Week 3 Study Terms

Question 1

Letter of Aristeas

Answer 1

A letter supposedly from Aristeas of Marmora to his brother Philocrates written in the 3rd or 2nd century
Earliest existing text to mention the Library of Alexandria

Question 2

Museum and Library of Alexandria

Answer 2

One of the 7 Ancient Wonders of the World, a library filled with a vast collection of knowledge from all around the world located in Alexandria, Egypt

Question 3

Ptolemy

Answer 3

General under Alexander, took control of Egypt after Alexander’s death. Declared himself Pharoah Ptolemy I

Question 4

Trace

Answer 4

Any piece of evidence or potential evidence of the past

Question 5

Record

Answer 5

An intentionally created historical source

Question 6

Relic

Answer 6

A trace of the past that has survived into the present by accident

Question 7

Primary source

Answer 7

A source created at or near the time an historical event occurs, or after the fact by first-hand observers

Question 8

Secondary source

Answer 8

Created after the fact, by somebody who was not a first-hand witness

Question 9

Burning of Books and Burying of Scholars

Answer 9

The various burnings of books and libraries throughout history, destroying primary and secondary sources of the past (E.x. Burning of books and burying scholars of the Qin Empire)