ICSE 5th class syllabus

1. For Joshitha
By
Her mother Sarala

9. In Egypt king was called pharaoh. And was
worshipped like god

12. Fishing, hunting and sailing and agriculture were major
occupations of ancient Egyptians

14. Wheat and barley were grown in huge
quantities

19. Papyrus was a water plant that grew along the banks of
river Nile

21. Like Indus valley
people, the houses
were made of bricks.
Walls were made thick
to avoid heat.
surprisingly basements
were also found in
ancient Egyptian
houses

22. Hieroglyphic writing
The language of Egypt
was very advanced for
their times
This form of writing
used pictures and
symbols instead of
letters

23. Egyptians believed that after
death people would go to
another world and would need
their bodies in the new world
So they protected dead body
from decay and mummified
them.

24. Mummies were
made by drying
bodies in salt and
wrapping them in
bandages

27. Outside of the pyramid
inside of the pyramid

29. Tallest pyramid was
built for the pharaoh
Khufu

30. Tutankhamen's tomb
He was young pharaoh who died around 1350 BC

31. He was buried in a tomb full of treasures in the
valley of kings

33. Children were most
loved members of
ancient Egyptian
families
Childless couples
often adopted
children

34. Kindness, honesty and
respecting parents were
the basic qualities that
were developed in
children
Children also helped their
parents with their family
businesses and cared for
elder members of the
family

43. Mesopotamian civilization consisted of big organized cities
As many three lakh people lived in the city
With in the walls of city there was maze of narrow streets,
houses markets and many other buildings

44. The powerful king The priest

45. All the families rich or poor had house of their own
The rich lived in large houses and poor lived in small houses
People built their houses with sun dried bricks

46. Domestication of animals Fine craftsmanship

47. Masonry Farming

48. The priest
They were equal to
king in power and
honor
Upper class
They wore leather shoes with upturned toes

49. Lower class
Everyone who is not a patrician is in this class
: farmers, artisans, merchants, the poor, and
many others.
Slaves were lowest of all the classes
and they were employed for manual
labor

51. Sumerians believed in
education and developed
writing
They wanted their children
to learn how to read and
write
Their script was called
cuneiform

52. They also invented world first sytem of numbers and
counting

53. Jewelry made of precious
gold
Fancy furniture

54. Unglazed pitchers to keep
water cool
Colorful mosaics in beautiful
patterns using pieces of painted
clay

55. Sumerians believed in many gods
They believed that powerful gods
lived in sky and so they built huge
temples called ziggurats with steps
leading to the top
Religious ceremonies were held at top
where people left food and wine as
offerings

56. Priests were held in
high esteem
They were consulted by
the king in all important
matters of the city

57. Sumerians were first to use wheel for pottery around 3500 BC
300 years after this they started using wheel for transportation

58. Sumerian king Hammurabi created the first set of written rules
If you broke a law and found guilty would be punished weather you are rich or poor
Since laws were clearly written down every one was expected to obey them

59. THANKYOU