Archaeology, Stone Age, Mesopotamia

Quiz Created By: Jennifer Chan

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1. What are the best conditions for preservation?
   
   
   
   A) Hot and dry
   B) Freezing
   C) Waterlogged
   D) All of the above
   




2. What did the Nippur Tablet recount?
   
   
   
   A) The legend of a great flood in Sumer
   B) The conquering of Babylon by the Akkadians
   C) The overthrow of Mesopotamia with the arrival of the Persians
   D) The first settling of the Valley
   




3. When was the Neolithic Revolution?
   
   
   
   A) 7000 BCE
   B) 8000 BCE
   C) 9000 BCE
   D) 10 000 BCE
   




4. What radioisotope is most well known for its usage in carbon dating?
   
   
   
   A) N-14
   B) C-12
   C) C-16
   D) None of the above
   




5. What does cuneiform mean?
   
   
   
   A) Organized symbols.
   B) Wedge-shaped writing.
   C) First writing.
   D) It has no meaning.
   




6. What did the Neanderthals invent?
   
   
   
   A) The wheel
   B) The plow
   C) Fire
   D) None of the above
   




7. How and why was the Moabite Stone Tablet destroyed?
   
   
   
   A) Bedouin tribesmen tried to crack it open to find the treasure inside, and it ended up blowing up because cold water was thrown on it while it was in the fire.
   B) The Moabites smashed it to pieces after their king passed away because he was an oppressive king and they wanted to destroy all traces of his dictatorship.
   C) Foreigners found it unwittingly and broke it open in order to help build an archaeology site quarry by methodically cracking pieces off of it.
   D) It was found by a museum that tried to cart it back to their research site. They accidentally dropped it as they were transporting it, and it fell down a cliff. They’re still looking for it now.
   




8. Who was Sargon the Great?
   
   
   
   A) Ruler of the Persians who conquered Mesopotamia
   B) Usurped the Akkadian throne and conquered Upper Mesopotamia and Sumer
   C) Ruler of the Babylonians, founded the first written laws
   D) Predecessor of King Hammurabi, led many military conquests
   




9. Where have cave paintings been found?
   
   
   
   A) La Marche
   B) Vallon-Pont-d’Arc
   C) Lascaux
   D) All of the above
   




10. What makes the Great Leap Forward significant?
    
    
    
    A) Development of class distinguishing and bartering
    B) Relatively modern anatomy and development of class systems
    C) The development of modern anatomy and innovative behaviour
    D) Beginning of advanced communication and development of innovative behaviour
    

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