Class 11 History Chapter 2 Writing And City Life Quiz 1 (25 MCQs)

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1. Mesopotamia was a city between which two rivers?
2. What did the canals and natural channels in Mesopotamia serve as?
3. Inanna was the Goddess of
4. The earliest temples in Southern Mesopotamia were built-in .....
5. What is the name of the large constructions built during the Mesopotamian time period? The Hanging Tower of Babbel is thought to be one of these.
6. Very few people in mesopotamia could read or write
7. Mesopotamian people wrote their literature on:
8. When were the first Mesopotamian tablets written?
9. ..... wanted lapis lazuli and precious metals for the beautification of a city temple and sent his messenger out to get them from the chief of a verydistant land called .....
10. What type of goods were primarily recorded on the tablets?
11. Scribe means:
12. What does writing represent in terms of communication?
13. What was the primary purpose of writing in ancient Mesopotamia?
14. The King who released Babylonia from Assyrian domination in 625 BCE was
15. War captives and local people who were put to work for the temple or for the ruler were paid .....
16. What type of signs did the first tablets contain?
17. Mesopotamian civilisation is known for itsprosperity, city life, its voluminous and rich ..... and its ..... and ..... .
18. Which of the following inferences can be drawn from the archaeological evidence of the presence of metals in Mesopotamia?
19. In the 2000 BCE, the city that flourished as the royal capital of Mesopotamia was .....
20. Name the two sites of Mesopotamia where the excavations continued for decades.
21. In Mesopotamia, agriculture began between:
22. What is considered the cheapest mode of transportation?
23. Sumerian was replaced by Akkadian language after:
24. Cuneiform is derived from the Latin words 'cuneus' meaning ..... and 'forma' meaning shape.
25. Most city-states of Mesopotamia used ..... as their primary building material.