Ancient Civilizations of the world 8th Notes KSEEB Social Science
→ Many other civilization flourished in various parts of the world at the time of Indus valley civilization.
→ Egyptian civilization, Mesopotamian civilization and Chinese civilization are important in Asia and Africa.
→ Egyptians were expert in agriculture and irrigation projects.
→ They learnt the art of writing.
→ Egyptian civilization flourished on the bank of river Nile.
→ The river basin supported luxuriant growth of crops.
→ Egyptian peasants and citizens engaged themselves in the creation of artistic work.
→ Egyptian believed in life after death.
→ The dead body would be smeared with various chemicals and wrapped with a thin cloth and it is called ‘mummy’.
→ The kings and wealthy people vied with each other to build taller and taller towers. The Greeks called these structures ‘pyramids’.
→ The kings of Egypt were called ‘Pharaohs’.
→ ‘Pharaohs’ means a person who lives in a palatial house.
→ The history of Mesopotamia is a story of endless hatred and conflict.
→ Sumerians used to worship their gods on top of the hills.
→ The law codes of Hammurabi were followed by Babylonians.
→ The Acadians were one of the tribes of the Arabian desert.
→ Amorites belonged to Semitic tribe.
→ The most famous king of the Amorites was Hammurabi.
→ Assyrians were the followers of ‘Asura’ The desert god.
→ Nebuchadnezzar was the greatest king.
→ The Hwang River was called as ‘Sorrow of the China’.
→ The first ruling family of the Chinese civilization was the Shang dynasty.
→ The people of the Shang dynasty depended on agriculture. They had a well organized system of irrigation.
→ The Chinese used to make excellent pots and had learnt to make various objects from porcelain.
→ Chinese worship their ancestors.
→ The Chinese tradition of writing began with pictures and got transformed into an ideographic script.
→ Chinese writers used to write on silk and bamboo slips.