Last name, first name _____________________________________ Class __. Crossword on the topic “Ancient India and China” 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 13 14 11 8 12 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 21 23 24 27 31 25 26 29 30 28 32 33 34 35 38 36 37 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 VERTICAL 2. Indian prince, king, noble person. 3. River in India. 4. One of the cities through which the Great Silk Road passed. 8. One of the Raja's servants. 9. Representative of a nomadic tribe that ravaged China. 11. Representative of the priestly caste in Ancient India. 14. A plant from whose fibers the Indians made fabrics. 15. Occupation of Chinese residents. 16. The main food of the people of China. 20. Sacred river of the Indians. 23. Indian king, in the 3rd century. BC. united the country. 24. What did the Chinese use instead of ink when writing? 29. The main god of the Indians. 35. “Enemy”, “stranger” in Ancient India. 36. A tree with beautiful (slightly pink when cut with light brown oblong spots) and durable wood, which is used for making furniture and handles for knives. 37. A way for oppressed people to achieve a better life. 39. Writing material invented in China. HORIZONTAL 1. The plant from which the Indians obtained sugar. 5. The sea washing the coast of China. 6. Representative of the servant caste. 7. Writing tool in Ancient China. 10. Indian poem telling about the struggle between the families of two rajahs. 12. A person who took land for temporary use for a fee. 13. “River of a thousand disasters.” 17. A drink invented in China. 18. The name of a civilization whose remains of cities were found by archaeologists in the Indus River valley. 19. This man did not have the right to live in the city and even to build himself a hut in the forest, he did not have any property, he removed garbage and corpses of dead animals from the city streets, everyone shied away from him - it was believed that touching him would defile. 21. A group of people with strictly defined rights and responsibilities, membership in it is hereditary. 22. Poem about the adventures of an Indian prince. 25. This invention of the ancient Chinese can cause a lot of trouble if you are not careful. 26. The royal family that ruled in China from the 2nd century. BC. to the 2nd century AD 27. Forests in India. 28. State in South Asia. 30. A mathematical concept that the Indians defined with the word “emptiness.” 31. The ancient Chinese kingdom, strengthened in the 3rd century. BC. 32. An object used in ancient China for fortune telling. 33. State in Southeast Asia. 34. What were the names of the participants in the peasant uprising in the 1st century? AD 38. The first books in China were written on tablets made from this wood. 40. Great Chinese....... . 41. An exciting game invented by the Indians and called “The Battle of Two Kings”. 42. Mountain range in western China. 43. River in China. 44. A mountain range that protects the Hindustan Peninsula from cold winds. 45. Writing signs in Ancient China. Answers to crossword clue o s red o a b a m b u u sha h m a a g g i m a l b r u c t y a i r o st a s h u d r a j m a h a b S h r a l i x a c c a c e m o a v o n o n J o u n g l s t i v e s t i b e t a i n ts z s i i e r o g l n i c k n d k i s t t a u d d s k a r a r e i n d c a s t a t p o r o h i r a n b u l d r i t a i h m e n a i f u t u s h
79) Answer the questions.
Answer: The traveler did not lie. Because white wool is cotton. And distrust and surprise because the listeners themselves did not know what was in India.
80) Complete the outline map “India and China in Ancient Times.”
81) Fill in the missing words.
Answer: India is located in the south of the continent of Asia. India's northern border is the highest mountains in the world. Their name is Himalayas. The coasts of India are washed by the Indian Ocean from the west, east and south. The most abundant rivers in India are the Indus and the Ganges. In the 3rd century BC. Almost all Indian kingdoms were united under the rule of King Ashoka. The Indian sage Buddha taught that the main thing is a person’s personal merits, and not his origin.
82) Answer the questions. The ancient Indian poem "Mahabharata" says: "The cow, the goat, the man, the sheep, the horse, the donkey and the mule (a cross between a donkey and a horse) - these seven are considered domestic animals." Why is a person called a pet? What kind of people are we talking about? Which products were called “four-legged” and which were called “two-legged” when sold?
