ASB 222 QUIZ 3 QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
abydos correct answer an ancient Greek colony on the Asiatic side of the
Dardanelles
agricultural revolution correct answer The time when human beings first
domesticated plants and animals and no longer relied entirely on hunting and
gathering
akkadian correct answer A Semitic language in a region of ancient Meopotamia
altepetl correct answer The 450 city-states that made up the Aztec Empire; each
included its own speaker or leader, own government, a palace for its ruler, a
pyramid shaped temple, and a market
amarna letters correct answer Letters from the Egyptian Pharaoh Akkhenaton
(1400 to 1350 B.C.) Which talked about many battles, and people asking for
military help.
apiru correct answer possibly the Hebrews pre-Isrealite period, mentioned in the
Amarna Letters, means the opposition - marginal people, gypsies, nomadic
herders
aramaic correct answer an alphabetical (or perhaps syllabic) script used since the
9th century BC to write the Aramaic language
assyria correct answer an ancient kingdom in northern Mesopotamia which is in
present-day Iraq
, aztecs correct answer (1200-1521) 1300, they settled in the valley of Mexico.
Grew corn. Engaged in frequent warfare to conquer others of the region.
Worshipped many gods (polytheistic). Believed the sun god needed human blood
to continue his journeys across the sky. Practiced human sacrifices and those
sacrificed were captured warriors from other tribes and those who volunteered
for the honor.
babylonia correct answer An ancient Mesopotamian empire that extended
throughout the Fertile Crescent in the 1700s B.C.
black legend correct answer Concept that Spanish conquerors merely tortured
and murdered Indians, stole gold and infected them with smallpox, leaving
nothing of benefit
complex society correct answer society that has an organized government, taxes,
and laws
coptic correct answer the liturgical language of the Coptic Church used in Egypt
and Ethiopia
cultural heterogeneity correct answer Cultures and ethnic groups are mixed
within a region
cultural homogeneity correct answer societies with very similar social, religious
and political backgrounds
abydos correct answer an ancient Greek colony on the Asiatic side of the
Dardanelles
agricultural revolution correct answer The time when human beings first
domesticated plants and animals and no longer relied entirely on hunting and
gathering
akkadian correct answer A Semitic language in a region of ancient Meopotamia
altepetl correct answer The 450 city-states that made up the Aztec Empire; each
included its own speaker or leader, own government, a palace for its ruler, a
pyramid shaped temple, and a market
amarna letters correct answer Letters from the Egyptian Pharaoh Akkhenaton
(1400 to 1350 B.C.) Which talked about many battles, and people asking for
military help.
apiru correct answer possibly the Hebrews pre-Isrealite period, mentioned in the
Amarna Letters, means the opposition - marginal people, gypsies, nomadic
herders
aramaic correct answer an alphabetical (or perhaps syllabic) script used since the
9th century BC to write the Aramaic language
assyria correct answer an ancient kingdom in northern Mesopotamia which is in
present-day Iraq
, aztecs correct answer (1200-1521) 1300, they settled in the valley of Mexico.
Grew corn. Engaged in frequent warfare to conquer others of the region.
Worshipped many gods (polytheistic). Believed the sun god needed human blood
to continue his journeys across the sky. Practiced human sacrifices and those
sacrificed were captured warriors from other tribes and those who volunteered
for the honor.
babylonia correct answer An ancient Mesopotamian empire that extended
throughout the Fertile Crescent in the 1700s B.C.
black legend correct answer Concept that Spanish conquerors merely tortured
and murdered Indians, stole gold and infected them with smallpox, leaving
nothing of benefit
complex society correct answer society that has an organized government, taxes,
and laws
coptic correct answer the liturgical language of the Coptic Church used in Egypt
and Ethiopia
cultural heterogeneity correct answer Cultures and ethnic groups are mixed
within a region
cultural homogeneity correct answer societies with very similar social, religious
and political backgrounds
