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Question 1: Complete the following chart. Activities : Question a. Show the sites of Harappan Culture in an outline map of india. Question b. Visit various artistes in your locality who play m

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Answer each of the following questions in one sentence : Question 1. How are written records available? Answer: Written records are available in the form of inscriptions, manuscripts, books etc.

Question 2

Question 2: What brought an end to the New Stone Age?

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With the rise of ancient civilization, the New Stone Age came to an end and the Historic Period began.

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Question 3: What is a significant difference between humans and animals?

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Animals do not bring about change in their environment, whereas humans change the character of their surroundings, they process substances from nature to suit their needs. This is the significant difference between humans and animals.

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Question 4: Where did the people in the New Stone Age establish their village-settlements?

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The people in the New Stone Age established their village settlements on the banks of various rivers.

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Question 5: Why did the people in the New Stone Age establish their village-settlements on the banks of various rivers?

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Fertile soil and constant water supply are essential to grow good crops. Since the people in the New Stone Age followed the agricultural way of life, they established their village settlements on the banks of various rivers.

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Question 6: What gave rise to the early civilizations?

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Increased production because of industrial skills, the use of the wheel, flourishing of trade, use of well-developed scripts etc. gave rise to the early civilization.

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Question 7: In which four regions of the world did the ancient civilization come into existence?

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Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Indian subcontinent and China are the four regions of the world where ancient civilization came into existence.

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Question 8: What are these four civilizations called? Why?

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The ancient civilizations in these four regions developed in river valleys and hence they are called ‘Riverine Civilizations!

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Question 9: What does Mesopotamia mean?

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Mesopotamia means ‘Land between two rivers’

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Question 10: Between which two rivers did Mesopotamia bloom?

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Mesopotamia bloomed between the two rivers Tigris and Euphrates.

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Question 11: Which were the ancient cities in Mesopotamia?

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Cities like Ur, Uruk, Nippur blossomed in ancient Mesopotamia.

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Question 12: Where did the Egyptian Civilization flourish?

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The Egyptian Civilization flourished along the banks of river Nile in the north of Africa.

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Question 13: Where did the ancient civilization at China flourish?

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The ancient civilization of China flourished in the valley of the Huang He River.

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Question 14: What did the Chinese King introduce to the civilization?

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A Chinese king Huangdi introduced agriculture, animal husbandry, wheeled carts and chariots, boats and clothing in China.

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Question 15: What was the ancient Chinese belief?

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The ancient Chinese believed that their queen invented the technique of silk production and silk dyeing

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Question 16: Which were the important cities of ancient China?

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Luoyang, Beijing and Chang were the important cities of ancient China.

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Question 17: Which was the earliest civilization on the Indian subcontinent?

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The Harappan Civilization was the earliest civilization on the Indian subcontinent.

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Question 18: Where did the Harappan Civilization develop?

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The Harappan Civilization developed in the Indus Valley.

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Question 19: ‘Indus’ is the English word for which name?

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‘Indus is the English word for the name ‘Sindhu’.

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Question 20: Which two sites of Harappan Civilization was unearthed first?

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Harappa in Punjab and Mohenjo-daro in Sind were the two sites of Harappan Civilization.

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Question 21: Which are the famous sites of the Harappan Civilization in India?

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Lothal and Dhola Vira in Gujarat and Kalibangan in Rajasthan are among the famous sites of the Harappan Civilization in India.

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Question 22: What articles were the Harappan craftsmen skilled at making?

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The Harappan craftsmen were highly skilled in making bronze objects and beads from precious stones of various colours.

Question 23

Question 23: Which things had great demand in Mesopotamia?

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The bronze objects and beads made of colourful precious stones made by the Harappan craftsman were in great demand in Mesopotamia.

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Question 24: Which were the main deities of the Harappan civilization?

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Pashuapati and a mother goddess were the main deities of the Harappan civilization.

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Question 25: Which were the important sports of the Harappans?

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Hunting and wrestling were the important sports of the Harappans.

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Question 26: Which were the popular indoor games of the Harappans?

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Games played with the help of game boards and gamesmen were popular indoor games of the Harappans.

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Question 27: Which indoor game similar to chess was played in ancient Egypt?

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Senat’ a game similar to chess was played in ancient Egypt

Question 28

Question 28: List some toys found in the excavations of Harappan sites.

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Whirls, whistles, rattles, bullock carts, animals and birds on wheels etc were some of the ‘toy’ found in the excavations of Harappan sites.

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Question 29: What was important in celebrating any festival in early civilizations?

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Music and dance were very essential in elebrating any festival in early civilizations.

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Question 30: What is ‘Balag’?

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In Mesopotamia, a stringed instrument known as ‘Balag’ was very popular.

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