AROL 216 Final, Spring 2003

ARCHAEOLOGY 216 The flear East in the Bronze of Urban Age II Final Examination Date: June 16, 2005 Time: TWO hour Snstructor: Prof H. Seeden I Identifications 50% Time: ONE hour - Briefly identify the 12 images, one by one, listing the number of each item. What story does each image fell you about aspects of Bronze Age (second millennium BC) or early urban religion, art, craft technology, architecture, customs or lifestyle ? Your answer should contam such information as: What does the illustration represent; Where was it discovered, and where can you see it now; Who may have produced it and for what purpose; What can it tell us in the present. i Essay question 50 %o Time: ONE hour CAN WE UNDERSTAND THE SUCCESS & FAILURE OF THE BRONZE AGE URBAN SYSTEM? Below are points to consider in your answer, you need not follaw that order! What are our sources of information? How do the royal palace and city of Ebla compare with those of Ugarit? What is the main difference between the archives of these two cities? How and what do we know about the lands & people outside the cities? What can temples and votive offerings tell us? What do you know about urban society at peace? How did the ancient city pay for its wars? When and how did the Bronze Age urban system fail? 8 8 8 ee ee — Neb