Domestication of Camels and Muweilah

Choose the correct options.

1. How did people in the UAE first use camels?
a. They domesticated camels.
b. They killed camels for their meat and hides.
c. They got milk from camels.
d. They used them for travelling.
2. We know that domesticated camels were present in the UAE by _____________
a. 1000 BCE
b. 1500 BCE
c. 2000 BCE
d. 1200 BCE
3. The earliest evidence for the presence of domesticated camels in the world is found in
the____________
a. Iran
b. UAE
c. Iraq
d. Yemen
4. Before the domesticated camel, people focused on living in the interior oases like________
a. Al Ain
b. Fujairah
c. Sharjah
d. Dubai
5. The domestication of the __________ camel helped people to travel through the desert.
a. Camelus ferus
b. Bactrian
c. Dromedary
d. Hybrid
6. The ability of camels to travel long distances and transport goods led to an expansion of
_____________in the deserts.
a. towns & villages
b. cities
c. kingdoms
d. empires
7. How was the milk from the camels useful to the people?
a. Camels provided greater quantities of milk during long trips through the desert.
b. Camels provided less quantities of milk than cattle, sheep and goats.
c. Camel milk not enough during lengthy trips across the desert.
d. Camel milk was not nutritious enough as compared to other cattle.
8. Read the following statements and select the correct option.
Statement A: A more connected economy led to an expansion of towns and villages in the
deserts.
Statement B: Before the camel was domesticated, people did not travel from place to place
much through the hot, dry desert.
a. Only statement A is correct
b. Only statement B is correct
c. Both Statements are correct
d. Both Statements are incorrect
9. In which Emirate is Muweilah located?
a. Sharjah
b. Fujairah
c. Dubai
d. Umm al Quwain
10. Excavation in Muweilah revealed a large settlement dating from about
a. 2,000 - 800 BCE
b. 1,000 - 700 BCE
c. 3,000 - 900 BCE
d. 4,000 - 600 BCE
11. Initially in Muweilah, people lived in campsites. Later, _____________buildings were
built.
a. stone
b. mudbricks
c. marbles
d. clay
12. Why did the people of the town of Muweilah rely on a massive ditch and build walls?
a. For growing crops and herding animals
b. To serve as homes for the people
c. They used it as protection because of fear of attacks
d. An area where camels settled in.
13. When Muweilah was destroyed it was ____________.
a. backward & poor
b. wealthy & prosperous
c. military state
d. agrarian state
14. An object made by a human being, that has cultural, historical or archaeological interest is
called
a. Fossil
b. Evidence
c. Tool
d. Artefact
15. The lid of a large incense burner discovered at Muweilah has the figurine of a ______.
a. Wolf
b. Elephant
c. Bull
d. Whale
16. Which region did the people of UAE trade with?
a. Turkey
b. Yemen
c. Iran
d. Iraq
17. People of the UAE began to trade with areas of Yemen and Oman for aromatics such as
a. frankincense
b. ivory
c. fur
d. all of these
18. The overland camel borne trade extended across the Middle East, and cities such as Palmyra
in __________ emerged along desert trade routes.
a. Jordan
b. Syria
c. Egypt
d. Turkey
19. The ancient village of Mleiha is part of inland ___________
a. Dubai
b. Sharjah
c. Abu Dhabi
d. Ajman
20. Mleiha’s rise to prominence was approximately
a. 0 – 300 BCE
b. 2- 350 BCE
c. 3-450 BCE
d. None of these
21. Archaeological remains of Mleiha cover an area of at least______________
a. 8 x 5 km
b. 3 x5 km
c. 2.5 x 2 km
d. 1.7 x 1 km
22. Simple residential structures in Mleiha were probably occupied by
a. farmers
b. traders
c. rulers
d. priests
23. One of the most important discoveries about Mleiha is the existence and use of ____
a. gold
b. iron
c. coins
d. silver
24. Coins provide valuable information about
a. culture
b. leadership
c. historical period
d. all the above
25. The tombs discovered during the Mleiha period resemble famous tombs at
a. Petra in Jordan
b. Tomb of Cyrus
c. Humayun’s Tomb
d. Tomb of Akbar
26. The term ‘nafs’ is probably derived from the __________language.
a. Arabic
b. Aramaic
c. English
d. Hindi
27. South Arabian and Aramaic became more common in the UAE after.
a. 200 BCE
b. 300 BCE
c. 400 BCE
d. 500 BCE
28. A three-letter inscription from Muweilah, which dates to around _________is especially
important.
a. 600 BCE
b. 700 BCE
c. 1000 BCE
d. 800 BCE
29. __________have long been an important part of UAE culture.
a. Songs
b. Poetry
c. Songs and poetry
d. None of these
30. Dance and song, like the ___________ practiced today, reinforce the national identity and
celebrate important events.
a. Ayala
b. Baladi
c. Ghawazi
d. Tanoura