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Why Were the Vast Majority of People in Ancient China Illiterate? - History and Civics

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Why were the vast majority of people in ancient China illiterate?

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A Chinese script is a form of picture writing. There were about 40,000 word-pictures. Thus making the script complex and difficult. The Chinese could not understand them. So the vast majority of people in ancient China were illiterate.

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पाठ 4: The Chinese Civilization - Answer the questions in one or two words/sentences

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पाठ 4 The Chinese Civilization
Answer the questions in one or two words/sentences | Q 8
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पाठ 1.4 The River Valley Civilisations: Egyptian, Mesopotamian and Chinese Civilisations
Exercise 20 | Q 7

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  1. Where and when was it built?
  2. Name the king who got it built.
  3. Why did he build it?

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Men and women wore dresses made of _______.


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Two important gods of the Egyptians were ___ and _____.


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Two examples that prove that the Egyptians were great builders are __________ and _______.


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Chinese stupa-style temples were known as ______.


How was China isolated and protected from the rest of the world?


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Mesopotamia is called the cradle and grave of many civilizations.


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What is the meaning of the word ‘Mesopotamia’?


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The first known dynasty of China was the Qin dynasty.


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