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Sunday, July 29, 2007, 9:15 AM
History answers pg 83
Pg 83-ReviewActivity 1: Identifying scientific and artistic achievements Read the descriptions below. Identify and name the inventions or achievements described. Write your answer next to each description. 1. For hundreds of years, the Chinese kept this a secret, but eventually the process wassmuggled out of the country into India and Japan. It is made from the cocoon of a caterpillarthat feeds on mulberry leaves, silk 2. This seven-metre-tall pillar was built during the Gupta period. It has not rusted at all, despite having been to the weather for 1 500 years. Iron Pillar of Delhi 3. It was made from mashed up wood such as bamboo. When it was first invented, it was thick and spongy and used as a wrapper. paper 4. The Indians were able to do this as far back as 600 BCE. These special techniques werevery useful for people whose appearances needed reconstruction after going through severe physical punishment. plastic surgery 5. This great work was by a man known as the ‘Shakespeare of India’. It is about a beautiful woman and a king. Shakuntala 6. This was created accidentally by a scientist during the Tang dynasty. It made so much noise that it was excellent for frightening enemies’ horses. gunpowder 7. This technique that is used to produce beautiful designs on fabric was highly valued. Women who could do this were considered as great as war leaders.batik 8. This monument consists of great stone towers decorated with mysterious human faces looking out in all four directions. Bayon temple 9. In 1090 CE, a government official named Su Song presented the emperor with the first model of this invention, mechanical clock 10. It descibes the coming of Islam to Pasai and Sumatra and was believed to have been composed in the 15th century CE. Hikayat Raja-Raja Pasai |