AROL 235 Final, Fall 2005

Dr. Hermann Genz 24.01.2006 Final Examination for AROL 235 Please write your name on every sheet and number the sheets. In your own interest please write in a way that I can read your text! I: Multiple choice questions Question 1 (2%): The load a donkey can carry amounts to: 30 kg 90 kg 200 kg Question 2 (2%): The spread of Karaz pottery in the Early Bronze Age from the Caucasus Mountains through Eastern Anatolia and Syria can best be explained by: trade migration its superior quality, that led to its adoption by neighboring populations Question 3 (2%): Tin bronzes are first attested in the: 4th millennium 3rd millennium 2nd millennium Question 4 (2%): The oldest iron object comes from: Troy Arslantepe Question 5 (2%): The importance of Troy during the Early Bronze Age is mainly due to: its geostrategic position the rich mineral resources in its vicinity its fame as a site of historic importance (Homeric epics) II: Short definitions (answer in 4-5 sentences) Question 6 (5%): What is a part-time specialist? Question 7 (5%): Explain the reasons for the expansion of the Uruk culture into the highlands. Question 8 (5%): What is a prestige object? Which are its characteristics? III: Essay questions Question 9 (25%): Describe the architectural, social and economic elements of Anatolian villages of the Chalcolithic period. Question 10 (25%): Explain the characteristics of an urban settlement. Question 11 (25%): Describe the cultural, economic and social developments of Anatolia in the Early Bronze Age.