Ch 2 WRITING & CITY LIFE

From which language- word Cuneiform is derived?

• (a) Latin

• (b) Greek

• (c) Chinese

• (d) Mayan

Which language replaced the Sumerian language after 2400 BCE?

• (a) Mesopotamian language

• (b)Akkadian Language

• (c) Aramaic language

• (d) Hebrew language

In the 2000 BCE, the city that flourished as the royal capital of Mesopotamia was...

• Ur

• Uruk

• Babylon

• Mari

Inanna was the Goddess of..

• Moon

• Love and War

• Wind and fire

• Herds of animals

With which person, the first event of Sumerian trade is associated?

• The ancient ruler of Uruk City, Enmerkar.

• The ancient ruler of Uruk City, Gilgamesh.

• The ancient ruler of Nineveh City, Assurbanipal

• The ancient ruler of Mari City,Zimrilin.

Mesopotamian weapons were prominently made of...

• Iron

• Stone

• Wood

• Copper

The technological landmark witnessed by the urban economy of the city of Uruk was..

• bronze tools

• construction of brick columns

• potter’s wheel

• making clay cones

War captives and local people who were put to work for the temple or for the ruler were paid..

• Coins

• Ration

• Cattle

• Gold

The kings of Mari were...

• Akkadians

• Amorites

• Assyrians

• Aramaeans

Name the emperor who built a big library with a collection of clay tablets from the whole region.

• Enmerkar

• Gilgamesh

• Hammurabi

• Assurbanipal