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It is 4000 BCE and you have been tasked with the construction of a road in Ur. Which civilisation is being referred to here?

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Byzantine Empire
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Egyptian civilisation
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Chinese civilisation
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Mesopotamian civilisation
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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.

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