ANT 215 Quiz 2 Quick Quizzes

The only part of the Roman Empire obliged to pay taxes was Rome itself. Taxes paid by and grain grown by people with the city walls of Rome supported the rest of the territory controlled by the Romans... True False

False

In studies of the development of the Mediterranean, much of the region is often overlooked because of the sheer fame of the Mediterranean civilization of: Persia and Egypt Greece and Rome China and Japan The Vikings and the Celts All of the above

Greece and Rome

The _______ Age lasted from the death of Alexander until the establishment of the Roman Empire... Hellenistic Dark Archaic Classical Macedonian

Hellenistic

The Sumerian city states of the early dynastic period were dotted over the alluvial landscape of mesopotamia. This area, called sumner, is located in modern _______. Iran Egypt Turkey Iraq Israel

Iraq

The earliest identifiable state in Africa outside of egypt appears to be that of _____ in Nubia (modern day sudan)... Amarna Kerma Zimbabwe Bantu Narmer

Kerma

Egypt eventually became a colony of the roman empire: true or false? True false

True

The ancient Olympics were primarily religious occasions, associated with the god Zeus and his wife Hera... True false

True

The famous pyramids of Giza were built during a time period known as the Old Kingdom... True false

True

The term "barbarian" originally referred to someone who was unable to speak greek... True false

True

The languages of South Asia fall roughly into two famillies: Indo-European languages and _______ languages. a) Semitic b) Dravidian c) Celtic d) Polynesian e) Asiatic

b) dravidian

________ is the earliest known farming settlements in South Asia, dating to around 6500 BCE a) Harappa b) Angkor c) Mehrgarh d) Mohenjo-daro e) Kot diji

c) Mehrgarh

Two of the greatest and most important river basins in South Asia are: The Yangzi and the Yellow River The Nile and the Congo The Ganga and the indus The indus and the yangzi The amazon and the indus

c) The Ganga and the indus

One of the greatest obstacles to our understanding of the Indus civilization is: a) The lack of any preserved indus civilization sites b) That the main indus sites are located under large modern cities c) That as hunter gatherers, their sites were small d) Our inability to read the indus script e) The indus river has pathways all over their sites

d) our inability to read the indus script

The indus civilization is typically identified at archaelogical sites through the discovery of: a) A four-tier settlement hieracrchy b) Cities and urban plannin c) The indus script d) Craft and settlement specialization e) All of the above

e) all of the above

During the Classical Period, Greece was divided into autonomous city states; however, the people of these city states felt bound to each other due to cultural similarities including... a) A shared language b) Shared gods c) A shared centralized ruler d) All of the above e) A and b only

A and B only

A ziggurat is: Another term for a cylinder seal A staged tower that was surrounded by a shrine and accessed by a series of staircases A type of siege device used by the akkadians to conquer their enemies The term used to describe the writing system used in most of southwest asia A aunit of measure employed by the sumerians

A staged tower that was surrounded by a shrine and accessed by a series of staircases

A(n) ______ meaning "high city" is found in most Greek cities. It was used as both a location for cult workshop and a secure place in times of danger... Agora Acropolis Forum Parthenon Stoa

Acropolis

The famous Pharaoh Amenhotep IV, better known as _______, developed a new religion based around the worship of the sun and centered in a new capital city, Amarna. He also may have been the father of King Tutankhamun Akhenaten Ramesses ii Nefertiti Khufu Imhotep

Akhenaten

The egyptians were the only african culture to build pyramids? False True

False

The Punic general Hannibal famously invaded Italy, bringing elephants over the Alps, Hannibal was from the city of _______ in modern Tunisia, what was an imperial power... Sparta Phenicia Carthage Macedon Cerveteri

Carthage

The archaeological study of greece and rome is generally known as... Ethnoarchaeology Classical archaeology Greco archaeology Biblical archaeology Romantic archaeology

Classical Archaeology

The Emperor _______ converted to Christianity in 312 CE, making it the new state religion, and moved the capital of the empire from Rome to _______. Augustus... the vatican Hadrian... hadrians wall Constantine... constantinople Alexander... alexandria Justinian... juilanica

Constantine... Constantinoplee

Many of the cultures of Southwest Asia employed a system of writing based on "wedge-shaped" characters. This writing is called: Hieroglyphics Linear A Cuneiform Indus valley script Phoenician

Cuneiform

The site of ______ located on the Greek mainland is known for its Cyclopean masonry and the Lion Gate, a monumental entry point through the cities thick walls... Knossos Minoa Athens Mycenae Troy

Mycenae

During the reign of Sargon (2334-2279 BCE) this political entity became Southwest Asia's first empire: The sumerian empire The uruk empire The phoenician empire The akkadian empire The persian empire

The Akkadian Empire

At the end of the so-called "dark age" after the collapse of the Indus cities western parts of the subcontinent were integrated into the _________ a) Achaemenid b) Roman c) Akkadian d) Mongoi e) Kot duji

a) Achaemenid