history ancient near east

CLAR 2360 Reading quiz week 3.1 1

Were historical texts produced right after the invention of writing ? The date of Sargon’s accession to the throne is well established and secured

- True - False

During the Early Dynastic period, Mesopotamia was

- United into one large empire - Divided into city states - Ruled by the city of Uruk

There is continuity between the Uruk, Jemdet Nasr and Early Dynastic periods

- True - False

Typical temples in the Early dynastic period have a

- Straight axis approach - Bent axis approach

Typical near eastern houses up to this day are

- Tripartite houses - Round houses - Courtyard houses - Oblong houses

What is the geographical extension of Sumer? Akkadian was

- Spoken in northern Mesopotamia - Spoken in southern Mesopotamia - Related to Sumerian - The ancestor of Babylonian

Mesopotamian rulers were

- Representatives of the gods - Of divine origin - Elected by their people

The duties of the king included

- The service of the gods - The duty to restore temple, in particular at Nippur - Establishing justice

Who built a boat to survive the Mesopotamian flood?

- Ubar –tutu - Enlil - Gilgamesh - Ut-Napishtim

CLAR 2360 Reading quiz week 3.1 2

Early Dynastic palaces were likely discovered at - Ur - Eridu - Kafajeh - Kish

Eanatum was the king of

- Umma - Lagash

The stele of the vultures commemorates

- A war - A peace treaty - Alliances between city states

Kingship’s ideology

- Used the past as a reference - Considered that past events were of little importance

Temples were

- One of the many institutions used by the king - The ideological focus of the city-state - Simple places of worship

In Mesopotamia, rulers could be female if chosen by the the gods

- True - False

A ruler’s reign can be ended

- By a decision of the high priest - By losing a war - By a revolt of his people