Evolution of Humans and Society – Prehistoric Period

Samacheer Book Back Questions And Answers For History Standard 9 Full Book “Evolution of Humans and Society – Prehistoric Period”

I. Choose the correct answer:
1. _____ is genetically closest to humans
(a) Gorilla
(b) Chimpanzee
(c) Orang-utan
(d) Great Apes

2. The period called _____ marks the beginning of agriculture and animal domestication.
(a) Paleolithic
(b) Mesolithic
(c) Neolithic
(d) Megalithic

3. Direct ancestor of modern man was _____.
(a) Homo habilis
(b) Homo erectus
(c) Homo sapiens
(d) Neanderthal man

4. _____ refers to the area covering Egypt, Israel-Palestine and Iraq.
(a) Great Rift Valley
(b) Fertile Crescent
(c) Solo river
(d) Neander Valley

5. Sir Robert Bruce Foote, a geologist from England first discovered the _____ tools at Pallavaram near Chennai.
(a) Stone Age
(b) Paleolithic
(c) Mesolithic
(d) Neolithic

6. (i) The period before the introduction of writing is called pre-history.
(ii) The pre-historic people developed language, made beautiful paintings and artefacts.
(iii) The pre-historic societies are treated as literate.
(iv) The pre-historic period is called ancient.
a. (i) is correct
b. (i) and (ii) are correct
c. (i) and (iv) are correct
d. (ii) and (iii) are correct

7. (i) The Neolithic people used polished stone axes called Celts
(ii) Evidence of Neolithic village is found at Payyampalli in Chennai district
(iii) The cultural period that succeeded the Neolithic is called the Bronze Age
(iv) The period that witnessed domestication of animals and cultivation of crops is called Mesolithic
a) (i) is correct
b) (ii) is correct
c) (ii) and (iii) are correct
d) (iv) is correct

8. Assertion (A): Many of the Mesolithic sites are founds nearby rivers and tanks.
Reason (R): Irrigation management developed during Mesolithic period.
a) A and R are correct and R explains A
b) A and R are correct but R doesn’t explain A
c) A is correct but R is incorrect
d) A and R both are incorrect

II. Fill in the blanks:
1. Hand axes and cleavers are the important tool types of the _____ culture.
2. The methods and techniques involved in the production of stone tools are called _____ technology.
3. _____ is known as the Middle Stone Age, as it is placed between the Paleolithic and Neolithic.

Answers:
1. Proterozoic
2. Low Palaeolithic
3. Lithic
4. Mesolithic period

III. Find out the correct statement:
1. a) The concept ‘survival of the fittest’ contributed to the scientific understanding of human origins.
b) The book “On the Origin of Species” was published by Herbert Spencer.
c) Darwin’s theory of biological evolution connects with the process of natural selection.
d) Geology is the study of lithic technology.

Answers:
a) and c) are correct

2. a) Among the great Apes Orang utan is genetically the closest to humans.
b) The ancestors to humans were called Hominins and their origins have been traced to Africa.
c) Flake is a small chip that has flaking on both sides.
d) Acheulian is the main block of stone from which small chips are flaked by using a hammer stone.

IV. Match the following:
1. Palaeo anthropology               A. Teris
2. Hand axe tools                        B. Venus
3. Images on stone and bone     C. Acheulian
4. Red sand dunes                       D. Microliths
5. Stone artefacts of small size    E.The study of the human ancestors

Answers:
1. E
2. C
3. B
4. A
5. B