Umm An -Nar and the Bronze age

Umm al-Nar is the name given to a Bronze age culture is also called

• ‘Sister of the Fire’

• ‘Mother of the Fire’

• ‘ Grand Mother of the Fire’

Umm al-Nar culture existed in the area of modern-day the United Arab Emirates and Northern Oman in around

• 2500-2000 BCE

• 25000-20000 BCE

• 3500-2000 BCE

• 4500-2000 BCE

The name is derived from Umm al-Nar, a small_________ located in southeast Abu Dhabi.

• island

• continent

• peninsula

It is one of ____________ islands that dominate the coast of Abu Dhabi.

• 400

• 500

• 200

• 600

In about _____________ the Bronze Age began with the Umm an-Nar society playing a prominent role in the Bronze Age.

• 4,000 BCE

• 6,000 BCE

• 2,000 BCE

• 3,000 BCE

The Umm an-Nar Culture was quite unique, especially for its time,

• there was more of a sense of loyalty between people.

• there was more of a sense of inequality between people.

• there was more of a sense of equality between people

• The ____________________ range contains massive amounts of copper, which people learned to mine and turn into pure copper.

• Kilimanjaro

• Fuji

• Himalaya

• Al-Hajar mountain

•Records from Mesopotamia show that area that is now the UAE and Oman was called the _____________society

• “Magan”

• “Harappan”

• “Gothic”

Records from Mesopotamia showed that it _________ a lot with the Umm an-Nar people.

• hunted

• traded

• extorted

When merchants came to the UAE to trade for copper, they looted beautiful ceramic vessels, ivory combs, and decorated beads.

• True

• False