MCQ Chapter 1 History Class 11 Maharashtra Board First Farmers 1. What was the first significant step in human technology according to the text?Making potteryStriking stones to shape toolsDomesticating animalsBuilding villagesQuestion 1 of 202. What marked the end of the nomadic-semi nomadic life for Neolithic people?Invention of the wheelCultivation and pastoralismDevelopment of tradeCreation of potteryQuestion 2 of 203. When did systematic agriculture begin, as per archaeological evidence?23000 years ago12000-11000 years ago7000 B.C.E.3000 B.C.E.Question 3 of 204. Where was evidence of cultivation found dating back 23000 years ago?MehrgarhOhaloGilgalJerichoQuestion 4 of 205. What crops were found at Ohalo that confirmed cultivation?Wheat and riceBarley and other cerealsFlaxseed and figsMillet and barleyQuestion 5 of 206. What does the Greek term 'Mesopotamia' mean?Land of fertilityRegion between two riversValley of floodsPlace of agricultureQuestion 6 of 207. Why did Mesolithic people stay longer in Mesopotamia?Availability of ample waterPresence of stone toolsDevelopment of trade routesConstruction of permanent housesQuestion 7 of 208. What made the soil fertile in Mesopotamia?Seasonal rainsAnnual flooding of riversUse of fertilizersIrrigation systemsQuestion 8 of 209. When did the first settled Neolithic villages appear in Mesopotamia?12000 B.C.E.10000 B.C.E.6000 B.C.E.3000 B.C.E.Question 9 of 2010. What crops were grown by farmers in the first Mesopotamian villages?Rice and milletWheat and barleyFlaxseed and figsCorn and beansQuestion 10 of 2011. What was the original name of Egypt, meaning 'black soil'?MisraKemetHwat-ka-PtaEgyptusQuestion 11 of 2012. Who took scholars to study ancient remains during the invasion of Egypt in 1798?Alexander the GreatNapoleon BonaparteJulius CaesarHerodotusQuestion 12 of 2013. What enabled the reading of Egyptian hieroglyphs?Discovery of pyramidsDecipherment of Rosetta inscriptionsExcavations at ThebesStudy of Nile floodsQuestion 13 of 2014. When did the first Neolithic villages appear in Egypt?8000 B.C.E.7000 B.C.E.6000 B.C.E.3000 B.C.E.Question 14 of 2015. What crops were first grown in Egyptian Neolithic villages?Millet and riceWheat and barleyFigs and flaxseedCorn and beansQuestion 15 of 2016. Which river is considered the origin of Chinese culture?YangtseHuang HeGangaBrahmaputraQuestion 16 of 2017. When did agriculture begin in the Neolithic villages of China?10000 B.C.E.8000 B.C.E.7000 B.C.E.3000 B.C.E.Question 17 of 2018. What crops were grown by Chinese Neolithic farmers?Wheat, foxtail millet, and riceBarley and flaxseedCorn and beansFigs and guavaQuestion 18 of 2019. Why is the Huang He river called the 'Yellow River'?Golden fish in the riverYellow silt brought by the riverYellow flowers along its banksYellow sunlight reflectionQuestion 19 of 2020. What caused the Huang He river to be called the 'River of Tears'?Its calm flowTorrential floodsLack of waterPollutionQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...
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