3 Mention any 2 Yagnas and yagas of vedic age
4 Who began the systematic study of political science
5 Why is Earth called "Unique planet"?
6 What are the 3 major layers of the interior of the Earth?
7 How did the word "Economics" originate?
8 Name the Greek city states.
9 Mention any 2 features of culture.
10 What does the word " pharaoh " means?
11 What is " magma" and "lava"?
12 Give the meaning of trade.
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3] The two sacrifices or yajnas performed by the king during the later vedic period were Asvamedhya yajna and rajasuyu yajna. The purpose of both these yajnas was the establishment of overlordship of a king over his neighbouring kingdoms.
4] Aristotle:- Aristotle (384–322 bce), who introduced empirical observation into the study of politics, to be the discipline's true founder.
5] The Earth is known as a unique planet as life exists on it. The Earth has an atmosphere which is made up of gases like oxygen, nitrogen and carbon dioxide. While the Ozone layer prevents the harmful rays of the Sun from entering into the Earth, carbon dioxide traps the Sun's heat, keeping the planet warm.
6] The planet Earth is made up of three main shells: the very thin, brittle crust, the mantle, and the core; the mantle and core are each divided into two parts.
7] The word 'economics' comes from two Greek words, 'eco' meaning home and 'nomos' meaning accounts. The subject has developed from being about how to keep the family accounts into the wide-ranging subject of today.
8] There grew to be over 1,000 city-states in ancient Greece, but the main poleis were Athína (Athens), Spárti (Sparta), Kórinthos (Corinth), Thíva (Thebes), Siracusa (Syracuse), Égina (Aegina), Ródos (Rhodes), Árgos, Erétria, and Elis. Each city-state ruled itself.
9] Culture has five basic characteristics: It is learned, shared, based on symbols, integrated, and dynamic. All cultures share these basic features. Because we share culture with other members of our group, we are able to act in socially appropriate ways as well as predict how others will act.
10] Pharaoh, (from Egyptian per ʿaa, “great house”), originally, the royal palace in ancient Egypt. The word came to be used metonymically for the Egyptian king under the New Kingdom (starting in the 18th dynasty, 1539–1292 bce), and by the 22nd dynasty.
11] Scientists use the term magma for molten rock that is underground and lava for molten rock that breaks through the Earth's surface.
12] The buying or selling of goods or services between people or countries.