CBSE Class 11 History Writing and City Life MCQs

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

Answer  :  C

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

Answer  :  B

Question. The type of writing used to record information on tablets by Mesopotamians was____________________
(a) Cuneiform
(b) Calligraphy
(c) Cursive

Answer  :  A

Question. 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  :  C

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

Answer  :  B

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

Answer  :  B

Question. Genus is the branch of the:
(a) Hominids
(b) Hominoids
(c) Neanderthalensis
(d) Australopithecus

Answer  :  A

Question. Fossils found in the ______ were called Homo neanderthalensis.
(a) Barun Valley
(b) Hunza Valley
(c) Neander Valley
(d) Lidder Valley

Answer  :  C

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

Answer  :  B

Question. The tool used to press signs on the tablets was ________.
(a) Reed
(b) Microlith
(c) Wood

Answer  :  A

Question. 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  :  D

Question. 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  :  B

Question.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

Answer  :  D

Question. 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  :  C

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

Answer  :  B

Question. The term pathological idiot has been used with reference to
(a) Australopithecus
(b) Homo Habilis
(c) Homo Erectus
(d) Neanderthal

Answer  :  D

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

Answer  :  D

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

Answer  :  B

Question. King Assurbanipal had collected a library at his capital _________.
(a) Uruk
(b) Mari
(c) Nineveh

Answer  :  C

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

Answer  :  D

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

Answer  :  B

Question. 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

Answer  :  C