Worksheets[Revision] Muweilah, Mleiha, and Arabia- Year 10
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
Muweilah and Mleiha are both located in:
Abu Dhabi
Dubai
Sharjah
Umm Al Qwain
Both Muweilah and Mleiha have the following features in common?
They are both coastal towns
They are both important trading centers
They both existed during the Bronze Age
They both developed a system of currency
Which of the following is an example of an artifact?
What kind of trade are the settlements like Muweilah competing for during its time?
Bronze trading
Camel trading
Copper trading
Iron trading
What kind of relic was found in Mleiha that supports the idea that women were just as powerful in UAE during the Iron Age?
An incense burner with an emblem of a woman was found
Tombs with skeletons of women rulers were found
Coins bearing symbols of women rulers were discovered
An inscription in stone which explains the reign of a woman was excavated
How did Muweilah and Mleiha develop into important commercial centers?
The falaj system enabled the creation of a more stable agricultural society which led to increased trading
The domestication of the camel allowed overland trading between distant villages and kingdoms
The unified currency system allowed for a more organized and easier exchange of goods
Ancient Muweilah was probably a precursor to which common Arab tradition nowadays?
Camel races
Bukhoor
Majlis
Pearl Diving
Which of the following is NOT TRUE about Mleiha?
It is located at the crossroads of trade routes at the time
Its communities are located in one area
It developed its own system of currency
It traded with Ed Dur and Dibba
Coins are important in understanding our past. Which option/s shows this significance? Click all that applies
Coins provide information about the rulers who controlled the region at that time
Coins provide information about the culture and symbolism that were important in our past
Coins give insight into the interaction between groups of people
None of the options are correct
This discipline is the study of buildings, graves, tools, and other objects that belonged to people in the past:
Anthropology
Archaeology
Geology
Palaeology
