Chapter 10 Walls Tell Stories
NCERT Class 5 Environmental Studies Chapter 10 Walls Tell Stories
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Question Think:
Q 1: Why were bastions made in the fort wall?
Ans: Bastions were made in the fort wall to ensure the security of the fort.
Q 2: Why were big holes made in them?
Ans: Big holes were made in the fort wall to increase the viewing area; thus, soldiers could look through these holes and could keep better vigilance.
Q 3: What difference would be there if you were to look from a straight flat wall or a bastion at a height? How would the soldiers find peeping from the holes in the bastions useful while attacking?
Ans: Bastions were made in the fort in such a way that soldiers could easily peep from the holes, and it provided a better vantage point where a large area could be seen. It would not have been possible from a flat wall.
Think and Discuss
Q1: How would the fountains have worked?
Answer: Fountains would have got water supply from large tanks.
Q2: What arrangements would have been made in the building for air and light?
Answer: Large windows, doors, and ventilators would have been made in the building for air and light.
Q3: Look carefully at the picture of the beautiful carving on the wall. What kind of tools would have been used for such fine carving?Why were bastions made in the fort wall?
Why were big holes made in them?
What difference would be there if you were to look from a straight flat wall or a bastion at a height? How would the soldiers find peeping from the holes in the bastions useful while attacking?
Answer:
Bastions were made in the fort wall to see at a distance and attack on enemies coming towards the fort from several directions. These rounded and high walls are also called defensive walls.
Big holes were made in them to watch and shoot at enemies from a distance, keeping the soldiers safe.
Bastions (Burj) built at a height provide the space for looking on distant places from several directions. With flat walls one could see in one particular direction only and not too far.Soldiers could look in several directions through the holes in the bastions. They could also save themselves while attacking the enemies with the guns or cannons.