Answer: We are talking about slaves, who were the same property of their owners as cattle.
83) Solve the crossword puzzle “In Ancient India”. If you solve the crossword puzzle correctly, you will read the name of the famous Indian sage, the founder of the religion, in the horizontal cells highlighted by a frame.
84) Solve the crossword puzzle "In Ancient China". If you solve the crossword puzzle correctly, you will read the name of the famous Chinese sage in the horizontal cells highlighted by a frame.
85) Answer the questions.
Answer: This infusion is tea. Its healing properties are good, because they help cure colds and coughs.
86) Fill in the missing words.
Answer: China is located in the east of the Eurasian continent. There are two main rivers in China - the Yellow River and the Januzn. China became a unified state in the 3rd century BC, its first ruler was Qin Shihuang. The famous Chinese sage was Confucius. The most famous building of Ancient China is the Great Wall of China.
87) Complete the task and answer the questions. Think about whether the ruler of China, Qin Shihuang, ruled as the sage Confucius taught.
+ 1) Confucius advised rulers not to torture people with harsh punishments. Did Qin Shihuang follow this advice? Did he punish minor offenses? Explain your answer
Answer: Confucius wanted people to be more confident and there was punishment under Qin Shihuang.
+ 2) Confucius considered it inhumane to execute anyone. Did Qin Shihuang use the death penalty? How did he deal with those whose crime seemed serious to him?
Answer: When Qin Shihuang was there, the death penalty also existed. Killed for crimes
+ 3) How did Qin Shihuang deal with the admirers of the teachings of Confucius? Guess why he did this.
Answer: Maybe Qin Shihuang would say “Thank you” - because Confucius is a sage and composed many laws.
+ 4) Confucius believed that subjects should respect the ruler as a father. Could the people of China respect a ruler like Qin Shihuang? Explain your point.
Answer: There were cruel times under Qin Shihuang. May be
88) Solve the crossword puzzle by remembering the sayings of the Chinese sage Confucius. If you have forgotten these sayings, look them up in your textbook (§ 22). Determine which words are missing in each of the following Confucius sayings. Write these words in the cells of the crossword puzzle in the same number and case in which they should appear in the text.
+ Test yourself
1) Answer the questions.
+ 1) In what ancient countries did these lines flow?
Answer: Euphrates and Tigris - Mesopotamia, Nile - Egypt, Jordan - Palestine, Indus and Ganges - India, Yellow River - China.
+ 2) In which ancient countries did these rulers rule?
Answer: Cheops - Egypt, Hammurabi - Mesopotamia, Thutmose - Egypt, David and Solomon - Israel, Ashurbanipal - Assyria, Cyrus - Persia, Ashoka - India, Qin Shihuang - China.
2) In which ancient countries was each of the following inventions made?
Answer: Letter - Egypt, Alphabet - Phenicia, Arabic numerals - India, Coin - Lydia, Paper - China, Chess - India, Compass - China.
3) Answer the questions. In many languages, the words for paper sound similar. For example, in English paper is “paper”, in French it is “papier”, in German it is “papier”. Apparently, this similarity is not accidental: all these words have the same root and come from the same word. What is this word? Which country is the birthplace of the first writing material? How was it made?
Answer: The word papyrus. Papyrus was made in Egypt. Several sheets were folded and dried.
4) Complete the “time line.” Mark on the “time line” in chronological order: 1) the approximate time of construction of the Cheops pyramid; 2) the approximate time of the beginning of the construction of the Great Wall of China (the answer to this task is the year of the unification of China under the rule of the “First Lord of Qin”). Calculate:
+ Approximately how many years passed between these events?
Answer: Approximately: 1247 years
+ Approximately how many years ago did the construction of the Great Wall of China begin?
