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