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CLAS/HIST240
Ancient Societies: Africa
Department of Classics,
Monmouth College
Sample Map/Geography Quiz
Part I MAP
Directions: Find each of the following ten places on the map(s)
provided. Click
here
for a sample map.
ATHENS / ABU SIMBEL /
ROME / NUBIA /
CARTHAGE / CRETE /
THEBES / PYLOS /
THERA /
THESSALY / ALEXANDRIA
Part II GEOGRAPHY
Directions: Provide
some significant information about each of the places in Part I.
Relate each
place to a specific events, characters or activities related
to Africa in the ancient world. Be sure to
explain what this information adds to our knowledge Africa in the ancient world.
Here are some examples of appropriate answers:
Alexandria:
This city founded by Alexander the Great became the capital of Ptolemaic Egypt.
Thera: This island in the Aegean Sea was destroyed by
a volanic eruption in the middle of the second millennium B.C. The art of this
island shows strong evidence of contact with Africa.
List
of Places you should know for this quiz
This material has been published on the web by Prof. Tom Sienkewicz for his
students at Monmouth College. If you have any
questions, you can contact him at toms@monm.edu.
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