SFU TIPS ARCH 100 Ancient Peoples and Places QUIZ 2 ACTUAL SAMPLE
(with answers solutions) Simon Fraser
University
1. The Uruk Period(4000-3100 BC) marked the emergence of in Mesopotamia
states?
A. Religious leaders
B. Cities
C. Secular leaders
D. Use of agriculture
2. A is a competitive feast meant to display power and status among the
people of the northwest coast.
A. Ozette
B. Potlatch
C. Surplus
D. Totem pole
3. Where was the oldest religious structure in the world found?
A. Jericho
B. Gobekli Tepe
C. Ur
D. West Kennett
4. The main purpose of the Ubaid temples was/were
A. Worship and sacrifice
B. Allocation of water and surplus
C. Storehouses
D. All of above
E. None of above
5. The first woman known in history who wrote temple hymns was
A. Erishti-Aya
B. Tashlutum
C. Shumshani
D. Enheduanna
6. What is the meaning of ma’at in Egyptian history?
A. Highest moral order
B. Priest
C. Scribe
D. Son of Ra
7. What is the most important thing in regard to Tutankhamun’s tomb?
A. It was built in Egypt’s largest pyramid
, B. It was the first pharaonic tomb discovered by archaeologists
C. It was the largest and most decorated tomb in Egypt
D. It was undisturbed
8. What is the city of Byblos historically known for?
A. Fortification system
B. Connections with Egypt
C. Underground watersystems
D. Having its own language
9. According to Elman Service(1971), what is the difference between a chiefdom and
a state?
A. State have a central government; chiefdoms do not
B. States have status differentiation; chiefdoms do not
C. States have monumental architecture; chiefdoms do not (except, at times,
religious edifices)
D. a & b
E. a & c
10. Sargon the Great was
A. A great military tactician
B. An Akkadian leader who ruled through divine kingship
C. A Sumerian leader who founded the first Southwest Asian empire
D. All of the above
E. Only a & b
``11. What evidence do archaeologists have for social inequality at Cahokia?
a. Cranial deformation and labrets
b. Extravagant burial goods and sacrificial victims
c. A ritual center and centralized government
d. Range in size and spatial layout of the houses and plazas
12. was the first person to unify Egypt, and we know that because of
a. Akhenaten, the Amarna Letters
b. Djoser, the Rosetta Stone
c. Narmer, the Narmer Palette
d. Sargon, the Stela of Merenptah
13. Lower Egypt refers to the southern part of the Nile Valley, and Upper Egypt the
northern part.
a. True
b. False
(with answers solutions) Simon Fraser
University
1. The Uruk Period(4000-3100 BC) marked the emergence of in Mesopotamia
states?
A. Religious leaders
B. Cities
C. Secular leaders
D. Use of agriculture
2. A is a competitive feast meant to display power and status among the
people of the northwest coast.
A. Ozette
B. Potlatch
C. Surplus
D. Totem pole
3. Where was the oldest religious structure in the world found?
A. Jericho
B. Gobekli Tepe
C. Ur
D. West Kennett
4. The main purpose of the Ubaid temples was/were
A. Worship and sacrifice
B. Allocation of water and surplus
C. Storehouses
D. All of above
E. None of above
5. The first woman known in history who wrote temple hymns was
A. Erishti-Aya
B. Tashlutum
C. Shumshani
D. Enheduanna
6. What is the meaning of ma’at in Egyptian history?
A. Highest moral order
B. Priest
C. Scribe
D. Son of Ra
7. What is the most important thing in regard to Tutankhamun’s tomb?
A. It was built in Egypt’s largest pyramid
, B. It was the first pharaonic tomb discovered by archaeologists
C. It was the largest and most decorated tomb in Egypt
D. It was undisturbed
8. What is the city of Byblos historically known for?
A. Fortification system
B. Connections with Egypt
C. Underground watersystems
D. Having its own language
9. According to Elman Service(1971), what is the difference between a chiefdom and
a state?
A. State have a central government; chiefdoms do not
B. States have status differentiation; chiefdoms do not
C. States have monumental architecture; chiefdoms do not (except, at times,
religious edifices)
D. a & b
E. a & c
10. Sargon the Great was
A. A great military tactician
B. An Akkadian leader who ruled through divine kingship
C. A Sumerian leader who founded the first Southwest Asian empire
D. All of the above
E. Only a & b
``11. What evidence do archaeologists have for social inequality at Cahokia?
a. Cranial deformation and labrets
b. Extravagant burial goods and sacrificial victims
c. A ritual center and centralized government
d. Range in size and spatial layout of the houses and plazas
12. was the first person to unify Egypt, and we know that because of
a. Akhenaten, the Amarna Letters
b. Djoser, the Rosetta Stone
c. Narmer, the Narmer Palette
d. Sargon, the Stela of Merenptah
13. Lower Egypt refers to the southern part of the Nile Valley, and Upper Egypt the
northern part.
a. True
b. False
