ASB 222 Study Guide Questions with Correct
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levees
Raised banks along a stream channel that increase velocity, upstream risks and create false
security to live by bodies of water likely to flood
Standard of Ur
Sumerian Culture artifact. ca 2600 BCE. Ur(Tell Muqayyar) , Iraq. rectangular box has
sloping sides inlaid with shell, lapis lazuli, and red limestone. War side & peace side.
Another example of historical narratives.
Akkadian
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Law Code of Hammurabi
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Cylinder Seals
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.
Tell
...
Ziggurat
, ...
Bullae
Clay envelopes or balls that enclose small tokens, with the surface marked with sea shells.
Ancient way of recording transactions.
Dead Sea Scrolls
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.
Anthropogenic Landscapes
Landscapes made by humans as they change the way they manage resources.
Mehrgarh Phase
Precursor to the Indus Valley Civilization.
Mud Brick Architecture
Where do you find it, why does it matter. Catalhoyuk, Mesopotamia, Turkey, sites where it
melts down and erodes through time, shows us that they rebuilt right on top of it to make a
tell.
Lapis lazuli
Blue semi-precious stone with little gold flecks in it. Scarce (from Afghanistan) and valuable
commodity. Used by emperors in grave goods, jewelry, furniture and mummy mask of
Tutankhamen,
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levees
Raised banks along a stream channel that increase velocity, upstream risks and create false
security to live by bodies of water likely to flood
Standard of Ur
Sumerian Culture artifact. ca 2600 BCE. Ur(Tell Muqayyar) , Iraq. rectangular box has
sloping sides inlaid with shell, lapis lazuli, and red limestone. War side & peace side.
Another example of historical narratives.
Akkadian
...
Law Code of Hammurabi
...
Cylinder Seals
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.
Tell
...
Ziggurat
, ...
Bullae
Clay envelopes or balls that enclose small tokens, with the surface marked with sea shells.
Ancient way of recording transactions.
Dead Sea Scrolls
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.
Anthropogenic Landscapes
Landscapes made by humans as they change the way they manage resources.
Mehrgarh Phase
Precursor to the Indus Valley Civilization.
Mud Brick Architecture
Where do you find it, why does it matter. Catalhoyuk, Mesopotamia, Turkey, sites where it
melts down and erodes through time, shows us that they rebuilt right on top of it to make a
tell.
Lapis lazuli
Blue semi-precious stone with little gold flecks in it. Scarce (from Afghanistan) and valuable
commodity. Used by emperors in grave goods, jewelry, furniture and mummy mask of
Tutankhamen,
