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Archaeology Test Flashcards

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1
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Define carbon dating

A

calculating the amount of carbon left in organic material that has died

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2
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Define baulk

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the vertical ridge left between two excavated squares in the ground

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3
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Define synchronism

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something happening at the same time

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4
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Define mastabas

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mud-brick structures beneath which were tomb chambers

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Define centurion

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a military officer in charge of a hundred men

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Define Chaldees

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people who used to live in southern Iraq

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Define bulla

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

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Define cuneiform

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a form of writing using a wedge-shaped stylus to make an impression on a clay tablet

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Define syncline

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a boat-shaped geological formation

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10
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Define Persia

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a country in central Iran

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11
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Define rhyton

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a drinking vessel shaped like a human or animal

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Define annunciation

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an announcement

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13
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Define ossuary

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a box in which human bones were preserved

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Define grotto

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cave

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What are the four main periods of archaeological time?

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Early Bronze, Middle Bronze, Late Bronze, Iron Age

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16
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For what three reasons were cities built on hills?

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defense, heat, and floods

17
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What were the four main cities of ancient Phoenicia?

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Gebal, Berytus, Sidon, and Tyre

18
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Who was the first Egyptian to build a pyramid?

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King Zoser’s vizier, Imhotep

19
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Who built the biggest pyramid in Egypt?

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Khufu

20
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What was the name of the king of Israel that was mentioned on the black pillar Layard found in Nimrud?

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Jehu

21
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What was the name of the king of Israel when Sennacherib besieged Jerusalem?

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Hezekiah

22
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Which Bible prophet predicted that Babylon would become uninhabited?

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Isaiah

23
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Who was the king who first carved out the Medo-Persian Empire?

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Cyrus the Great

24
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Which Bible prophet predicted that Ancient Tyre would never be found?

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Ezekiel

25
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In what year was the first Dead Sea Scroll found?

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1947

26
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Name two books of the Bible that include chapters written in acrostic form (a form of Hebrew poetry):

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Psalms, Lamentations

27
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Identify the language.

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Hebrew

28
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Identify the language.

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Sumerian

29
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Identify the language.

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Phoenician

30
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Identify the language.

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Egyptian

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