alleryAround 3000 BCE Uruk grew to about 250 hectares. How did this compare with Mohenjo-daro?
ATwice as large
BHalf as large
CAbout the same
DTen times larger
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Twice as large
1. Dozens of villages were deserted as people moved in.
2. Uruk was twice the later Mohenjo-daro.
3. It reached 400 hectares by 2800 BCE.
_Source: syllabus Themes in World History, Theme 2, Writing and City Life._
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