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Writing & City Life

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The land between Two Rivers Tigris & Euphrates is called _______?

a)

HARAPPA 

b)

GERMAN

c)

MESOPOTAMIA

d)

IRAN

2.

Which was the first known Language & Which language it was replaced ?

a)

Sumerian , Akkadian

b)

Hebrew , Akkad

c)

Sumer , Akkadian

d)

French , German

3.

The " Old Testament " was the first part of which book ______.

a)

Quran

b)

Bible

c)

Torah

d)

Zabur

4.

In North there is a stretch of upland called a __________.

a)

Desert

b)

Grassland

c)

Steppe

d)

Plateau

5.

Which occupation provided a better livelihood than agriculture ? (all letters in small or first letter of both word in capital letter with single click space)

(a)  

6.

BRONZE is an alloy of ______

a)

Steel and Copper

b)

Cooper and Tin

c)

Iron and Tin

d)

Aluminum and Copper

7.

The division of (a)   is a mark of urban life . (all in small letters)

8.

Mesopotamians could have traded their abundant textiles and agricultural produce for ______, copper, tin, silver, ______ , shell and various stones from Turkey and ______, or across the Gulf.

a)

charcoal , platinum , Syria

b)

wood , gold , Iran

c)

bitumen , diamond , Lebanon

d)

petroleum , bronze , America

9.

On what thing would the Mesopotamia use to write ..?

a)

Omen Tablets

b)

Precious Metals

c)

Land and Walls of the Houses

d)

Clay Tablets

10.

Which city is often known simply as The City ?

a)

UR

b)

MARI

c)

URUK

d)

BABYLONIA

11.

Who was the first one to be associated to TRADE in Mesopotamia? (first letter capital other all small)

(a)  

12.

(a)   letters were wedge shaped, hence, like nails. (first letter capital other small)

13.

The earliest known temple was a small shrine made of ________ bricks.

a)

Concrete

b)

Baked

c)

Unbaked

d)

Soft

14.

Moon is the Good of which city in Mesopotamia Civilization ?

a)

Mari

b)

Ur

c)

Uruk

d)

Babylon

15.

Goddess of Love & War was (a)   . (first letter capital others small)

16.

The god was also the theoretical owner of the ________ fields, the ________, and the_______ of the local community.

a)

fisheries , herds ,agricultural

b)

herds , fisheries , agricultural

c)

fisheries , agricultural , herds

d)

agricultural , fisheries , herds

17.

It has been estimated that one of the temples gave employment to _______ men working ____ hours a day, five years to build.

a)

15 , 1000

b)

150 , 10

c)

1500 , 10

d)

500 , 1

18.

What was the Technological Landmark of Uruk ? ((first letter of both the word capital and others small with a single click space)

(a)  

19.

Superstitions about houses, at Ur: (1.) A raised threshold brought wealth. (2.) A front door that did not open towards another house was unlucky . (3.) But if the main wooden door of a house opened outwards (instead of inwards), the wife would be giving respect to her husband! .

Choose the correct statements and answer accordingly :-

a)

All of the Above are correct

b)

Only 2 and 3 are correct

c)

Only 1 is correct

d)

Only 2 and 3 are incorrect.

20.

Who is the God of Steppe in Mari ____?

a)

Moon

b)

Dagan

c)

Innana

21.

Various goods that were carried in boats along the Euphrates – between the south and the mineral-rich uplands of Turkey , ________ , Lebanon .

a)

America

b)

Singapore

c)

Syria

d)

London

22.

Cargo levy a charge of about _______ the value of the goods before allowing the boat to continue downstream.

a)

1/5th

b)

1/2th

c)

1/10th

d)

1/12th

23.

(a)   came in special grain Boats. (first letter capital other small)

24.

Copper was imported from ________ & _________.

a)

London &Turkey

b)

Syberia & America

c)

Alashiya & Cyprus

d)

Singapore & China

25.

Which metal was used as the base in Industrialization in Mesopotamia ?

a)

Gold

b)

Silver

c)

Aluminum

d)

Bronze

26.

The famous Epic of Mesopotamia________.

a)

MahaBharat

b)

Gilgamesh

c)

Ramayan

d)

Ham Teen Aur Hamare Teen

27.

The division of the year , revolution of the moon around the earth ,the division of the month into four weeks, the day into 24 hours, and the hour into 60 minutes. These are few giveaway from the Mesopotamia culture for their next generations.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

28.

Write two main contribution given by the Mesopotamia Civilization .

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