Answer: 2014 - 221 = 1793
5) Answer the questions.
Answer: I think the scientists were right, because the invention of glass is one of the greatest inventions. After all, if there were no glass, there would be no windows. We would freeze from the cold and die.
6) Answer the question.
Answer: Yes, it existed. This is the library of Assyria, which was in 612 BC.
7) What great Chinese inventions have influenced the life of mankind? Give reasons for your answer.
Answer: Paper. Because without paper we would still be writing on bark.
8) Using the Internet, find out whether castes exist in modern India. Think about whether the division of people into castes hindered or helped the development of progress in India. Write down your thoughts in the form of an outline.
a) What are castes?
b) Does this interfere?
c) We divide people
9) Start collecting material for the World Religions Project. Keep a corresponding folder on your computer (or notebook) about the history of Buddhism.
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Crossword puzzle on the topic “Ancient India and China”
Vertically
2. Indian prince, king, noble person.
3. River in India.
4. One of the cities through which the Great Silk Road passed.
8. One of the Raja's servants.
9. Representative of a nomadic tribe that ravaged China.
11. Representative of the priestly caste in Ancient India.
14. A plant from whose fibers the Indians made fabrics.
15. Occupation of Chinese residents.
16. The main food of the people of China.
20. Sacred river of the Indians.
23. Indian king, in the 3rd century. BC. united the country.
24. What did the Chinese use instead of ink when writing?
29. The main god of the Indians.
35. “Enemy”, “stranger” in Ancient India.
36. A tree with beautiful (slightly pink when cut with light brown oblong spots) and durable wood, which is used for making furniture and knife handles.
37. A way for oppressed people to achieve a better life.
39. Writing material invented in China.
Horizontally
1. The plant from which the Indians obtained sugar.
5. The sea washing the coast of China.
6. Representative of the servant caste.
7. Writing tool in Ancient China.
10. Indian poem telling about the struggle between the families of two rajahs.
12. A person who took land for temporary use for a fee.
13. “River of a thousand disasters.”
17. A drink invented in China.
18. The name of a civilization whose remains of cities were found by archaeologists in the Indus River valley.
19. This man did not have the right to live in the city and even to build himself a hut in the forest, he did not have any property, he removed garbage and corpses of dead animals from the city streets, everyone shied away from him - it was believed that touching him would defile.
21. A group of people with strictly defined rights and responsibilities, membership in it is hereditary.
22. Poem about the adventures of an Indian prince.
25. This invention of the ancient Chinese can cause a lot of trouble if you are not careful.
26. The royal family that ruled in China from the 2nd century. BC. to the 2nd century AD
27. Forests in India.
28. State in South Asia.
30. A mathematical concept that the Indians defined with the word “emptiness.”
31. The ancient Chinese kingdom, strengthened in the 3rd century. BC.
32. An object used in ancient China for fortune telling.
33. State in Southeast Asia.
34. What were the names of the participants in the peasant uprising in the 1st century? AD
38. The first books in China were written on tablets made from this tree.
40. Great Chinese....... .
41. An exciting game invented by the Indians and called “The Battle of Two Kings”.
42. Mountain range in western China.
43. River in China.
44. A mountain range that protects the Hindustan Peninsula from cold winds.
45. Writing signs in Ancient China.
Crossword answers
Collection of historical crosswords for grade 5 “Crosswords for every lesson. Ancient Asia"
Mamaev Oleg Vladimirovich, teacher of history and social studies MCOU "Batkovskaya Basic School", Ryazan region, Sasovsky district, Batki villageDescription and purpose:
The collection consists of twelve crossword puzzles compiled based on the materials of the sections “Western Asia in Antiquity” and “India and China in Antiquity” of the textbook for grade 5 “History of the Ancient World” (A. A. Vigasin, G. I. Goder, I. S. Sventsitskaya). Ten crossword puzzles correspond to eleven paragraphs of the textbook and each consist of 12 words. The eleventh crossword is the final one for the topic “Ancient Asia” and consists of 20 words. The last twelfth crossword puzzle, consisting of 12 words, is special: the questions proposed in it are distinguished not only by increased complexity, but also by unusual wording. This crossword puzzle is addressed to talented and inquisitive children who have mastered the topic well and are able to think logically and creatively. Crosswords are intended for history teachers and 5th grade students and can be used in various forms in the classroom: to consolidate material learned in class, for individual or collective checking of homework, for conducting tests and intellectual-cognitive activities.
