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This document summarizes a story about a young lawyer who is sent to serve a summons in a village. Upon arriving, he meets a man named Bill who offers to help him find the person he is looking for. Bill takes the lawyer on a long ride and charges him a lot of money before revealing that he was actually the person the lawyer was trying to serve. The other villagers had a laugh at the lawyer's gullibility.
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Land water and soil
Land, water, and soil are important natural resources. Land covers 30% of the Earth's surface but supports 90% of the human population. Water is essential for all life but only 1% is available for human use. Soil formation depends on local factors and supports plant growth. Maintaining ecological balance through sustainable land and resource use is important.
India in the medieval period
The document summarizes the medieval period in India from the 8th to 18th centuries. It began with the fall of the Gupta Empire and saw the emergence of several Rajput kingdoms in northern and western India. The Delhi Sultanate was established by the arriving Turks, followed by the Mughal dynasty. Major developments included the spread of Islam and Hindu-Muslim cultural exchanges, as well as growth in trade, cities, art, and architecture. New social and political groups also emerged during this time, such as regional kingdoms transitioning into larger empires like the Rashtrakuta Empire.
The occurance of seasons
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Indus valley civilization
The Indus Valley Civilization existed between 2700-2500 BCE along the Indus River valley. Some of the earliest cities included Harappa and Mohenjodaro, which had advanced town planning with structural buildings. The civilization engaged in economic activities like agriculture and trade, as evidenced by granaries and dockyards. They also developed arts and crafts while religious practices are not well understood before the civilization eventually declined.
Early Civilizations
Early civilizations began when humans started cultivating crops and domesticating animals, requiring them to wait for harvests and live in one area for longer. They learned skills like cooking, weaving, pottery, and carpentry. Early civilizations had urban settlements and social hierarchies, with different classes. They also had distinctive customs, cultures, religions and engaged in foreign trade.
Weather and climate
This document discusses features of weather and climate, including that weather is the amount of hotness or coldness in the air over time and describes conditions like dryness, windiness, and temperature. It also notes that climate is influenced by terrain, distance from the wind, and three major reasons related to the shape of the Earth. The document aims to help students learn about climatic zones and factors influencing climate.
Major landforms
Mountains are landforms that rise above the surrounding terrain. They have distinct parts including the summit, also called the peak, which is the top of the mountain. This lesson teaches about identifying and learning the features of different landforms on Earth's surface, including mountains.
Inventions and disoveries
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Natural disasters
To learn about natural disasters and the preparations needed to face them. A natural disaster is a sudden natural event that causes loss of life and property. Examples of natural disasters include earthquakes, which are sudden vibrations or shaking of the Earth's surface caused by disturbances beneath the surface, and tsunamis, which can be triggered by undersea earthquakes.
The earth's atmoshpere and global warming
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3) The mesosphere extends from 50km to 80km high. It is the coldest part of the atmosphere.
4) Above this is the thermosphere, where the temperature increases with height. This layer extends from 80km to the base of the exosphere.
The earth in the solar system
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Disasters
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Florra n fauna n life of people in deserts
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The Constitution of India
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Art, Architectur and Literature of Ancient India
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3. The document also outlines scientific and technological developments during this period including calculations of pi and the length of the solar year, as well as inventions like the decimal system and concept of zero.
India during medieval period
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From gathering to growing food
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Chapter-1
Introduction to objective, scope and outcome the subject
Chapter 2
Introduction: Scope and Specialization of Civil Engineering, Role of civil Engineer in Society, Impact of infrastructural development on economy of country.
Chapter 3
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