CLAR 2360 Reading quiz

CLAR 2360 Reading quiz week 4.2 1

King Naram-Sin deified himself during his lifetime – True – False

Naram-Sin’s victory stele was found at

– Niniveh – Agade – Susa

The victory stele records Naram Sin’s victory over

– The Elamites – The Lullubi tribes – The Sumerian cities of Ur and Uruk

The background on the victory stele

– Is empty – Shows a landscape – Is architectural

Akkadian monuments were still standing in Mesopotamia a millennium after their creation

– True – False

We know much about the Akkadian empire through later sources. These are generally:

– Accurate – Embellished – Primary sources

Sargon kept a standing army

– True – False

Naram-Sin tried to differenciate himself from his predessesors by stressing new and unusual accomplishments such as

– Conquest of territories never subjugated by Mesopotamians before – New types of constructions – Discovery of new routes – Discovery of new technologies

The curse of Agade, a propagandistic text is written in Akkadian

– True – False

In the curse of Agade, the implicit line is that a god has to accept/approve a king’s proposal to build a temple

– True – False

CLAR 2360 Reading quiz week 4.2 2

The Cuthean Legend warns about – Fighting with nomads – Fighting invaders – Not leaving revenge to the Gods – Disregarding divine will

Overall, the Akkadian kings were admired by later kings

– True – False