I. Choose the right answer from the following

Question 1.
Mesopotamian weapons were prominently made of
(a) bronze.
(b) copper.
(c) stone.
(d) iron.

Answer

Answer: (a) bronze.

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Question 2.
The technological landmark witnessed by the urban economy of the city of Uruk was
(a) bronze tools.
(b) construction of brick columns.
(c) potter’s wheel.
(d) oil pressing technique.

Answer

Answer: (c) potter’s wheel.

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Question 3.
In the 2000 BCE, the city that flourished as the royal capital of Mesopotamia was
(a) Ur.
(b) Mari.
(c) Mohenjodaro.
(d) Kalibangan.

Answer

Answer: (b) Mari.

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Question 4.
The Mesopotamian ruler who became the king of Akkad, in 2370 BCE, was
(a) Enmerkar
(b) Gilgamesh
(c) Hamurabi
(d) Sargon

Answer

Answer: (d) Sargon

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Question 5.
Inanna was the Goddess of
(a) the Moon
(b) love and War
(c) wind
(d) fire

Answer

Answer: (b) love and War

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Question 6.
The earliest temples in Southern Mesopotamia were built in
(a) c.4000 BCE
(b) c.5000 BCE
(c) c.6000 BCE
(d) c.7000 BCE

Answer

Answer: (b) c.5000 BCE

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Question 7.
The Mesopotamian city, which was systematically excavated in the 1930s, was
(a) Uruk.
(b) Ur.
(c) Mari.
(d) Nineveh.

Answer

Answer: (b) Ur.

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Question 8.
The Achaemenids of Iran conquered Babylon in
(a) 639 BCE.
(b) 539 BCE.
(c) 439 BCE.
(d) 339 BCE.

Answer

Answer: (b) 539 BCE.

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Question 9.
The King who released Babylonia from Assyrian domination in 625 BCE was
(a) Alexander.
(b) Nabonidus.
(c) Nabopolassar.
(d) Sargon.

Answer

Answer: (c) Nabopolassar.

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Question 10.
War captives and local people who were put to work for the temple or for the ruler were paid
(a) bronze tools.
(b) cattle.
(c) coins.
(d) rations.

Answer

Answer: (d) rations.

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Question 11.
In ______ part of South Iran, the first cities and writing emerged.
(a) plain
(b) deserted
(c) mountainous
(d) hilly

Answer

Answer: (b) deserted

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Question 12.
Agriculture of southern ______ was the most productive.
(a) Iran
(b) China
(c) Mesopotamia
(d) None of the above

Answer

Answer: (c) Mesopotamia

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Question 13.
Which region is important to Europeans because of references to it in the Old Testament,
(a) Iran
(b) Turkey
(c) Syria
(d) Mesopotamia

Answer

Answer: (d) Mesopotamia

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Question 14.
From which word Cuneiform is derived from?
(a) Latin
(b) Greek
(c) Chinese
(d) Mayan

Answer

Answer: (a) Latin

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Question 15.
Which language replaced the Sumerian language after 2400 BCE?
(a) Mesopotamian language
(b) Akkadian language
(c) Chinese language
(d) Middle Eastern language

Answer

Answer: (b) Akkadian language

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Question 16.
With which person the first event of Sumerian trade is associated?
(a) The ancient ruler of Uruk City, Enmerkar.
(b) The ancient ruler of Lebanon City, Enmerkar.
(c) The ancient ruler of Nile City, Enmerkar.
(d) The ancient ruler of Aral City, Enmerkar.

Answer

Answer: (a) The ancient ruler of Uruk City, Enmerkar.

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II. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words in the following sentences

Question 1.
When we talk about writing or a script, we mean that spoken sounds are represented in …………….

Answer

Answer: visible signs

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Question 2.
Regular exchanges are possible only when there was a …………….

Answer

Answer: social organization

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Question 3.
List of goods that were brought into Uruk was that of ……………

Answer

Answer: oxen, fish and bread loaves

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Question 4.
The writing used in Mesopotamian civilizations was in …………….

Answer

Answer: Cuneiform

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Question 5.
Ivanna was the goddess of ……………..

Answer

Answer: love and war

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Question 6.
Mesopotamian country side saw repeated …………….. over land and water.

Answer

Answer: conflicts

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Question 7.
In the long run, the wheel enables ……………… to mass produce.

Answer

Answer: a potter’s workshop

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Question 8.
In Mesopotamia, cylindrical stone seals pierced down the centre were fitted with a ………………

Answer

Answer: stick

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Question 9.
Nomadic communities viz …………….. and Aramaeans came down into prosperous agricultural land to graze their cattle.

Answer

Answer: Akkadians, Amorites, Assyrians

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Question 10.
Moving narratives can be transmitted orally but …………….. requires written texts that generations of scholars can read and build upon.

Answer

Answer: science.

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III. Write false or true against the following statements

Question 1.
The division of labour is not necessary in urban settlements.

Answer

Answer: False

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Question 2.
Iraqi date-palm and poplar was the best suitable for manufacture of carts, cart wheels and boats.

Answer

Answer: False

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Question 3.
An organized trade and storage is needed in order to supply raw material to the manufacturing industries.

Answer

Answer: True

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Question 4.
The first Mesopotamian tablets written around 3200 BCE contained picture like signs and numbers.

Answer

Answer: True

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Question 5.
There is no necessity for transport in order to provide the masses with craft trade and services.

Answer

Answer: False

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Question 6.
Enmerkar was interested in getting lapis lazuli and precious metals imported from Aratia.

Answer

Answer: True

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Question 7.
It can not be inferred that in Mesopotamia, it was kingship that organized the trade and writing.

Answer

Answer: False

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Question 8.
Temples were the first structures which gradually inspired Mesopotamian to settle in city and construct palaces as we see in Mari, the capital town.

Answer

Answer: True

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Question 9.
Steles are stone slabs with inscriptions or carvings.

Answer

Answer: True

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Question 10.
The palace at Mari was spread on an area of 61.8 hectares.

Answer

Answer: False

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IV. Match the following columns appropriately

Column A	Column B
(i) 1st Century CE	(a) Cuneiform script developed
(ii) 2370 BCE	(b) Mari and Babylon emerged as Urban Centres
(iii) 3000 BCE	(c) First written clay tablet
(iv) 7000 – 6000 BCE	(d) Sumerian replaced by Akkadian
(v) 1850	(e) Earliest temple built.
(vi) 2600 BCE	(f) Akkadian and Cuneiform script remain in use.
(vii) 3200 BCE	(g) Cunieform script deciphered
(viii) 5000 BCE	(h) Sargon, king of Akkad
(ix) 2400 BCE	(i) Beginning of agriculture
(x) 2000 BCE	(j) Uruk developed into a huge city

Answer

Answer:

Column A	Column B
(i) 1st Century CE	(f) Akkadian and Cuneiform script remain in use.
(ii) 2370 BCE	(h) Sargon, king of Akkad
(iii) 3000 BCE	(j) Uruk developed into a huge city
(iv) 7000 – 6000 BCE	(i) Beginning of agriculture
(v) 1850	(g) Cunieform script deciphered
(vi) 2600 BCE	(a) Cuneiform script developed
(vii) 3200 BCE	(c) First written clay tablet
(viii) 5000 BCE	(e) Earliest temple built.
(ix) 2400 BCE	(d) Sumerian replaced by Akkadian
(x) 2000 BCE	(b) Mari and Babylon emerged as Urban Centres

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