Chapter 11: Olive Oil
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Answer Key
1. Olive oil comes from Spain, Italy, and Greece.
2. The two civilizations that suffered a sudden decline in the early 12th century BCE were the Egyptians and Hittites.
3. The coastal cities between Egypt and Greece were destroyed within 50 years.
4. This time period was called the Dark Ages.
5. The coastal cities between Egypt and Greece returned on the 10th century BCE by the Assyrian Empire and 8th century BCE Greek civilization.
6. The Phoenicians failed to develop extensive trading networks.
7. The city-states of the Phoenicians were Tyre, Sidon, and Byblos.
8. Canaan is in Lebanon.
9. True, The Phonetic alphabet, which used symbols to convey sounds rather than to depict individual words.
10. True, The Greek alphabet developed from the Phoenician one with the addition of vowels and the Romans then adapted it to form the letters still widely used today.
11. Tyrian purple is a dye found in murex sea snails.
12. The Phoenicians left their homeland after the Persians conquered Canaan after 539 BCE.
13. The Phoenicians moved to Carthage after the Persians conquered Canaan.
14. The Phoenician Empire in Carthage was destroyed by Rome in 146 BCE.
15. The Phoenicians challenged the Roman Empire in the Punic Wars.
16. Monte Testaccio is an artificial hill on the eastern bank of the River Tiber made from the broken terracotta.
17. The Phoenicians were merchants not farmers.
18. There were more than 100 olive presses found in Ekron.
19. In the ancient world, Ekron produced 1,120 tons of oil a year.
20. King Manasseh was King of Judah who ruled from 686 BCE to 642 BCE.
21. King Sennacherib was king of the Assyrian Empire.
22. King Manasseh was the son of Hezekiah.
23. Hezekiah led a revolt against the Assyrian Empire.
24. King Manasseh had to pay King Sennacherib a tribute of olive oil for rebelling against him.
Go to Questions
Go to Directory of Fifty Foods That Changed the Course of History
Go to Directory of Articles & Books
Answer Key
1. Olive oil comes from Spain, Italy, and Greece.
2. The two civilizations that suffered a sudden decline in the early 12th century BCE were the Egyptians and Hittites.
3. The coastal cities between Egypt and Greece were destroyed within 50 years.
4. This time period was called the Dark Ages.
5. The coastal cities between Egypt and Greece returned on the 10th century BCE by the Assyrian Empire and 8th century BCE Greek civilization.
6. The Phoenicians failed to develop extensive trading networks.
7. The city-states of the Phoenicians were Tyre, Sidon, and Byblos.
8. Canaan is in Lebanon.
9. True, The Phonetic alphabet, which used symbols to convey sounds rather than to depict individual words.
10. True, The Greek alphabet developed from the Phoenician one with the addition of vowels and the Romans then adapted it to form the letters still widely used today.
11. Tyrian purple is a dye found in murex sea snails.
12. The Phoenicians left their homeland after the Persians conquered Canaan after 539 BCE.
13. The Phoenicians moved to Carthage after the Persians conquered Canaan.
14. The Phoenician Empire in Carthage was destroyed by Rome in 146 BCE.
15. The Phoenicians challenged the Roman Empire in the Punic Wars.
16. Monte Testaccio is an artificial hill on the eastern bank of the River Tiber made from the broken terracotta.
17. The Phoenicians were merchants not farmers.
18. There were more than 100 olive presses found in Ekron.
19. In the ancient world, Ekron produced 1,120 tons of oil a year.
20. King Manasseh was King of Judah who ruled from 686 BCE to 642 BCE.
21. King Sennacherib was king of the Assyrian Empire.
22. King Manasseh was the son of Hezekiah.
23. Hezekiah led a revolt against the Assyrian Empire.
24. King Manasseh had to pay King Sennacherib a tribute of olive oil for rebelling against him.
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