Writing and City Life
Exploring Ancient Urban Life
Test your knowledge about the fascinating world of ancient cities and their civilizations with this engaging quiz. Understand the factors that contributed to the rise of urban life, and explore the origins of writing and record-keeping in Mesopotamia.
- 20 questions covering key historical events and figures
- Multiple choice format for easy answering
- Learn more about Sumer, Akkad, and Uruk
Where did the city life begin?
Mesopotamia
Turkey
Syria
None of theAbove
The urbanised south was called
Sumer
Akkad
Both a and b
None of the above
The first known language of the land was?
Sumerian
Akkadian
Babylonian
None of the above
A British newspaper funded an expedition of the British Museum to search for a tablet narrating the story of the
Drought
Volcanic Eruption
Flood
All of the above
Which man did God choose to ensure life on earth?
Roah
Doah
Hona
Noah
A stretch of upland is known as-
Step
Uphill
Steppe
Tophill
What was the mark of urban life?
Urbanism
Towns
Writing
Division of labour
All of the above
Why did writing begin?
To maintain trade
To maintain relations
To keep Records
None of the above
Where did Mesopotamians write?
Cuneiform
Clay
Tablets
Clay tablets
What was the focus of worship in temples?
Building
Preist
Architecture
God
Those chiefs who had been successful in war could oblige their followers by distributing the
Food
Clothes
Loot
Boot
WHAT KIND OF SPECIFIC TRAINING WAS GIVEN TO THE BOYS IN THE SCHOOLS?
Household training
Fighters
Traders
Record Keepers
The most famous king of Uruk was?
Rajesh
Ganesh
Gilgamesh
Gilganesh
None of the above
The beginning of recorded history, the land, mainly the urbanised south was called
Sumer
Akkad
Only a
Only b
Both a and b
What was the centre of Sumerian Civilisation?
Uruk
Akkad
Babylon
Assyria
How did Uruk grow?
Agriculture
Irrigation
Advanced Farming
All of the above
What made Uruk rich?
Abundance of horses
Abundance of food
Communication facility
None of the above
Who was turned into a Mythical Hero?
Enmerkar
Gilgamesh
None of the Above
Both a and b
Students learnt to solve problems of-
Area
Volume
All of the Above
None of the above
Which was the world's first Empire?
Sumerian empire
Akkadian empire
Assyrian Empire
None of the above
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