Archaeology
An item from antiquity (many years ago) found in excavation
What is an artifact?
The Great pyramids of Egypt are found here
what is "Giza"?
The first Egyptian to build a pyramid
Who was Imhotep? (King Zoser's vizier)
The year a king actually began his reign
What is "Accession Year"?
This is the first dating period in archaeology
What is Early Bronze?
the vertical ridge left between two excavated squares in the ground
what is a Baulk?
The Dead Sea scrolls were found near this ancient settlement.
What is Qumran?
This king of Israel is mentioned on the black pillar that Layard discovered in Nimrud.
Who is Jehu?
Egyptian picture writing
What are hieroglyphs?
This was the year Petra was discovered by Burkhardt.
What is 1812?
A Hebrew word for "ruins" applied to hills on which people once lived
What is a Tell?
A country in central Iran, where Cyrus and Darius were kings
what is Persia?
He built the largest pyramid
An impression made on clay with a seal
What is Bulla?
The first dead sea scrolls were found in this year.
What is 1947?
What is the Iron Bronze Age?
this was the main city for papyrus production in Phoenicia
What is Byblos?
This Bible prophet predicted that ancient Tyre would never be found again.
Who was Ezekiel?
A box used to preserve human bones
Pierre Montet excavated the tomb of Hiram, king of Tyre in this year.
What is 1921?
Scientific process that attempts to date age of objects once living by measure the remaining element in them
what is Carbon 14 Dating? or radiocarbon dating
Two of the four main city states of ancient Phoencia
(any two)
What are Gebal , Berytus (or Beirut), Sidon, and Tyre?
This man was the ruler who first carved out the Medo-Persian Empire
Who was Cyrus the Great? ("Great king, legitimate king, king of Babylon, king of Sumer and Akkad...")
Mudbrick structures beneath which were tomb chambers
What are Mastabas?
Cyrus conquered Babylon in this year and issued a decree allowing the captive Jews to return home.
What is 539 B.C.?