ASB 222 FINAL QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
Abu Simbel correct answer Temple built by Ramses the Great that was carved out
of sandstone cliffs and at its entrance, four 66-foot-tall statues show Ramses as
pharaoh.
Akkadian correct answer ...
Anthropogenic Landscapes correct answer Landscapes made by humans as they
change the way they manage resources.
Ashoka the Great correct answer Mauryan ruler, religious epiphany after many
wars, converted to buddhism, stupas, animal rights, edicts., Ruled from 273-232
BCE. He was a warrior turned Buddhist. At the end of a battle he saw 100,000
dead bodies and realized that it was because of him. This started the principal of
not killing people. Spent his life spreading Buddhism in India and sending
missionaries out throughout Asia. He came up with a new moral/legal code. The
moral codes talked about peace and justice and set up way-stations along the
main thoroughfares to give you food, water, shade, and medical supplies. He
spread Buddhism.
Bullae correct answer Clay envelopes or balls that enclose small tokens, with the
surface marked with sea shells. Ancient way of recording transactions.
Cylinder Seals correct answer Sumer's most famous works of art; they were stone
cylinders engraved with designs that when rolled over clay, the designs would
leave behind their imprint and each seal left its own distinct imprint showing a
person's ownership; it was a way to "sign" documents or decorate other objects.
, Dead Sea Scrolls correct answer Discovered in 1947 in caves near the Dead Sea,
these manuscripts belonged to the Jewish Essene sect, which lived in a monastery
at Qumran. The scrolls contain Essene religious documents, commentaries on
certain Hebrew Scriptures, and ancient Old Testament manuscripts. They have
proved very valuable to scholars in studying the Old Testament and for learning
about some Jewish practices at the time of Jesus.
Deir el-Medina correct answer A village built for workers at the Valley of the Kings
in Egypt. Provided insight on the lives of every day Egyptians.
Early Harappan correct answer Trade networks linked this culture with related
regional cultures and distant sources of raw materials, including lapis lazuli and
other materials for bead-making. Villagers had, by this time, domesticated
numerous crops, including peas, sesame seeds, dates, and cotton, as well as
various animals, including the water buffalo. Early Harappan communities turned
to large urban centres by 2600 BCE, from where the mature Harappan phase
started.
Eridu correct answer was considered the earliest city in southern Mesopotamia,
and is one of the oldest cities in the world. Located 12 km southwest of Ur, Eridu
was the southernmost of a conglomeration of Sumerian cities that grew about
temples, almost in sight of one another, tells were popular here, believed to be
the mound of creation, the first land to rise from the water, one of the first cities
and it is a pilgrimage site (the temple was destroyed 19 times and rebuilt).
Flavius Josephus correct answer Jewish general who led the revolt of the Jews
against the Romans and then wrote a history of those events (37-100), A Jewish
historian working for Rome who, in about 100 AD, listed the 22 books of the
Hebrew OT, which correspond to our own 39 books., wrote a Roman-favored
history of events at Masada
Abu Simbel correct answer Temple built by Ramses the Great that was carved out
of sandstone cliffs and at its entrance, four 66-foot-tall statues show Ramses as
pharaoh.
Akkadian correct answer ...
Anthropogenic Landscapes correct answer Landscapes made by humans as they
change the way they manage resources.
Ashoka the Great correct answer Mauryan ruler, religious epiphany after many
wars, converted to buddhism, stupas, animal rights, edicts., Ruled from 273-232
BCE. He was a warrior turned Buddhist. At the end of a battle he saw 100,000
dead bodies and realized that it was because of him. This started the principal of
not killing people. Spent his life spreading Buddhism in India and sending
missionaries out throughout Asia. He came up with a new moral/legal code. The
moral codes talked about peace and justice and set up way-stations along the
main thoroughfares to give you food, water, shade, and medical supplies. He
spread Buddhism.
Bullae correct answer Clay envelopes or balls that enclose small tokens, with the
surface marked with sea shells. Ancient way of recording transactions.
Cylinder Seals correct answer Sumer's most famous works of art; they were stone
cylinders engraved with designs that when rolled over clay, the designs would
leave behind their imprint and each seal left its own distinct imprint showing a
person's ownership; it was a way to "sign" documents or decorate other objects.
, Dead Sea Scrolls correct answer Discovered in 1947 in caves near the Dead Sea,
these manuscripts belonged to the Jewish Essene sect, which lived in a monastery
at Qumran. The scrolls contain Essene religious documents, commentaries on
certain Hebrew Scriptures, and ancient Old Testament manuscripts. They have
proved very valuable to scholars in studying the Old Testament and for learning
about some Jewish practices at the time of Jesus.
Deir el-Medina correct answer A village built for workers at the Valley of the Kings
in Egypt. Provided insight on the lives of every day Egyptians.
Early Harappan correct answer Trade networks linked this culture with related
regional cultures and distant sources of raw materials, including lapis lazuli and
other materials for bead-making. Villagers had, by this time, domesticated
numerous crops, including peas, sesame seeds, dates, and cotton, as well as
various animals, including the water buffalo. Early Harappan communities turned
to large urban centres by 2600 BCE, from where the mature Harappan phase
started.
Eridu correct answer was considered the earliest city in southern Mesopotamia,
and is one of the oldest cities in the world. Located 12 km southwest of Ur, Eridu
was the southernmost of a conglomeration of Sumerian cities that grew about
temples, almost in sight of one another, tells were popular here, believed to be
the mound of creation, the first land to rise from the water, one of the first cities
and it is a pilgrimage site (the temple was destroyed 19 times and rebuilt).
Flavius Josephus correct answer Jewish general who led the revolt of the Jews
against the Romans and then wrote a history of those events (37-100), A Jewish
historian working for Rome who, in about 100 AD, listed the 22 books of the
Hebrew OT, which correspond to our own 39 books., wrote a Roman-favored
history of events at Masada
