ASB 222 TEST 3 QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
Abydos correct answer is the common English name of one of the most ancient
cities of Upper Egypt, and also of the eight Upper Nome of which it was the
capital city.
Considered one of the most important archaeological sites of Ancient Egypt, the
sacred city of Abydos was the site of many ancient temples where early pharaohs
were entombed.These tombs began to be seen as extremely significant burials
and in later times it became desirable to be buried in the area, leading to the
growth of the town's importance as a cult site.
-This is a burial town and a pilgramage town
Agricultural Revolution correct answer 10000 years after the ice age there was an
increase in water and rain and the temperature increased. This was when farming
began, the fertile crescent was the first place to begin farming
agriculture correct answer Cultivation of animals, plants and other life forms used
to sustain life. It was the separation from the gathers/hunters to the city.
Akhenaten (Amenophis IV): correct answer Egyptian pharoah that promoted a
monotheistic religion (Aten god promoted) rather than the polytheirstic style. He
legitimized his rule by promoting one God. He moved the capital from Memphis
to Amarna, sent communication around the world during his rule.
Akkadian: correct answer One of the Semitic languages spoken in ancient
Mesopotamia
,Alexandria correct answer -located in egypt, names after Alexander the Great
-best example of the greek and Mediterranean influence on egypt
-The town morphed alot of Egyptian and Greek art, gods, and ways of life. It was a
melting pot city where there were many religions living at peace with one another
-This was made after the new kingdom era
Altepetl correct answer city state - basic level of organization in Mesoamerica
Amarna correct answer egypt
Amarna Letters correct answer Written by scripts that could not speak Akkadian
(the lingua franca of the time) so there were a lot of grammar mistakes. Tells
about Egypt when Amenphis established a new capital city, Memphis. Egyptian
capital that Akhenaten moved. He wrote and recieved the letters
-The letters were written in Akkadian
-Read between the lines and interpret the different language
-Tells us about the imbalance of political powers
Apiru - correct answer can also be called Habiru. Name given by Sumerian,
Akkadian and Egyptian sources to a group of people living as nomadic invaders in
, areas of the Fertile Crescent from Northeastern Mesopotamia and Iran to the
borders of Egypt in Canaan.These Habiru are variously described as nomadic or
semi-nomadic, rebels, outlaws, raiders, mercenaries, and bowmen, servants,
slaves, migrant labore The name Habiru was also found in the Amarna letters,
which again include many names of Canaanite peoples written in Akkadian. The
Amarna letters written to Egyptian pharaohs in the 14th century BC document a
time of unrest in Canaan that goes back before the battle of Kadesh to the time of
Thutmose I. These were thought to be Hebrew people.
Apiru: correct answer thought to be the Hebrew people. They were travelers and
tent people that were considered uncivilized and on the fringes of society. They
were politically at odds with the governments of the time.
Arabic correct answer This is a semitic language with a specific dialect of the
Southern region of the Middle East.
Aramaic: correct answer Semitic language belonging to the Afrosiatic language
family. Language spoken by Jesus.
Assyria: correct answer Northern Mesopotamia
Assyria/Assyrian correct answer The Assyrians lived in the North of Mesopotamia
and spoke Akkadian. 2000-500 B.C.
Aztecs: correct answer polytheistic
Babylonia correct answer Southern Mesopotamia
Abydos correct answer is the common English name of one of the most ancient
cities of Upper Egypt, and also of the eight Upper Nome of which it was the
capital city.
Considered one of the most important archaeological sites of Ancient Egypt, the
sacred city of Abydos was the site of many ancient temples where early pharaohs
were entombed.These tombs began to be seen as extremely significant burials
and in later times it became desirable to be buried in the area, leading to the
growth of the town's importance as a cult site.
-This is a burial town and a pilgramage town
Agricultural Revolution correct answer 10000 years after the ice age there was an
increase in water and rain and the temperature increased. This was when farming
began, the fertile crescent was the first place to begin farming
agriculture correct answer Cultivation of animals, plants and other life forms used
to sustain life. It was the separation from the gathers/hunters to the city.
Akhenaten (Amenophis IV): correct answer Egyptian pharoah that promoted a
monotheistic religion (Aten god promoted) rather than the polytheirstic style. He
legitimized his rule by promoting one God. He moved the capital from Memphis
to Amarna, sent communication around the world during his rule.
Akkadian: correct answer One of the Semitic languages spoken in ancient
Mesopotamia
,Alexandria correct answer -located in egypt, names after Alexander the Great
-best example of the greek and Mediterranean influence on egypt
-The town morphed alot of Egyptian and Greek art, gods, and ways of life. It was a
melting pot city where there were many religions living at peace with one another
-This was made after the new kingdom era
Altepetl correct answer city state - basic level of organization in Mesoamerica
Amarna correct answer egypt
Amarna Letters correct answer Written by scripts that could not speak Akkadian
(the lingua franca of the time) so there were a lot of grammar mistakes. Tells
about Egypt when Amenphis established a new capital city, Memphis. Egyptian
capital that Akhenaten moved. He wrote and recieved the letters
-The letters were written in Akkadian
-Read between the lines and interpret the different language
-Tells us about the imbalance of political powers
Apiru - correct answer can also be called Habiru. Name given by Sumerian,
Akkadian and Egyptian sources to a group of people living as nomadic invaders in
, areas of the Fertile Crescent from Northeastern Mesopotamia and Iran to the
borders of Egypt in Canaan.These Habiru are variously described as nomadic or
semi-nomadic, rebels, outlaws, raiders, mercenaries, and bowmen, servants,
slaves, migrant labore The name Habiru was also found in the Amarna letters,
which again include many names of Canaanite peoples written in Akkadian. The
Amarna letters written to Egyptian pharaohs in the 14th century BC document a
time of unrest in Canaan that goes back before the battle of Kadesh to the time of
Thutmose I. These were thought to be Hebrew people.
Apiru: correct answer thought to be the Hebrew people. They were travelers and
tent people that were considered uncivilized and on the fringes of society. They
were politically at odds with the governments of the time.
Arabic correct answer This is a semitic language with a specific dialect of the
Southern region of the Middle East.
Aramaic: correct answer Semitic language belonging to the Afrosiatic language
family. Language spoken by Jesus.
Assyria: correct answer Northern Mesopotamia
Assyria/Assyrian correct answer The Assyrians lived in the North of Mesopotamia
and spoke Akkadian. 2000-500 B.C.
Aztecs: correct answer polytheistic
Babylonia correct answer Southern Mesopotamia
