NCERT Class 11 Chapter 2 History Writing and City Life MCQ

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1. The King who released Babylonia from Assyrian domination in 625 BCE was

A. Alexander

B. Nabonidus.

C. Nabopolassar

D. Sargon

2. Which language replaced the Sumerian language after 2400 BCE?

A. Mesopotamian language

B. Akkadian language

C. Chinese language

D. Middle Eastern language

3. The type of writing used to record information on tablets by Mesopotamians was____________________

A. Cuneiform

B. Calligraphy

C. Cursive

4. 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

5. In the 2000 BCE, the city that flourished as the royal capital of Mesopotamia was

A. Ur.

B. Mari.

C. Mohenjodaro.

D. Mohenjodaro.

6. The Achaemenids of Iran conquered Babylon in

A. 639 BCE

B. 539 BCE.

C. 439 BCE.

D. 339 BCE.

7. Genus is the branch of the:

A. Hominids

B. Hominoids

C. Neanderthalensis

D. Australopithecus

8. Fossils found in the ______ were called Homo neanderthalensis.

A. Barun Valley

B. Hunza Valley

C. Neander Valley

D. Lidder Valley

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

A. Uruk.

B. Ur.

C. Mari.

D. Nineveh

10. The tool used to press signs on the tablets was ________.

A. Reed

B. Microlith

C. Wood

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11. 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.

12. 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

13. Dexterity of the hands refers to:

A. Roughness of the hands

B. Shape of the hands

C. Hardness of the hands

D. Flexibility of the hands

14. In __ part of South Iran, the first cities and writing emerged.

A. plain

B. deserted

C. mountainous

D. hilly

15. The term pathological idiot has been used with reference to

A. Australopithecus

B. Homo Habilis

C. Homo Erectus

D. Neanderthal

16. Which region is important to Europeans because of references to it in the Old Testament,

A. Iran

B. Turkey

C. Syria

D. Mesopotamia

17. Inanna was the Goddess of

A. the Moon

B. love and War

C. wind

D. fire

18. King Assurbanipal had collected a library at his capital _________.

A. Uruk

B. Mari

C. Nineveh

19. The Mesopotamian ruler who became the king of Akkad, in 2370 BCE, was

A. Enmerkar

B. Gilgamesh

C. Hamurabi

D. Sargon

20. The last Ice Age ended around:

A. 15,000 years ago

B. 14, 000 years ago

C. 13,000 years ago

D. 12,000 years ago

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21. Mesopotamian weapons were prominently made of

A. bronze.

B. copper

C. stone.

D. iron.

22. Agriculture of southern ______ was the most productive.

A. Iran

B. China

C. Mesopotamia

D. None of the above

23. From which word Cuneiform is derived from?

A. Latin

B. Greek

C. Chinese

D. Mayan

24. 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