WorksheetsLatin Happening 2015
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
If an amphora is found "in situ", it means it was found...
a)
with context
b)
near a coin
c)
in its original location
d)
in Rome
2.
Relative dating means...
a)
Placing events in chronological order without absolute dates
b)
Hanging out with your second cousins
c)
The concept that layers deposited on top of other layers are more recent.
d)
Using carbon dating
3.
What is a balk?
a)
A spook
b)
The edge of an archaeological dig square
c)
A drawing from an overhead perspective
d)
The main N-S street in a Roman town
4.
Which of the following is NOT an example of material culture?
a)
Coins
b)
Pottery
c)
Latin
d)
Buildings
5.
What is the study of coins?
a)
Archaeology
b)
Coinology
c)
Epigraphy
d)
Numismatics
6.
What is the study of ancient writing called?
a)
Stratigraphy
b)
Inscription
c)
Epigraphy
d)
Topography
7.
An artifact is?
a)
An object made or altered by humans.
b)
A deception.
c)
Non-portable archaeological evidence.
d)
The location and surroundings of an object.
8.
The Roman empire was different from the Republic in that...
a)
it was ruled by an emperor.
b)
it controlled many different kinds of people, nations, and/or countries.
c)
it had provinces on three continents.
d)
All of the above.
9.
Terminus ante quem translates to...
a)
Time at which
b)
Time during which
c)
Point at which
d)
Point before which
10.
Terminus post quem translates to...
a)
Point before which
b)
Point after which
c)
Time at which
d)
Which witch?
11.
Terra Sigillata is a type of what?
a)
Ceramic
b)
Metal
c)
Building
d)
Vehicle
12.
Which emperor defeated the Parthians and loved philosophy?
a)
Claudius
b)
Julius Caesar
c)
Marcus Aurelius
d)
Vespasian
13.
Which of the following would NOT be studied by an archaeologist?
a)
Dinosaur bones
b)
Human bones
c)
Pottery
d)
Bricks
14.
The writing on the Arch of Titus is an example of what?
a)
Epigraphy
b)
Superposition
c)
Decumanus Maximus
d)
Inscription
15.
What is a midden?
a)
A kind of biting insect
b)
A group of artifacts in the same context
c)
Garbage pile
d)
The grassy area between the lanes of a highway
16.
This image depicts what concept?
a)
Epigraphy
b)
Stratigraphy
c)
Archaeology
d)
Numismatics
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