AROL 221 Final, Fall 1997

ARCHAEOLOGY 221 FINAL EXAM Friday, February 13, 1998 Time allowed: Two hours. PART ONE ESSAY QUESTIONS Choose ONE of the following questions and write essays on them: 1. How did the decipherment of Linear B contribute to our knowledge of the Greek Bronze Age? 2. What is significant about the site of Akrotiri? 3. What was significant about the early polis? In what ways did it differ from the Mycenaean states? 4. In what ways were Minoan palaces similar to, and in what ways did they differ from, Mycenaean ones? PART TWO IDENTIFICATION Identify five of the pictures, and explain what is significant about each. Does the thing illustrated contribute to our understanding of the Bronze Age, and if so, how?