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Importance of Copper and Tin Trade in Mesopotamia
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Importance of Copper and Tin Trade in Mesopotamia

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Why did archaeologists conclude that pigs must have roamed freely in Mesopotamian towns?

  • Presence of burnt dung cakes
  • Discovery of pig bones in a house burial
  • Microscopic studies of room floors
  • Finding teeth of very young pigs on the streets (correct)

    • What was the main indicator used by archaeologists to identify kitchens in Mesopotamian towns?

  • Teeth of very young pigs
  • Presence of plant seeds and fibre (correct)
  • Burned dung cakes
  • Traces of living rooms

    • How did archaeologists determine which rooms in a Mesopotamian house were roofed?

  • From the number of living rooms traces
  • Based on the number of burnt dung cakes found
  • By studying the microscopic composition of room floors (correct)
  • By analyzing the presence of plant seeds

    • What was the purpose of examining room floors using microscopic studies in Mesopotamian houses?

    <p>To determine if rooms were roofed or open to the sky</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Gilgamesh do when he failed to find the secret of immortality?

    <p>Walked along the city wall of Uruk</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was one way Mesopotamians valued city life according to the text?

    <p>Recalling destroyed cities in poetry</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the presence of pig bones in a house burial indicate according to archaeologists?

    <p>&quot;The dead person was given pork for nourishment in the afterlife&quot;</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did Mesopotamians express their pride in cities, as per the text?

    <p>&quot;Recalling destroyed cities in poetry&quot;</p> Signup and view all the answers

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