Writing and City life(Mesopotamia)

Cuneiform is derived from the two Latin words ‘cuneus’ and ‘forma’ which meant ___________ and __________respectively.

• wedge and shape

• Colour and shape

• Wedge and colour

• Shape and wedge

The kings of Mari were:

• Akkadians

• Amorites

• Aramaeans

• Assyrians

A man of the southern marshes, Nabopolassar, released Babylonia from

Assyrian domination in .

• 725 BCE

• 625 BCE

• 635 BCE

• None

The great Assyrian kings, who had been immigrants, acknowledged the

southern region,_____________________ , as the centre of high culture.

• Babylonia

• Mari

• Uruk

• Ur

(a)   city is

a good example of an urban centre prospering on trade.

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Assurbanipal collected a library at his capital

• Mari

• Kish

• Nineveh

• Ur

There was a temple at Mari for (a)   , God of the Steppe.

Sumerian was replaced by Akkadian language after:

• 2000 BCE

• 2400 BCE

• 2600 BCE

• 2200 BCE

Bronze is an alloy, made by mixing:

• Copper & Tin

• Iron & Tin

• Aluminium & Tin

• None

The first Mesopotamian tablets were written around

• 3400 BCE

• 3200 BCE

• 3000 BCE

• 3100 BCE