Flashcards
Study guide
- The flourishing of Enkomi in the Late Bronze Age was connected with the commerce in copper. How often has the exploitation and trade of a particular natural resource stimulated the growth and prosperity of cities in the Ancient Near East and Egypt? Keep this question in mind as you proceed through the chapters ahead.
- What features characterize the city plan of Enkomi?
- Compare and contrast the city plan of Enkomi with that of Ugarit.
- How do houses at Ugarit compare and contrast with houses seen earlier in the book – at Neolithic Çatalhöyük, Habuba Kabira, Ur, Mohenjo-Daro, Amarna, and Arkhanes?
- What do the shipwrecks at Uluburun and Cape Gelidonya tell us about trade relationships in the Late Bronze Age Mediterranean?
Useful websites
- Ras Shamra/Ugarit excavations (in French: Mission Archéologique Syro-Française de Ras Shamra): http://www.ras-shamra.ougarit.mom.fr
- Archaeology of Cyprus: http://www.cyprus-archaeology.org.uk
Images
Figure 9.1
“Ox-hide” ingots, of copper, ca. 1200 BC. (a) from Serra Ilixi, Sardinia. (b) from Enkomi.
Figure 9.2
God standing on an ingot, bronze figurine, from Enkomi. Cyprus Museum, Nicosia.
Figure 9.3
City plan, Enkomi.
Figure 9.4
Diagram: cross-section of wall construction as practiced in Building 18, Enkomi.
Figure 9.5
City plan, Ugarit.
Figure 9.6
Postern gate, Ugarit.
Figure 9.7
Plan, Royal palace, Ugarit.
Figure 9.8
House plans from the city center, Ugarit.
Figure 9.9
Plan, Temple of Baal, Ugarit.