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Class 9 Early Humans and Beginning of Civilisation worksheet
CBSE Social Science. Human origins and stone tools, Bhimbetka and Mehrgarh, the Harappan, Mesopotamian, Egyptian and Chinese civilisations. Every sheet has 20 questions in three sections and an answer key, and the numbers change every time.
Sample questions
Real questions from this chapter, as the app sets them. Tap Answer to see the answer and working.
Section A · multiple choice
- 1.
The only human species living today is:
- Homo habilis
- Homo neanderthalensis
- Homo erectus
- Homo sapiens
Answer
(d) Homo sapiens
- 2.
Dholavira is known for:
- water reservoirs
- a Sumerian city
- the Step Pyramid
- one of the oldest-dated stone-tool sites in India
Answer
(a) water reservoirs
- 3.
The Mesopotamian civilisation grew along:
- the Ganga
- the Sindhu and Sarasvati
- the Tigris and Euphrates
- the Amazon
Answer
(c) the Tigris and Euphrates
Section B · short answer
- 4.
Name the stages of early human history in order.
Answer
Palaeolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic, Chalcolithic, Bronze Age and Iron Age.
- 5.
What is each site known for? (a) Olduvai Gorge (b) Lothal
Answer
(a) fossils of Homo habilis (b) a dockyard
Section C · long answer
- 6.
How did early humans spread out of Africa?
Answer
Homo erectus left first, about 2 million years ago; early Homo sapiens left later, about 125,000 years ago, and spread across the world, including Australia and the Americas.
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