Quiz 3

Question 1

What is archeology? (DALB pg.16)

Answer 1

“Archaeology is the study of the material remains of the past” (DALB, 16).

Question 2

Does the study of written materials belong to the field of archaeology proper? (DALB, 17)

Answer 2

No. “The written materials of antiquity do not belong to the field of archaeology proper. Written records are more the province of historians than archaeologists.”

John D. Currid, Doing Archaeology in the Land of the Bible: A Basic Guide (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 1999), 17.

Question 3

Bronze Age ___
Early Bronze Age ____
Middle Bronze Age ____
Late Bronze Age ____
Iron Age ____
Iron Age 1 ____
Iron Age 2 ____
Persian ____
Hellenistic ____
Roman ____

Answer 3

Bronze Age 3200 BC – 1200 BC
Early Bronze Age 3200–2200
Middle Bronze Age 2200–1550
Late Bronze Age 1550–1200
Iron Age 1200 BC – 586 BC
Iron Age 1 1200–1000
Iron Age 2 1000–586
Persian 539 BC – 332 BC
Hellenistic 323 BC – 37 BC
Roman 37 BC – AD 324

Question 4

Bronze Age
Early Bronze Age
Middle Bronze Age
Late Bronze Age

Answer 4

Bronze Age 3200 BC – 1200 BC
Early Bronze Age 3200–2200
Middle Bronze Age 2200–1550
Late Bronze Age 1550–1200

Question 5

Iron Age
Iron Age 1
Iron Age 2

Answer 5

Iron Age 1200 BC – 586 BC
Iron Age 1 1200–1000
Iron Age 2 1000–586

Question 6

Persian (Age)

Answer 6

Persian 539 BC – 332 BC

Question 7

Hellenistic (Age)

Answer 7

Hellenistic 323 BC – 37 BC

Question 8

Roman (Age)

Answer 8

37 BC – AD 324