Q and A Time:

Ancient history

1. In ancient Egypt, the kings were worshipped like gods. What honorary titles were they given?
2. Why is Egypt called the 'Gift of the Nile?'
3. What were hieroglyphics?
4. What is cuneiform?
5. Can you name two famous Sumerian cities?
6. Which king of Babylon was most famous?
7. When did the Aryans come to India?
8. What is the most important differences between the Indus Valley Civilization and the early Aryan civilization?
9. Which are the two famous epics of India?
10. When did Alexander of Macedonia invade India?
11. When did the ancient Greek civilization begin?
12. For what were the Spartans well known?
13. Who were Assyrians?
14. Who founded Rome?
15. Of all the generals of Rome, who was the greatest?

Answers:

1. They were called pharaohs.

2. The River Nile has been the life-blood of Egypt. In ancient days the river watered vast plains and increased their fertility and the whole country grew rich and prosperous. The Egyptians cultivated the land for thousand of years.

3. Hieroglyphics were the Egyptian system of picture writing in ancient days. Hieroglyph means a picture. Each hieroglyph stood for a picture and there were series of pictures which conveyed a particular message.

4. Cuneiform means wedge shaped. It was the Sumerian system of writing. They used symbols and made them on clay tablets with wedge shaped pens. These wedgeshaped strokes represented words.

5.Ur and Uruk were two famous Sumerian cities.

6. Hammurabi has been the most famous. He is well known for his strict legal code and its practical application.

7. The Aryans came to India between 2000 BC and 1500 BC.

8. The most important difference is that the Indus Valley civilization was urban and the Aryan civilization was rural and pastoral (country/life)

9. The Ramayana and Mahabharata are the two most famous epics of India.

10. Alexander invaded India is 326 BC.

11. The ancient Greek civilization began about 4000 years ago.

12. The Spartans were well known for their fearlessness strict discipline and qualities of brave warriors.

13. The Assyrians originally lived around the river Tigris, but gradually they grew very mighty and in about 2000BC they were very powerful and had many warrior kings.

14. Romulus and Remus. Legend says they were brought up by a she-wolf.

15. Julius Caesar. He became famous for his great wars and victories. He was murdered by a general named Brutus because Caesar had become a dictator.