Goals:
1. Test students’ knowledge of the material studied;
2. Stimulate the cognitive activity of students;
3. Contribute to the creation of a relaxed, creative atmosphere in the classroom.
Crossword “Ancient Mesopotamia”
Horizontally:
1. River in Mesopotamia.
2. To get from Egypt to Mesopotamia, you need to overcome this peninsula.
3. God of the sun in Ancient Mesopotamia.
4. Goddess of love and fertility in Ancient Mesopotamia.
5. The name of this writing comes from the marks left by a stick on a clay tablet.
6. City-state in Ancient Mesopotamia.
7. Climate in Mesopotamia.
8. The main occupation of the inhabitants of Ancient Mesopotamia.
Vertically:
1. Construction material in Southern Mesopotamia.
2. A “man with a stick” was responsible for its maintenance at school.
3. Another name for Mesopotamia.
4. It arose in Mesopotamia at about the same time as in Egypt.
Answers:
Horizontally: 1. Tiger; 2. Sinai; 3. Shamash; 4. Ishtar; 5. Cuneiform; 6. Uruk; 7. Hot; 8. Agriculture.
Vertically: 1. Clay; 2. Discipline; 3. Mesopotamia; 4. State.
Crossword puzzle “Babylonian king Hammurabi”
Horizontally:
1. If a slave hit a free person, that part of his body was cut off.
2. In Mesopotamia they were called “not raising their eyes.”
3. He lent money at interest.
4. This word in Hammurabi’s code of law denoted a free inhabitant of Mesopotamia.
5. They were written on a large black stone found by archaeologists 100 years ago.
6. Hammurabi expressed their interests and was one of them himself.
Vertically:
1. The punishment established by Hammurabi for stealing cattle.
2. Judges turned to them when they could not find witnesses to the crime.
3. If the doctor performed an unsuccessful operation, as a result of which the person died, the doctor would cut off this part of the body.
4. This city united almost all of Mesopotamia under its rule.
5. This god gave Hammurabi power over people.
6. This expensive product was in great demand in Southern Mesopotamia.
Answers:
Horizontally: 1. Ear; 2. Slaves; 3. Moneylender; 4. Man; 5. Laws; 6. Slave owners.
Vertically: 1. Death; 2. Gods; 3. Hand; 4. Babylon; 5. Shamash; 6. Forest.
Crossword "Phoenician sailors"
Horizontally:
1. A settlement founded by the Phoenicians in a foreign land.
2. Purple dye was obtained from them.
3. A city in North Africa, founded by the Phoenicians.
4. Greek historian who described the history and culture of Phenicia.
5. “Living goods” traded by the Phoenicians in the Mediterranean.
6. Without this activity it is impossible to imagine the life of Phenicia.
Vertically:
1. Fruits that were grown by the Phoenicians.
2. The first letter of the Phoenician alphabet.
3. The great invention of the Phoenicians.
4. The largest city in Phenicia.
5. This valuable material constituted one of the main wealth of Phenicia.
6. Phoenician writing.
Answers:
Horizontally: 1. Colony; 2. Snails; 3. Carthage; 4. Herodotus; 5. Slaves; 6. Sailing.
Vertically: 1. Olives; 2. Aleph; 3. Glass; 4. Shooting gallery; 5. Forest; 6. Alphabet.
