. Maya civilization
  2. Aztec Civilization
  3. Inca Civilization

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Question 5.
Who are the ‘Mayas’?
Answer :
Maya, Aztec, and Inca are the ancient Columbian civilizations of America.

Question 6.
How were the Aztec’s worshippers of nature?
Answer :

  1. They tried to please God in many ways one of them was sacrificed
  2. The temple pyramid of Tenochtitlan was dedicated to around 20000 prisoners who were sacrificed.