Grade IX-Social Science-Ancient Civilisations

What is Civilisation?

• group of kings

• people's power

• higher state of social development

• peace

_______ lies in the north-eastern corner of the African continent.

• California

• Egypt

• Canada

• Manhattan

The longest river in the world-

• Yangtze

• Amazon

• Nile

• Congo

Egypt was called the _________ by Herodotus.

• Gift of Africa

• Gift of Nile

• Gift of Valley

• Gift of Rift

The Egyptian king was known as the _________.

• Para

• Pharaoh

• Maurya

• Aris

Who Vizier was?

• captive

• slave

• official to serve the pharaoh

• mayor

The dead bodies are preserved by using _________ salt.

• calcium

• Natron

• Sodium

• Indu

Lapis Lazuli is a ___________.

• precious stone of greenish colour

• precious stone of reddish colour

• precious stone of bluish colour

• precious stone of yellowish colour

___________ massive limestone image of a lion with a human head.

• Unicorn

• Great Sphinx

• Dragon

• Mermaid

The Egyptian form of writing -

• Calligraphic

• hieroglyphic & heretic

• Logographic

• Abugida