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It's time to revise and prepare for the exam on Ancient Archaeology!
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1
What method of excavation is shown here?
Open surface excavation
Schliemann-style excavation
Grid excavation
Narrow trench
2
What are the two rivers that run through Mesopotamia?
Euphrates and Tigris
Tigris and Nile
Nile and Alexandria
Euphrates and Jordan
3
The character of Utnapishtim appears in which epic poem?
The Epic of Ullyses
The Epic of Gilgamesh
The Illiad
The Epic of Syracuse
4
Which was the real layer of Troy that Schliemann destroyed?
Troy III
Troy II
Troy VII
Troy V
5
Which of these dating techniques is
relative
and not absolute?
Stratigraphy
Dendrochronology
Potassium Argon Dating
Radio Carbon Dating
6
What type of relative dating method could be used to date these vases?
Thermoluminesence
Seriation dating
Typology
Stratigraphy
7
Does this artefact belong to the Old, Middle or New Kingdom of Egypt?
Old Kingdom
New Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
8
Who discovered human remains at Lake Mungo?
Lord Carnarvon
Jim Bowler
Lesley Simons
Franz Ferdinand
9
What is archaeology?
Objects in a museum
The study of old things
The excavation of buildings
A Greek word for 'ancient history'
10
Who discovered the Palace of Knossos?
Howard Carter
Giovanni Belzinni
Heinrich Schliemann
Arthur Evans
11
Which civilization is credited with coming up with the earliest form of writing?
Egyptians
Akkadians
Sumerians
Babylonians
12
What type of volcano is Vesuvius?
Underground volcano
Dormant volcano
Stratovolcano
Hidden volcano
13
What is the name of this artefact?
The Rosetta Stone
The Narmer Palette
The Sumerian King List
Hammurabi's Code of Laws
14
Along with Pompeii, which other city was destroyed in 79AD?
Herculaneum
Naples
Heliopolis
Rome
