Writing and City Life

Writing And City Life

Multiple Choice

Which of the following about Mesopotamia would be incorrect?

• animal husbandry was practiced in the steppe region

• it was well suppled with rainfall

• it was self sufficient in agricultural produce

• fisheries were abundantly available

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not one of the aspects of writing in ancient Mesopotamia?

• working on a wet clay tablet

• style of writing was cuneiform

• earliest writing was to send messages

• literacy was not very common

Multiple Select

Arrange the following in correct chronological order:

1. the clay would be shaped according to the desired size

2. the scribe would hold the wet clay in his hand

3. wedge shaped marks were made on the wet clay

4. the tablet was dried and the text on it was final

• 1, 2, 3, 4

• 3, 1, 2, 4

• 2, 1, 3, 4

• 2, 1. 4, 3

Fill in the Blanks

Fill the blank spaces with the correct terms:

The earliest known language of the Mesopotamians was ______________, which was later replaced by ______________.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would not be an aspect of urbanism?

• self sufficient society and economy

• division of labour and specialisation of functions

• a hierarchy to manage the transaction of goods

• creation of warehouses and storage space

Multiple Choice

Mesopotamians probably did not have trade contacts with _______________

• Turkey and Iran

• Persian Gulf region

• regions beyond the Mediterranean Sea

• Aratta

Open Ended

Give one evidence to show that writing was very uncommon in Mesopotamia.

Multiple Choice

Which of the given facts about early writing is not true?

• earliest writings are lists of goods

• earliest writings have been found from Mari around dated 3200 BCE

• there is use of picture like signs in these writings

• the lists of goods have been found from temples

Multiple Choice

Why were animals not preferred for transport?

• animals were not easily available

• animals could not carry heavy burden

• animals needed feeding and resting

• animals were more suitable for meat, milk and skin

Multiple Choice

Which of the following about Enmerkar is/are true?

1. He organised the first trade of Mesopotamia.

2. He was literate and could read and write

3. He organised agriculture on a very large scale

4. He beautified the city of Uruk

• 1, 2, 3, 4

• 1, 3, 4

• 1, 2, 4

• 2, 3, 4