English Reader (Special), Class-7 Lesson-18 The Great Pyramid / MP Board

Lesson-18

The Great Pyramid

Answer these questions:

1. What was ancient Egypt famous for? What was its greatest glory?

      Ans- Ancient Egypt was famous for its art and civilization. It’s greatest glory was, the pyramids.

2. Who built the Great Pyramid?

Ans- The famous Egyptian king, Cheops built the Great Pyramid.

3. What according to the ancient Egyptians would happen to their kings after their death?

      Ans- According to the ancient Egyptians, their kings would come back to life after some thousands, perhaps millions of years.

4. Why did the ancient Egyptians take great care to preserve the bodies of their dead kings?

Ans- The ancient Egyptians took great care to preserve the bodies of their dead kings as they believed that the safety of the common people lies in the safety of the their kings, alive or dead.

5. Why did they build huge pyramid for the tombs?

Ans- They built huge pyramid for the tombs so that time could not destroy them.

6. How many slaves were employed in building the Great Pyramid?

      Ans- In building the Great Pyramid, one lakh slaves were employed.

7. How long did it take to build?

Ans- It took ten years to building material and another ten years to build.

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Choose the correct option:

1)    Egypt is famous for…….

i)     the pyramid

ii)    sports

iii)   buildings

Ans- the pyramid

2)    Cheops was a very young….

i)     slave

ii)    prince

iii)   girl

Ans- prince

3)    The height of the Great Pyramid is……

i)     400 ft.

ii)    500 ft.

iii)   600 ft.

Ans- 500 ft.

4)    In the Great Pyramid, the royal architect used….

i)     about two and half million blocks of stones

ii)    about three and half million blocks of sand

iii)   about three and a half million blocks of logs

Ans- about two and half million blocks of stones

5)    The Great Pyramid is…..

i)     hollow

ii)    solid

iii)   weak

     Ans- solid

Special English-2      Special English-3 

Fill in the blanks with the words given below:

tomb, glory, preserved, buried, skilled, slaves, everlasting, art, architect

The Taj Mahal is the greatest glory of the Moghuls. It is a tomb built by Shah Jahan in the memory of his wife, Mumtaz Mahal. She was buried in it, but her body was not preserved like those of the Egyptian kings. The architect who built the Taj was Ustad Isa. Thousands of workers from all over the country and perhaps many more slaves worked on it for about seventeen years. The Taj is a work of art and it will remain an everlasting wonder of the world.

Find the opposites of the words listed below from the words given in the box and write them:

easy, tiny, foolish, unkind, life, possible, uncivilized, common, modern

ancient	modern
huge	tiny
civilized	uncivilized
wise	foolish
difficult	easy
impossible	possible
death	life
royal	common
kind	unkind

Study the sentences in the table given below:

It is difficult for you to understand the glory of the pyramids	unless	you see them yourself
It is difficult to admire them	unless	you know the amount of labour that went into the making of each one
You can not understand their beliefs	unless	you know something about the times.

Now write ten meaningful sentences from the table given below:

Sajid He The architect

can not will not may not be able to

do it, complete the work

unless

I helped him. he is paid for it. you give him all the materials. he is given a month’s time.

1. Sajid can not do it, unless I helped him.
2. He will not do it unless do it, unless he is paid for it.
3. The architect may not be able to complete the work unless you give him all the materials.
4. The architect may not be able to complete the work unless he is given a month’s time.
5. He can not do it, unless I helped him.
6. He may not be able to complete the work unless you give him all the materials.
7. Sajid may not be able to complete the work unless he is given a month’s time.
8. Sajid will not do it unless do it, unless he is paid for it.
9. The architect will not do it unless do it, unless he is paid for it.
10. He may not be able to complete the work unless I helped him.

Change the sentences below, using since at the beginning instead of ‘so’ in the middle.

Example:

1)    He had no money, so he did not enter the shop.

Since he had no money, he did not enter the shop.

2)    It was a public holiday, so there was no school that day.

Since it was a public holiday, there was no school that day.

3)    You like these songs very much, so Sita will sing them for you.

Since you like these songs very much, Sita will sing them for you.

4)    You work hard, so you will pass the examination.

Since you work hard, you will pass the examination.

5)    There is no air on the moon, so there cannot be any life on it.

Since there is no air on the moon, there cannot be any life on it.

6)    I have no money, so I can’t buy this car.

Since I have no money, I can’t buy this car.

Discuss in pairs, where the following are situated, then match them and write the correct answer:

A	B
1. The Qutub Minar 2. The Char Minar 3. The Red Fort 4. The Mahakaleshwar Mandir 5. The Golden Temple 6. The Hawa Mahal 7. The Bhera Ghat	Delhi Hyderabad Delhi Ujjain Amritsar Jaipur Jabalpur

Discuss with your teacher about the Stupas of Sanchi.

Find answers to the following questions:

(a)  Where is Sanchi?

Ans- Sanchi is a town in Raisen District of Madhya Pradesh.

(b)  Who built these Stupas? Why?

Ans- Emperor Ashok built these Stupas. Some stupas were built to keep the relics Buddha and other buddhist monks. Other were built to propagate Buddhism.

(c)  What are they famous for?

Ans- Stupas are famous as Buddhist monuments.

Write about the Stupas of Sanchi using the following words-

ancient, architect, imagine, huge, blocks, solid, figures, model

Stupas of Sanchi are ancient Buddhist monuments. They represent ancient Indian arcitecture. The Great Stupa was built in the 3^rd century BCE by Emperor Ashok. It is also designated as UNESCO World Heritage site. It has a huge central hemispherical dome. It is surrounded by a railing. The entire structure is surrounded by a low wall, which is punctuated at four cardinal points by toranas (ceremonial gateways). All the elements are covered with relief sculpture depicting the events of Buddha’s life.

Write a short account of the Great Pyramid.

Hints: Who built it and why?

Time taken to build it.

Number of slaves employed.

Its base, height and its face.

A wonder of the world.

Ans- The Great Pyramid wass built by the famous Egyptian king, Cheops. It took ten years to collect the material for its construction and another ten years to build it. Around ine lakh slaves were employed to build this pyramid. It is a solid structure which weighs about two and half tons. It is 500 feet high and acquires twelve acres of lamd as its base.

Collect more information and pictures of the Qutub Minar, Red Fort and the Golden Temple. Make a chart and write at least two or three sentences about each of them.

Qutub Minar

1-    Qutub Minar is a minaret in Qutub complex in Delhi.

2-    It is a 73 m tall tower of five storeys.

3-    It’s diameter is 47 feet at the base which reduces to 9 feet at the top of the peak.

4-    It contains a spiral staircase of 379 steps.

Red Fort

1-    Red fort is a historical fort in Delhi.

2-    Red fort is named for its massive enclosing walls of red sandstone.

3-    On 15^th August 1947, first Prime Minister of India, Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru raised the national flag on its Lahore Gate.

4-    Each year, on India’s Independence Day, the Prime Minister of India hoists the national flag at the Red fort and delivers the speech which is broadcasted nationally.

Golden Temple

1-    The Darbar Sahib Gurudwara in Amritsar is known as Golden temple because it is plated with gold.

2-    It is built around a man-made pool (sarovar).

3-    It is sprictually the most significant shrine in the Sikh Religion.

4-    It is open boat of worship for all men and women, from all walks of life anfd faith.

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