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

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1. Settlements had begun to develop in southernMesopotamia from:

Correct Answer: A) 5000 BCE.

2. What was the significance of the Euphrates River mentioned in the text?

Correct Answer: C) It served as a 'world route' for trade.

3. Mesopotamia means the land between two rivers. Name the two rivers.

Correct Answer: B) The Tigris and the Euphrates.

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

Correct Answer: C) Potter's wheel.

5. Which of the following is not a reason for the preference of water transport over land transport?

Correct Answer: C) There were no streets.

6. Cuneiform is derived from the two Latin words 'cuneus' and 'forma' which meant ..... and ..... respectively.

Correct Answer: A) Wedge and shape.

7. What was one of the goods listed on the early tablets?

Correct Answer: D) Fish.

8. The first known language of Mesopotamia.

Correct Answer: A) Sumerian.

9. According to the Bible, the Flood was meant to destroy all life on earth. However, God chose a man, ..... , to ensure that life could continue after the Flood.

Correct Answer: B) Noah.

10. What was the main religion of the Mesopotamians?

Correct Answer: B) Polytheism.

11. What did ancient Mesopotamians likely trade for wood and metals?

Correct Answer: B) Textiles and agricultural produce.

12. Mesopotamian weapons were prominently made of .....

Correct Answer: A) Bronze.

13. From which word Cuneiform is derived?

Correct Answer: B) Latin.

14. Which of the following was the first language of Mesopotamia

Correct Answer: B) Sumerian.

15. What was essential for urban development according to the text?

Correct Answer: A) Efficient transport.

16. Which of the following was not a type of town/city in Mesopotamia?

Correct Answer: D) Residence city.

17. What does the term 'Cuneiform' refer to in the text?

Correct Answer: B) A writing system.

18. Writing in ancient Mesopotamia was used for all purposes other than:

Correct Answer: D) To record the historical finds of early humans who lived in that area before the Mesopotamian Civilization started there.

19. The Mesopotamian city, which was systematically excavated in the 1930s, was .....

Correct Answer: B) Ur.

20. Mesopotamia is now the part of which country.

Correct Answer: C) Republic of Iraq.

21. What was the legacy of Mesopotamia in mathematics

Correct Answer: B) Square root tables.

22. Which of the following wasn't a role of Mesopotamian temple

Correct Answer: C) Centre for cultivation of crops.

23. In ..... part of southern Iran, the first cities and writing emerged.

Correct Answer: C) Deserted.

24. The Achaemenids of Iran conquered Babylon in .....

Correct Answer: B) 539 BCE.

25. Important city of the southern part of Mesopotamia after 2000 BCE.

Correct Answer: A) Babylon.

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