Crossword "Bible Tales"
Horizontally:
1. He led the Jews out of Egypt.
2. Divine rules for believers.
3. Jacob's middle name.
4. Jewish god.
5. The first man created by God.
Vertically:
1. A terrible punishment sent by God to people for their “sins.”
2. This book includes myths and traditions of the Jewish people.
3. He persuaded Eve to eat the forbidden fruit.
4. Thanks to this city, the division of languages occurred.
5. Promised Land.
6. God created the world in (...) days. Indicate the missing word.
7. The ancestor of all Jews.
Answers:
Horizontally: 1. Moses; 2. Commandments; 3. Israel; 4. Yahweh; 5. Adam.
Vertically: 1. Flood; 2. Bible; 3. Serpent; 4. Babylon; 5. Palestine; 6. Six; 7. Abraham.
Crossword “Kingdom of David and Solomon”
Horizontally:
1. A city destroyed by Jewish tribes.
2. Israel had access to this sea.
3. River in Israel.
4. The first ruler of Israel.
5. In honor of him, the Jews built a large temple.
6. Samson's strength lay in them.
7. The main enemies of the Israelis.
Vertically:
1. The ruler of Israel, famous for his wisdom.
2. Goliath was killed by a shot from this weapon.
3. We know about the ancient history of Israel thanks to this book.
4. Capital of the Kingdom of Israel.
5. Jewish youth who defeated Goliath.
Answers:
Horizontally: 1. Jericho; 2. Mediterranean; 3. Jordan; 4. Saul; 5. Yahweh; 6. Hair; 7. Philistines.
Vertically: 1. Solomon; 2. Sling; 3. Bible; 4. Jerusalem; 5. David.
Crossword "Assyrian power"
Horizontally:
1. A weapon used by Assyrian warriors to break down fortress walls.
2. The state with which Assyria fought in the north.
3. A river flowing in Assyria.
4. New metal mastered by people around 1000 BC. e.
5. Thanks to the fact that it has been preserved, we know about the history of Assyria.
6. It was called the “den of lions” and the “city of blood.”
7. A new type of army that appeared in Assyria.
8. City conquered by the Assyrians.
9. One of the occupations of the Assyrians.
Vertically:
1. One of the rulers of Assyria.
2. A large powerful state.
3. This terrible quality characterized the actions of the Assyrians in the conquered countries.
Answers:
Horizontally: 1. Ram; 2. Urartu; 3. Tiger; 4. Iron; 5. Library; 6. Nineveh; 7. Cavalry; 8. Babylon; 9. Hunting.
Vertically: 1. Ashurbanipal; 2. Power; 3. Cruelty.
Crossword "Persian Power"
Horizontally:
1. He raised the Persians to revolt.
2. The Persians conquered it in 525 BC. e.
3. The border of the Persian state in the East was the river (...) Indicate the missing word.
4. Large city in Persia.
5. Powerful ruler of Persia.
6. The royal road ended in Susa and began in this city.
Vertically:
1. The rise of Persia began with the revolt against this country.
2. New Year was celebrated in Persia at this time of year.
3. It was the main means of paying tribute.
4. The last Babylonian king.
5. According to the story of Herodotus, Persian boys were taught three things: to ride a horse, shoot a bow and always speak only her.
6. In this country, gold and silver coins began to be minted for the first time.
Answers:
Horizontally: 1. Cyrus; 2. Egypt; 3. Indus; 4. Persepolis; 5. Darius; 6. Sardis.
Vertically: 1. Mussel; 2. Spring; 3. Silver; 4. Belshazzar; 5. Truth; 6. Lydia.
