Writing and City Life · Class 11 History · Chapter 1
🏛️ Writing and City Life (Mesopotamia)
CBSE Class 11 Humanities · History · Chapter 1
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| 80% | Why did writing develop in Mesopotamia + its importance — Purpose (record-keeping, c.3200 BCE, Uruk temple goods) → form (pictograph → cuneiform on clay with stylus) → society (scribes, hard to learn, specialisation) → legacy (law, maths, astronomy, Gilgamesh). | 8 MARKS |
| 65% | What is city life? Why was the city important? — Define by specialisation + division of labour; link to temple redistribution, trade and writing; conclude on why the city mattered for civilisation. | 4 MARKS |
| 55% | Source-based passage on temple / writing / city life — Underline named terms; answer identify in 1 line, explain in 2; finish the evaluate sub-question with a chapter fact. | 5 MARKS |
| 45% | Why was trade important? / effect of lack of resources — South had silt + grain but NO metal/stone/timber → exported textiles + grain, imported copper, tin, stone, wood, gems. Scarcity drove trade. | 4 MARKS |
| 40% | Legacy of Mesopotamia to the modern world — Writing; the base-60 division of time and the circle (360°); the calendar/astronomy; the Epic of Gilgamesh. Give 3-4 concrete legacies. | 4 MARKS |
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