Samacheer Kalvi Class 9 History Chapter 2 Ancient Civilisations Solutions
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Ancient Civilisations Chapter 2 Solutions :
(I) Choose the correct answer :
(1) The earliest signs to denote words through pictures
(a) Logographic
(b) Pictographic
(c) Ideographic
(c) Stratigraphic
Answer :
Correct Option → (b)
Pictographic is the earliest signs to denote words through pictures.
(3) The Sumerian system of writing
(a) Pictographic
(b) Hieroglyphic
(c) Sonogram
(c) Cuneiform
Answer :
Correct Option → (d)
The Sumerian system of writing was known as Cuneiform.
(4) The Harappans did not have the knowledge of
(a) Gold and Elephant
(b) Horse and Iron
(c) Sheep and Silver
(d) Ox and Platinum
Answer :
Correct Option → (b)
The Harappans did not have the knowledge of Horse and Iron
(5) The Bronze image suggestive of the use of lost-wax process known to the Indus people
(a) Jar
(b) Priest king
(c) Dancing girl
(d) Bird
Answer :
Correct Option → (c)
The Bronze image suggestive of the use of lost-wax process known to the Indus people is Dancing girl.
(6) – (i) The oldest civilisation in Mesopotamia belonged to the Akkadians.
(ii) The Chinese developed the Hieroglyphic system.
(iii) The Euphrates and Tigris drain into the Mannar Gulf.
(iv) Hammurabi, the king of Babylon was a great law maker.
(a) (i) is correct
(b) (i) and (ii) are correct
(c) (iii) is correct
(d) (iv) is correct
Answer :
Correct Option → (d)
Hammurabi, the king of Babylon was a great law maker.
(7) – (i) Yangtze River is known as Sorrow of China.
(ii) Wu-Ti constructed the Great Wall of China.
(iii) Chinese invented gun powder.
(iv) According to traditions Mencius was the founder of Taoism.
(a) (i) is correct
(b) (ii) is correct
(c) (iii) is correct
(d) (iii) and (iv) are correct
Answer :
Correct Option → (c)
Chinese invented gun powder.
(8) What is the correct chronological order of four civilisations of Mesopotamia
(a) Sumerians – Assyrians -Akkadians – Babylonians
(b) Babylonians – Sumerians -Assyrians – Akkadians
(c) Sumerians – Akkadians -Babylonians – Assyrians
(d) Babylonians – Assyrians -Akkadians – Sumerians
Answer :
Correct Option → (c)
Sumerians – Akkadians – Babylonians – Assyrians
Sumerian period is around 5000-4000 B C
The Akkadian period is about 2450 -2250 B C (200 YEARS)
The Babylonians (1792 to 1712 BC (BCE) controlled this region
Assyrians period is Mesopotemia around 1000 BC
(9) Assertion (A) : Assyrians of Mesopotamian civilisation were contemporaries of Indus civilisation.
Reason(R) : The Documents of an Assyrian ruler refer to the ships from Meluha
(a) A and R are correct and A explains R
(b) A and R are correct but A doesn’t explain R
(c) A is incorrect but R is correct
(d) Both A and R are incorrect
Answer :
Correct Option → (a)
A and R are correct and A explains R, is the correct answer.
(II) Fill in the blanks
(1) ___ is a massive lime stone image of a lion with a human head.
(2) The early form of writing of the Egyptians is known as ___
(3) ___ specifies the Laws related to various crimes in ancient Babylonia.
(4) ___ was the master archive keeper of Chou state, according to traditions.
(5) The ___ figurines and paintings on the pottery from the sites suggest the artistic skills of the Harappans.
Answer :
(1) → Sphinx
(2) → hieroglyphic writing
(3) → Hammurabi’s code of law
(4) → Lao Tze
(5) → The terracotta figurines
(III) Find out the correct statement
(1) – (a) The Great Bath at Harappa is well-built with several adjacent rooms.
(b) The cuneiform inscriptions relate to the epic of Gilgamesh.
(c) The terracotta figurines and dancing girl made of copper suggest the artistic skills of Egyptians.
