Samacheer Kalvi 9th History Ancient Civilisations Questions - 1

Question: 1

Zebu were Harappan

(A) Crops

(B) Cattle

(C) Land

(D) Temples

Ans: B

Cattle

Question: 2

Gilgamesh was a king of

(A) Assyria

(B) Sumeria

(C) China

(D) Babylonia

Ans: B

Sumeria

Question: 3

The chiefdoms were _____ formations.

(A) Social

(B) Guild

(C) Trade

(D) Political

Ans: D

Political

Question: 4

Hieroglyphics developed in

(A) China

(B) Egypt

(C) Sumeria

(D) Harappa

Ans: B

Egypt

Question: 5

The early states had _____ stratification.

(A) Cultural

(B) Economic

(C) Social

(D) Political

Ans: C

Social

Question: 6

The Harappans used Rohri chert for making

(A) Blades

(B) Pottery

(C) Vessels

(D) Boats

Ans: A

Blades

Question: 7

Lapis Lazuli is a

(A) Big Palace

(B) Great Tomb

(C) Precious stone

(D) Massive stones

Ans: C

Precious stone

Question: 8

The Sumerian system of writing

(A) Cuneiform

(B) Hieroglyphic

(C) Sonogram

(D) Pictographic

Ans: A

Cuneiform

Question: 9

Under the Assyrians, Lamassu wa the deity of

(A) Peace

(B) Protection

(C) Agriculture

(D) Education

Ans: B

Protection

Question: 10

The earliest signs to denote words through pictures

(A) Stratigraphic

(B) Ideographic

(C) Pictographic

(D) Calligraphy

Ans: C

Pictographic