Year 10-Quiz 2-Revision

When did the people in the UAE start planting crops?

• Bronze Age

• Iron Age

• Stone Age

Aside from its nutritional value, which crop is also used in the UAE for building and basket making?

• Coconut Palm

• Date Palm

• Ghaf Tree

Which of the following best describes the lifestyle of the people in the UAE during the Bronze Age?

• They lived an entirely nomadic life and hunted for survival

• They started planting crops on a seasonal basis and hunted animals as well

• They survived the harsh climate by relying on trade instead of practicing agriculture

The Umm an-Nar Culture was quite unique, especially for its time, because:

• the people were more wealthy and prosperous

• there was a sense of equality between people

Records from Mesopotamia show that area that is now the UAE and Oman was called the _____________society

• Magan

• Harappan

• Umm An Nar

TRUE or FALSE: The climate experienced by the Bronze age people of Umm An Nar was drier than the climate during the Neolithic period of the Stone Age.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What is a falaj?

• A system of underground tunnels

• An underground channel that carries freshwater

• A network of rivers and natural springs in the Gulf region

Which area in the UAE is still using the falaj?

• Al Ain

• Jebel Faya

• Muweillah Island

What did people in Sharjah do to get water before the invention of the falaj?

• They created reservoirs to store rainwater

• They migrated to areas where rain are more abundant

• They dug deeper wells to tap the water stored underground

Which of the following technologies are used in the UAE to get fresh water?

• Desalination

• Cloud Seeding

• Wastewater treatment

• All of the above

• None of the options