Introduction to Roadways, Surfaced and Unsurfaced Roads
It is 4000 BC...
Question
It is 4000 BCE and you have been tasked with the construction of a road in Ur. Which civilisation is being referred to here?
A
Byzantine Empire
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B
Egyptian civilisation
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C
Chinese civilisation
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D
Mesopotamian civilisation
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Solution
The correct option is D Mesopotamian civilisation Roads were probably the first mode of transportation built by humans. The first record of road-building can be traced to Ur in modern-day Iraq. These were built around 4000 BCE by people of Mesopotamian civilisation.