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Ancient Civilisations

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  • Choose one civilisation and explain its importance.
  • What are the advancements in Science and Math came from early India?
    The Idea of Zero, Binary Numbers, The Heliocentric Theory, Smelting of Zinc
  • What did Al-Biruni write about?
    Wrote in detail about India at the time and its people including important social and economic systems.
  • Aside from the civilisation mentioned, give 3 another civilisation you know.
  • What was special about the number system of Ibn Sina?
    Indian systems of calculation and numeric notation were advanced for the time.
  • How many countries are there in South Asia?
    8
  • What did Al- Birunu measure and calculate?
    Wrote extensive mathematics and science. Wrote a system of measuring and estimating the size of the earth.
  • How will you differentiate the Harappa and Mohenjo Daro Civilisations?
  • Name the countries of South Asia.
    Afghanistan, Bhutan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Nepal
  • What was Ibn Sina remembered for?
    He was a physician, poet, and scientist. Some pharmacies of UAE are named after him.
  • What was the purpose of the 20 fixed structures?
    Served as stations to observe specific objects or positions in the night sky
  • Why is it important to know the early civilisations ?
  • True or False Indus Civilisation is now the present day Pakistan.
    True
  • Where we can find the Great observatory?
    Jantar MAntar in Jaipur, India
  • What was the first Civilisation in South Asia?
    Indus Civilisation
  • What is the importance of the observatory?
  • Why were calculations important to our knowledge of the earth and for navigation?