Social Science Questions & Answers

The Sumerian civilization is the oldest civilization known to mankind. The term ‘Sumer’ is today used to designate southern Mesopotamia. In 3000 BC, a flourishing urban civilization existed. The Sumerian civilization was predominantly agricultural and had community life. The Sumerians were adept at building canals and in irrigation. Excavated objects such as pottery, jewellery and weapons show they were also …

All western languages, as well as the written languages of Africa, are based on the Roman alphabet, which was developed in about the 7th Century BC. Then it had only 21 letters; J, U, W, Y and Z were added later.

It must be the domestic turkey. Some have been known to drown in a heavy rain shower because they didn’t realize that it would be dry and safe inside their hutches! Others are so brainless that they can’t even remember how to eat, and must be fed by the farmer.

It is very difficult to evaluate intelligence in terms of animals such as birds. In the wild, there are birds that use small sticks in their beaks to poke insects from the bark of trees and, in urban areas of some countries, others which peck the tops from milk bottles, in order to reach the cream. Both these examples must …

In terms of numbers of species, the answer is insects. Although no one is really sure just how abundant they are, for new species are discovered almost every year. Estimates of the number of different species of insect range from well over a million to nearly three million. Whatever the true number, there are at least three times as many …

Kansai International Airport in Japan which is 1700 metres long is the longest building in the world. In the ’60s, when the Kansai region was rapidly losing trade to Tokyo, planners proposed a new airport near Kobe and Osaka. Osaka International Airport, located in the densely-populated suburbs of Itami and Toyonaka, was surrounded by buildings; it could not be expanded, …

The biggest members of the wild dog family are timber wolves, which grow to a length of 1.4 (4 ft) and weigh about 68kg (150lb). Timber wolves generally live in packs, or groups, and patrol a territory. Within the pack there is a very definite social structure, with dominant and submissive members. Wolves communicate with each other by a complicated …

The Arapaima from South America is generally thought to be one of the largest freshwater fishes in the world. The biggest one found is said to have been 15 feet in length with a weight of over 400 pounds. Most are between 7 and 8 feet long with a weight of 200 pounds, but even this is a colossal size …

You probably think that it is one of the big bird, such as a golden eagle, albatross or condor. All of these animals do have huge wing spans and are among the biggest of flying bird. However, the heaviest flying bird is, in fact, the mute swam. An adult may weigh as much as 18kg (40 lb).

1. A place which exhibits items of art (an art museum), and 2. A place which sells art items. The oldest art museum is supposed to be housed in the Cosquer Caves, the under-water caves, near Marseilles. The caves consist of finger tracings, impressions of painted hands, and painted and engraved figures of animals. The oldest works in these caves …