final exam

Question 1

characteristic of the Neolithic Revolution?

Answer 1

Introduction of permanent settlements, domestication of plants and animals, rapid population growth

Question 2

who were at the top of the social hierarchy in Sumerian cities

Answer 2

rulers and priests

Question 3

what is a good indicator of long distance trade in the neolithic period

Answer 3

obsidian

Question 4

what are the features of Minoan palaces

Answer 4

central court, storage facilities, spaces for entertainment and ritual purposes

Question 5

what early dynastic artworks reflect the collaborative triumph of king and god together

Answer 5

Stele of Ur-Nammu, Stele of Vultures, and Investure of the King

Question 6

Stele of Naram- Sin

Answer 6

stele that depict Naram-Sin as a god opposed to him working with a god

Question 7

primary subject of the Taureador Fresco from Knosso

Answer 7

bull leaping

Question 8

king that is known for law code intended to ensure that “the strong should not harm the weak”

Answer 8

Hammurabi

Question 9

mythical king the Palace of Knossos name after

Answer 9

Minos

Question 10

minotaur

Answer 10

mythical half man, half bull creature. it is said to have come from Crete and that Poseidon punished king Minos by having his wife fall in love with a bull and they had the minotaur together

Question 11

lapis lazuli

Answer 11

a precious mineral sourced from present day Afghanistan. Is presence in cities like Ur show that there was an advanced trade route

Question 12

the legendary figure the Treasury of Atreus is named for

Answer 12

Agamemnon

Question 13

What happened to Aktori at the end of the Bronze Age?

Answer 13

Everyone evacuated before a volcanic eruption destroyed the city

Question 14

Henrich Schliemann

Answer 14

first to excavate Troy, located the 9 levels, identified Trojan War at level 2

Question 15

Wilhem Dorpfled

Answer 15

2nd the excavate Troy, identifies Trojan War at level 6 (this is most likely)

Question 16

Carl Blegen

Answer 16

3rd to excavate Troy, identifies Trojan War at level 7

Question 17

Manfred Korfmann

Answer 17

4th to excavate Troy, excavates outside fortification walls, discovered extensive lower town

Question 18

the fortification walls of the citadel of Mycenae were said to have been constructed by the:

Answer 18

Cyclops (cyclopean masonry- budling made out of very large stones)

Question 19

causes of the Bronze Age collapse

Answer 19

pandemic, invasion by “sea people”, changes in military technology

Question 20

Best definition for “acropolis”

Answer 20

High Place

Question 21

which hill in the city of Rome was the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus built

Answer 21

Capitoline

Question 22

which Roman king is credited with introducing the calendar?

Answer 22

Numa Pompilius

Question 23

Buildings found in the Greek agora

Answer 23

Law Courts, Temples, Stoas

Question 24

Delian League

Answer 24

formed to protect Greece from future Persian invasions

Question 25

Romulus

Answer 25

first king of Rome, founder of Rome

Question 26

what type of monument is the Ara Pacis Augustae?

Answer 26

an altar

Question 27

which Roman emperor was a victim of “damnatio memoriae”

Answer 27

Nero

Question 28

what was the caldarium in a Roman bath?

Answer 28

Hot room

Question 29

The Pantheon was…

Answer 29

a temple to all the gods

Question 30

What does the Arch of Titus commemorate

Answer 30

a victorious general, depicts the divinities and Roman civil servants side by side, imagery of Romans against Jewish uprising, Titus becoming a god imagery

Question 31

what does the Arch of Trajan depict

Answer 31

Trajan distributing food to the poor

Question 32

Colosseum

Answer 32

The Flavian Amphitheatre that was constructed in Rom eon the land Nero’s Palace had been on

Question 33

characteristics of cities

Answer 33

social stratification, non agricultural occupation, ceremonial roles, architecture, writing, type of goods produced

Question 34

Pre-pottery neolithic A traits in Jericho

Answer 34

-small, one room houses
-small finds such as obsidian pieces (indicating trade)

Question 35

Pre-pottery neolithic B traits in Jericho

Answer 35

-rectangular houses with more rooms
-plant domestication and tools to process products

Question 36

use of seals in ancient Mesopotamia

Answer 36

to protect private property (seal jars, doors) , to notarize/authorize legal transactions (contracts, loans, treaties)