writing and the city life

Mesopotamian tablets refer to copper from:

• .

  Cyprus

• .

  
  

  Syria

• .

  
  

  Lebanon

• .

  .

  Turkey

Gilgamesh is said to have ruled the city of:

• Ur

• Uruk

• Mari

• Susa

The region of Mesopotamia where first cites and writing emerged :

• North-East

• South

• North

• East

The god of the steppe :

• Utnapishtim

• Inanna

• Dagon

• Moon God

The first known language of Mesopotamia:

• Sumerian

• Akkadian

• Aramaic

• Hebrew

Which among the following statements are correct with reference to cuneiform?

i. Writing system of Harappans. ii. Wedge shaped signs.

iii. Writing system in Mesopotamia. iv. It is an urban centre.

• i and ii

• ii and iii

• iii and iv

• i and iii

The great Assyrian King who collected a library at his capital was ____.

• Assurbanipal

• Enmarkar

• Zimrilim

• None

A technological landmark that we can say is appropriate to an urban economy was:

• Seals

• writings

• Potters wheel

• None

Which is considered as oldest civilization of the world?

• Mesopotamian Civilization

• Egyptian Civilization

• Harappan Civilization

• Chinese Civilization