Writing and City Life

Assertion (A) – Mesopotamia was rich in resources.

Reason (R)– It imported wood, shells stones and minerals from Turkey

• Both A and R are True and R is the correct explanation of A

• Both A and R are True and R is NOT the correct explanation of A

• A is correct but R is Incorrect

• A is incorrect while R is correct

What made road transport cumbersome and costly?

• They had to import wood for the carts and wheels

• People had to carry food for their animals

• It was difficult to walk over long distances with load and animals

• People were looking for some easier mode of travel

Which among the following was NOT the reason for developing Writing?

• Spread literacy among the population

• Keeping the record of transactions

• making dictionaries

• narrating the deeds of kings

Who said – ‘Nails’ to the writing send by King of Mesopotamia?

• Gilgamesh

• Sargon

• Aratha

• Enmarker

Which language replaced the Sumerian language after 2400 BCE?

• Mesopotamian language

• Akkadian language

• Chinese language

• Middle Eastern language

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

• Ur

• Mari

• Uruk

• Babylon

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

• The ancient ruler of Uruk City, Enmerkar

• The ancient ruler of Lebanon City, Enmerkar

• The ancient ruler of Nile City, Enmerkar

• The ancient ruler of Aral City, Enmerkar

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

• bronze tools

• construction of brick columns

• potter’s wheel

• oil pressing technique

The Mesopotamian ruler who became the king of Akkad, in 2370 BCE, was

• Enmerkar

• Gilgamesh

• Hammurabi

• Sargon

In _______ part of South Iran, the first cities and writing emerged

• Plain

• Desert

• Mountainous

• Plateau