ISS 315 Exam 2
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- What was the capital of the Inca Empire?
- Cusco
- What was the name of the courtyard of gold?
- Korikancha
- What was the name of the ancient Inca city of gold?
- Paytiti
- What was the Choqueconcha?
- A gold enclosure
- What was Vasco Nunez de Balboa known for?
- he first mentioned the Zipa and found the Muisca Confederation. Also was the first to tell the story of El Dorado
- What connected the ancient cities of the Incas together?
- 15000 miles of laid out stone roads
- What was the name of the actual lake the Zipa bathed in?
- Lake Guatavita
- What was the name of the sacared lake that Inca's scarficed artifacts into?
- Lake Titicaca
- What does El Dorado mean?
- The Golden One
- How much was the ransom for the king Outoupa?
- 2 rooms of gold and silver
- Were the pyramids of Paratoari man made or natural?
- natural
- The letter of Paytiti said what about El Dorado?
- it was 10 days northeast of Cusco
- What are the Pyramids of Paratoari?
- strange rocky formations deep in the jungle that are hard to get to
- What was the name of the city that was supposedly close to El Dorado?
- Paytiti
- What was the civilization the Zipa belonged to?
- The Muisca Confederation
- Why did the Inca have so many artifacts made of gold?
- They were built to worship their god the sun and gold resembled the sun.
- What was the name of the ancient king that was covered in gold and bathed in lake Titicaca while making offerings to the Gods?
- The Zipa (El Dorado)
- Who found the lost city Manchu Picchu adn in what year was it discovered?
- Hiram Bingham in 1911
- Who was the Spanish Conquistador that captured the Inca King Outoupa?
- Francisco Pizzaro
- What was the name given to the Spanish visitors that came into the Inca civilization and took all their gold?
- Conquistadors
- What was some of the major features of the town of Akrotiri?
- it was the earliest organized town structure, it had fresh running water in each house, and each house had a sewer system (bathroom and toilet)
- What was the civilization called after the finding of the Palace of Crete?
- The Minoan Civilization
- What ancient civilization was suppose to hold the knowledge for the location of El Dorado?
- The Incas
- Who was the ancient Greek Mythology king that had a huge labyrinth beneath his Palace with the legendary beast Minotaur hidden it it?
- King Minos
- Arthur Evans
- person who discovered the great palace of Crete.
- What was Arthur Evans looking for?
- Early European civilizations (Greek mythology)
- What was the palace related to?
- a possible palace of the lost city of Atlantis
- The great Palace of Crete was made of what?
- gypsum
- When was the Palace supposedly built?
- Before ancient Rome and Greece
- What was some major features of the Palace?
- The large system of interconnected pipes, 1300 rooms in 4 stories, large staircase that let sunlight shine through the Palace.
- Who was the Greek philosopher that was associated with this movie?
- Plato
- Did the Palace resemble the descriptions of Plato?
- yes
- Why where the walls constructed with stone with wooden frames inside them?
- to help lessen damage from earthquakes
- How many times was the Palace reconstructed?
- 4 times
- What island was known for its repeated volcanic eruptions?
- Santorini
- A massive explosion on Santorini may have done what?
- swallowed the center island that may have been Atlantis
- Who was the first Archaeologist to work on the island of Santorini and what year did he work there?
- James Maber Jr. in 1966
- What was the first site Maber's team started working on?
- Akrotiri
- How long was Akrotiri believed to be built around?
- 3-4 thousand years ago