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---was the 1st european to systematically visit sites in mesopotamia recording his travels, huge collection of antiquites formed the foundation of british museum
a.Austen Henry Layard b.Emilie Botta c.Henry Rawlinson d.Claudius James Rich |
D. Claudius James Rich
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He excavated Assyrian royal palaces under mounds of rubble at nimrud and nineveh.
a.Austen Henry Layard b.Emile Botta c.Hormuzd Rassam d.Cladius James Rich |
A. Austen Henry Layard
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Astonished Europeans marveled at the contents of the Assyrian royal palaces such as
a.figurative scenes of royal conquest b.huge lamassu figures that guarded portals c.winged bull guardian figures d. all of above |
D. All of the above
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He uncovered some of the 1st monumental Assyrian Sculptures at the site of Khorsabad
a.Claudius James Rich b.Paul Emile Botta c.Victor Place d.Robert Koldewy |
B. Paul Emile Botta
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He excavated the famous site of Babylon, using the most painstaking excavation and recording tech for that time
a. Hormudz Rassam b.Leonard Wooley c.Robert Koldewy d.none of the above |
C. Robert Koldewy
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Political and economic interests mainly drove europeans to an interest in the near east, although they were also interested in the bibical world
True or Fals |
True
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Which would be more accurate, less Euro-centric name for the near east
a.middle east b.levant c.southwest asia d.southeast europe |
C. Southwest Asia
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The excitement of European re-discovery of Mesopotamia occurred in the
a.2nd half of 18th century b.1st half of 19th century c.2nd half of 19th century d.1st half of 20th century |
B. 1st half of 19th century
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A huge Royal Library was found at wich site and by who?
a. Nimrud b.Nineveh c.Ssur d.Babylon aHormudz Rassam b.Leonard Woolley c.Robert Koldewy d.Austen henry layard |
B. Nineveh
A. Hormudz Rassam |
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The name Mesopotamia means land between rivers
true or false |
True
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This name derives from which language
a.latin b.turkish c.greek d.sumerian |
C. Greek
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Ancient Meso was roughly contiguous with which modern day country
a.syria b.turkey c.iraq d.iran |
C Iraq
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Before its re-discovery, Europeans knew about ancient meso mostly from
a.classical authors c.references in old testament b.travelers accounts d.A and C e. b and c |
D A and C
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in the 19th Century, Europeans traveled to this part of the world mainly
a.investigate ancient civilizations b.collect antiguities c.overland route to india and the far east d.all of the above |
C. Overland route to India and the far east
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Two rivers that make all life possible in meso are the
a.Tigris and Diyala b.Habur and Euphrates c.euphrates and tigris deuprates and greater zab |
C. euphrates and tigris
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rivers derive from 2 great mountain chains that begin roughly---of meso
a.north b.south c.east d.west |
A north
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Mountains were important b/c they:
a.prevented penetration of mesopotamia from outside hostile forces b.source of much needed precious metals c.source of much of the land's water d.all of the above |
C. Source of much of the lands water
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Northern portion of Meso was called
a. Assyria b.Babylon c.sumer d.elam |
A.Assyria
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Rain-fed agriculture or dry-farming, could only be practiced in river valleys in which are of meso?
a.Assyria b.babylon c.sumer |
A. assyria
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Souther-most portion of the alluvium can be characterized as what kind of land
a.desert b.steppe c.mountainous d.marshy |
D.marshy
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what is the minimum amount of yearly rainfall needed for dry-farming or rain-fed agriculture?
a.100 b.200 c.300 d.400 |
B. 200
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Which crop can be grown with minimum amount of rainfall
a.barley b.wheat c.orchards d.vegs |
A barley
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Dry-farming is only guaranteed or reliable when average yearly rainfall for 3 out of 5 yrs is how many millimeters
a.100 b.200 c.300 d.400 |
C. 300
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Irrigation was possible in southern mesopotamia because of
a.flatness of the land b.volume of water in rivers c.rich alluvial soil d.all of the above |
A. Flatness of the land
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Irrigation agriculture was not possible in Assyria
True or False |
False
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LAnd between Meso and mediterranean sea is mostly desert
True or False |
True
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PPl settled down and began cultivating plants in the arc of land surrounding the near east as early as they did because
a.availability of a variety of wild resources b.chronic food shortages c.where they were when the glaciers receded d.all of the above |
A. Availability of a variety of wild resources
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The process of settling down and the domestication of plants and animals began about when
a.15,000BP b.12,000BP c.10,000BP d.8,000BP |
C. 10,000 BP
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Archeology has shown that raising animals did not always accompany sedentarization
A. True b. false |
A. true
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Villages based on irrigation agriculture preceded those were dry-farming was practiced
true or false |
false
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The rivers of meso rise in what season
a.summer b.fall c.winter d.spring |
D. Spring
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Rise of water in Spring provides water for crops at just the right seasen
true or false |
false
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2 most important crops in meso were
a. wheat and corn b. barely and rye c.wheat and barley d.rye and corn |
B or C.
Barley and rye/ Wheat |
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Most signigicant different between wild and domestic wheat is
a.size of the grain b.season they ripen c.ripe seeds of the domestiv corm cling to the stalk d.height to which the stalk grows |
C. ripe seeds of the domestic form cling to the stalk
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Which does not characterize the half and ubaid cultures of prehistoric meso? they were
a.spread over great distances b.lasted for a very long period c.are known for very fine pottery d.repressented unstable cultural patterns |
d. represented unstable cultural patterns
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Half culture was basically in northern meso, while ubaid culture developed in the
a.north b.south c.east d.west |
B. South
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Ground plan of the house excavated at tell madhur is characterized by
a.long central room w/ rows of smaller rooms on both sides b.beehive shape with a long tunnel c.large, open rectangular room d.square room w/front porch |
A. long central room with rows of smaller rooms on both sides
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This house dates to which period
a.samarra b.halaf c.early ubaid d.late ubaid |
d. late ubaid
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