Crossword “Nature and people of Ancient India”
Horizontally:
1. They rarely come to India except in July and August.
2. The ruler who unified India in the 3rd century BC. e.
3. Ancient Indian poem about heroes.
4. Indian god with the head of an elephant.
5. Mountains in northern India.
6. What an Indian will become after death depends on him.
Vertically:
1. Dense, impenetrable thickets.
2. Sacred animal in India.
3. The Indians were most afraid of these animals.
4. A river flowing in India.
5. A sweet fruit that grows in India.
6. A plant that Indians planted in swampy river valleys.
Answers:
Horizontally: 1. Rains; 2. Ashoka; 3. Ramayana; 4. Ganesha; 5. Himalayas; 6. Behavior.
Vertically: 1. Jungle; 2. Cow; 3. Snakes; 4. Ganges; 5. Banana; 6. Fig.
Horizontally:
1. Indian kings came from this caste.
2. Unhappy people who lived in conditions of general contempt and poverty.
3. This color distinguished the warrior caste.
4. The life of a brahmana was divided into three periods: teaching, family life and (...) Indicate the missing word.
5. The Indians used these venerable animals for military purposes.
6. Brahman in Indian chess.
Vertically:
1. One of the inventions of the ancient Indians, later improved by the Arabs.
2. According to Buddhism, human life is (...) Fill in the missing word.
3. They were created from the thighs of the god Brahma.
4. Ordinary Indians dreamed of being born after death as representatives of this caste.
5. An expensive gift in Ancient India, which was an object of worship and a source of food.
6. He went down in history as Buddha, and his real name is (...) Indicate the missing word.
Answers:
Horizontally: 1. Warriors; 2. Untouchables; 3. Red; 4. Hermitage; 5. Elephants; 6. Queen.
Vertically: 1. Numbers; 2. Suffering; 3. Farmers; 4. Brahmins; 5. Cow; 6. Gautama.
Crossword "Ancient China"
Horizontally:
1. In 221 BC. e. the ruler of this state united China under his rule.
2. Wonderful fabric that the Chinese learned to make.
3. One of the inventions of the ancient Chinese.
4. It stretches for thousands of kilometers.
5. The Chinese believed in gods, spirits and dragons, but most of all they revered him.
6. The Great Chinese Sage.
7. The Chinese used them during meals.
Vertically:
1. Chinese writing.
2. They confronted the Chinese in the north of the country.
3. The main food of the Chinese.
4. "Yellow River"
5. Before the invention of paper, the Chinese wrote on tablets made from this plant.
Answers:
Horizontally: 1. Qin; 2. Silk; 3. Compass; 4. Wall; 5. Sky; 6. Confucius; 7. Sticks.
Vertically: 1. Hieroglyphs; 2. Nomads; 3. Rice; 4. Yellow River; 5. Bamboo.
Final crossword puzzle “Ancient Asia”
Horizontally:
1. A river flowing in Assyria.
2. God of the Old Testament.
3. "Yellow River"
4. Great world religion.
5. In this country, gold and silver coins began to be minted for the first time.
6. “Living goods” traded by the Phoenicians in the Mediterranean.
7. The highest mountains in the world.
8. Powerful ruler of the Babylonian kingdom.
9. Sacred animal in India.
10. David defeated Goliath with this weapon.
Vertically:
1. The most ancient writing.
2. Indian kings belonged to this caste.
3. The main occupation of the residents of Southern Mesopotamia.
4. The Phoenicians received red paint from them.
5. They were the first to come to monotheism.
6. The ruler of Israel, famous for his wisdom.
7. Metal mastered by people around 1000 BC. e.
8. He raised the Persians to revolt against Media.
9. A new type of army that appeared in Assyria.
10. Invention of the ancient Chinese.
Answers:
Horizontally: 1. Tiger; 2. Yahweh; 3. Yellow River; 4. Buddhism; 5. Lydia; 6. Slaves; 7. Himalayas; 8. Hammurabi; 9. Cow; 10. Sling.
Vertically: 1. Cuneiform; 2. Warriors; 3. Agriculture; 4. Snails; 5. Jews; 6. Solomon; 7. Iron; 8. Cyrus; 9. Cavalry; 10. Compass.
