Copper Plates

Q. List one major difference between manuscripts and inscriptions.

Q. On what did the Sumerians imprint their maps?

1. Stone tablets
2. Clay tablets
3. Palm leaves
4. Paper

Q. What were Tamra patra?

1. Bark of trees on which ancient books were written
2. Text written on plates of copper
3. Inscription engraved on papers
4. Inscriptions engraved on stones

Q. How do scholars understand what is written in the inscriptions?

Q. ____ were made on copper plates during ancient times.

1. Inscriptions
2. Prescriptions
3. Manuscripts
4. Scriptures

Q.

why were metals, writing, the wheel, and the plough important for the harappans?

from social science -Our pasts 1 chapter 4

Q. Copper plates were used during the Mesolithic period.

1. True
2. False

Q. Ravi was digging in his garden when he found a small metal surface. He took it into the house to examine it carefully. He wiped off the dirt and noticed that it was a copper plate which was inscribed. He wondered what it must have been used for.

What do you think copper plates were used for?

1. Utensils
2. Weapons
3. Armour
4. Record of information