Revision- writing and City life

Which among the following is incorrect about mesopotamian tablets

• Tablets for made of wet clay

• They were written with the sharp end of a reed cut obliquely

• Some clay tablets had written material on both sides

• Tablets are used only to keep information about trade

Cuneiform is derived from the Latin words _____meaning wedge and ____ meaning shape.

(a)  

A mesopotamian scribe had to have which of the following qualities

• He had to learn signs which ran into hundreds

• He had to be able to handle a best tablet and get It written before it dried

• All the above

• None of the above

Enmerker was one of the earliest rulers of (a)   which was a city par excellence and was often simply known as 'The City'

Very few people in mesopotamia could read or write

• True

• False

______ is associated with the organisation of the first trade of Sumer

• Enmerker

• Gilgamesh

• None of the above

Temples were the residences of Various Gods like the moon God of Ur or of Inanna the Goddess of ___ and ____

(a)  

_____ are stone slabs with inscriptions or carvings.

• Steel

• Steles

• Seals

Which among the following is incorrect about mesopotamian war captives

• They were put to work for the temple or directly for the ruler

• They were paid rations

• They were given land which they could own