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प्रश्न
Write a short note on the following:
Egyptian Script
उत्तर
Egyptian Script— The script of the ancient Egyptians is known as the hieroglyphic script. Hieroglyphic means sacred writing. They started with picture writing but later on, they developed 24 consonants. There were no vowels.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Fill in the blank:
The Chinese script is _________.
Answer the following question briefly:
Describe the contribution of the Chinese civilisation in various fields.
Text Book Keyword
Mesopotamia
Text Book Keyword
Great Wall of China
Fill in the blanks.
esopotamia is called the ___________ and __________civilization.
Discuss briefly the contributions of the ancient Egyptian in the following field:
Astronomy
State whether the following is true or false.
The Greek historian Ptolemy called Egypt the ‘Gift of the Nile’.
State whether the following is true or false.
The Egyptians developed a simplified alphabet which had 21 consonants and 5 vowels.
State whether the following is true or false.
The Egyptians invented the water clock to read the time at night.
Fill in the blank.
Chinese stupa-style temples were known as ______.
Name the rivers that gave rise to the ancient Chinese civilization. Why was one of them known as the ‘Sorrow of China’?
Give a brief account of the following:
Tea cultivation
Describe the Great Wall of China. Why was it built?
State whether the following is true or false.
People in China made terracotta pottery.
Choose the correct answer:
The main occupation of the Mesopotamians was agriculture/trade/art and craft.
What things proof of the technical knowledge and of the artisans Mesopotamians?
Describe the place of the king for 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
