Module 2: Ancient Near East

Question 1

Name the Mesopotamian king that created a written system of laws for his realm.
a. Hamurabi
b.Israel
c. Gudea
d. Nebuchadnezzar

Answer 1

a. Hamurabi

Question 2

What does the Warka Vase illustrate?
a.Trade of goods and services to other Mesopotamian city-states
b.To demonstrate the peaceful co-existence between humans and animals
c. Taxation for expanding the city-state of Uruk
d. Sumerian offerings made to their goddess

Answer 2

d. Sumerian offerings made to their goddess

Question 3

How what does NOT apply to the Victory Stele of Naram Sin?
a. Each figure is given individualistic features
b. Organized into angled registers
c. Hierarchy of scale
d.Demonstrating the power of the king

Answer 3

a. Each figure is given individualistic features

Question 4

When did the Sumerians invent their writing system, cuneiform?
a.10,000 BCE
b.1500 BCE
c.3200 BCE
d.7800 BCE

Answer 4

c.3200 BCE

Question 5

What do Assyrian palaces demonstrate through their artworks?
a.The power and aggression of Assyrian kings
b.Prosperous lives as supported through agriculture
c.The narratives of Assyrian gods
d.Offerings to the heavens for fertility and health

Answer 5

a.The power and aggression of Assyrian kings