(d) The Mesopotamians devised a solar calendar system.
Answer :
Correct statement is → (a)
The Great Bath at Harappa is well-built with several adjacent rooms because the Great bath at Mohenjo-Daro is good structure and well several adjacent rooms.
(2) – (a) Amon was considered the king of god in ancient Egypt.
(b) The fortified Harappan city had temples.
(c) The great sphinx is a pyramid-shaped monument found in ancient Mesopotamia.
(d) The invention of the potter’s the wheel is credited to the Egyptians.
Answer :
Correct statement is → (a)
Amon was considered the king of god in ancient Egypt. It is Developed to virtual monotheism
(IV) Match the following
| 1. Pharaoh | A kind of grass |
| 2. Papyrus | the oldest written story on Earth |
| 3. Great Law maker | Mohenjo-Daro |
| 4. Gilgamesh | Hammurabi |
| 5. The Great Bath | The Egyptian king |
Answer :
(1) Pharaoh → The Egyptian king
(2) Papyrus → A kind of grass
(3) Great Law maker → Hammurabi
(4) Gilgamesh → the oldest written story on Earth
(5) The Great Bath → Mohenjo-Daro.
(V) Answer the following briefly
(1) The Egyptians excelled in art and architecture. Illustrate.
Answer :
- The great pyramid near Cairo are known as the GIZA Pyramid. The pyramids are the huge structure built as tombs of mourning to the pharaohs. Pyramids are considered to be one of the wonders of the world.
- 73 meters long and 20 meters high massive limestone image of a lion with the human head is Sphinx. It is sculpture of the world.
- Numerous structures, paintings and caving prove to the artistic skill of the Egyptians.
- These monumental works display the engineering architectural and human skill of the Egyptians.
(2) State the salient features of the Ziggurats.
Answer :
In Sumerian civilization Mesopotamia temples appeared like steep pyramid at the City Centre were called ziggurate. There were staircases leading to the top. Around this ziggurat a were complexes of ceremonial courtyards, shines burial chambers, banquet hall, workshops and burial chambers, banquet hall, workshops, granary stores houses, administrative building and burial chambers.
(3) Hammurabi Code is an important legal document. Explain.
Answer :
- The sixth Babylonian king, Hammurabi, enacted the Hammurabi code. This is well-preserved Babylonian code of law of ancient Mesopotamia,
- It is dated back to about 1754 BC.
- It is one of the oldest interpreted writings of significant length in the world. And this is an important legal document
- It specifies the laws related to various crimes.
- It has 282 provisions specifying cases
- The cases are related to family rights, trade, slavery, taxes, and wages.
- It is carved on a stone. The stone portrays Hammurabi as accepting the code from the Sun god Shamash.
- It was a compilation of old laws based on retributive principles.
- The ‘eye for an eye’ and ‘tooth for tooth’ form of impartiality is used in the Hammurabi Code.
(VII) Answer the following in Detail
(1) Define the terms Hieroglyphics and Cuneiform with their main features.
Answer :
Hieroglyphics the Egyptian writing system. This pictogram based system of writing is used in the inscription on seed and other objects. Hieroglyphic writing system attests to their skills in handling symbols.
Cuneifrom The writing system. The Sumerians used this writing system to shape of the letter is in the form of wedge. In the epic of Gilgamesh for commercial transaction and writing letter and stories the clay tables contain loads of information on civilization.
(2) To what extent is the Chinese influence reflected in the fields of philosophy and literature.
Answer :
Philosophy Lao Tze The founder of Taoism. He argued that desire is the root cause of all evils. Master archive keeper of chou state Confucius. He insisted on cultivation of one’s own personal life. Famous Chinese philosopher and political reformer, if personal life is cultivated family life is regulared and onece family life is resulted National life in regulated said Mencius the philosopher who traveled throughout china and offered counsel to the rulers.
Literature; The military strategist sun Tzu art of war the official chronicle of state the spring and autumn Annals. China’s earliest book on medicine codified during the time of Han Dynasty the yellow Emperor’s Canon of medicine.
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