Archaeology Quiz 2: Chapters 3-5

Question 1

Define amphitheater

Answer 1

a circle of seats surrounding an area where gladiators fought each other or fought wild beasts

Question 2

Define Anatolia

Answer 2

mountainous area in central Turkey

Question 3

Define centurion

Answer 3

a military officer in charge of a hundred men.

Question 4

Define Chaldees

Answer 4

people who used to live in southern Iraq

Question 5

Define bulla

Answer 5

an impression made on clay with a seal (plural: bullae)

Question 6

Define scarab

Answer 6

model of dug beetle with an inscription engraved on it for sealing documents

Question 7

What two nations did the Syrians think had come to attack them?

Answer 7

Hittites and Egyptians

Question 8

Who were the Hittites descended from?

Answer 8

Heth

Question 9

How often were the Hittites mentioned in the King James Version of the Bible?

Answer 9

46

Question 10

Who wrote the book The Empire of the Hittites?

Answer 10

William Wright

Question 11

In the Bible, how many references are there to Ur of the Chaldees?

Answer 11

4

Question 12

Why did Wooley not excavate the cemetery as soon as he found it?

Answer 12

He wanted to learn more about Ur before he excavated such an important site.

Question 13

What was the name of the people who occupied ancient Ur?

Answer 13

Sumerians

Question 14

Which was the strongest nation in the Middle East 3000 years ago?

Answer 14

Hittites

Question 15

Who discovered Nineveh?

Answer 15

Henry Austin Layard

Question 16

What was the name of the ruins where Layard first started digging?

Answer 16

Nimrud

Question 17

What was the name of the king of Israel that was mentioned on the black pillar Layard found in Nimrud?

Answer 17

Jehu

Question 18

What was the name of the king of Israel when Sennacherib besieged Jerusalem?

Answer 18

Hezekiah

Question 19

What was vellum made from?

Answer 19

leather

Question 20

What do you call a person who made vellum?

Answer 20

tanner

Question 21

What was papyrus made from?

Answer 21

papyrus stalks from Egypt

Question 22

Who made papyrus and sold it all over the Mediterranean?

Answer 22

The Phoenicians, now Lebanese

Question 23

What was the main city for papyrus production?

Answer 23

Byblos was the main city for Papyrus production

Question 24

What word do we get from the main city for papyrus production?

Answer 24

Bible

Question 25

Identify the writing materials

Answer 25

Papyrus

Question 26

Identify the writing material.

Answer 26

Pottery

Question 27

Identify the writing material.

Answer 27

Vellum