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What is the main reason given against the discovery of Troy?
What is the main reason given against the discovery of Troy?
- The Trojan War is only a myth or legend (correct)
- The Trojan War may have been built up of several armed conflicts
- Troy had overpopulation, crop failure, drought and famine
- The location of the city remained unknown until modern times
What did the international team of researchers discover about the origin of the gold artifacts from Troy, Poliochni, and Ur?
What did the international team of researchers discover about the origin of the gold artifacts from Troy, Poliochni, and Ur?
- The gold artifacts could not be accurately dated or sourced
- The gold was found to be of poor quality and not valuable
- The gold was from different sources and had not been traded between the sites
- The gold had a common geographic origin and was traded across extensive distances (correct)
What is the significance of the researchers' findings about the gold artifacts?
What is the significance of the researchers' findings about the gold artifacts?
- The findings challenge long-held beliefs about the sources of ancient gold (correct)
- The findings only provide information about the gold and not the broader trade networks
- The findings suggest that the civilizations of Troy, Poliochni, and Ur were not interconnected
- The findings have no impact on our understanding of ancient economies or cultures
What is the relationship between the Trojan War and the mythological understanding?
What is the relationship between the Trojan War and the mythological understanding?
What is the significance of the finding that the gold artifacts from Troy, Poliochni, and Ur had a common geographic origin?
What is the significance of the finding that the gold artifacts from Troy, Poliochni, and Ur had a common geographic origin?
What is the relationship between the Trojan War and the armed conflicts in and around Troy at the end of the late Bronze Age?
What is the relationship between the Trojan War and the armed conflicts in and around Troy at the end of the late Bronze Age?
What was a key factor that led archaeologists to believe the site at Hisarlik in modern-day Turkey could be the location of the legendary city of Troy?
What was a key factor that led archaeologists to believe the site at Hisarlik in modern-day Turkey could be the location of the legendary city of Troy?
Which statement about Heinrich Schliemann's archaeological methods at Troy is true?
Which statement about Heinrich Schliemann's archaeological methods at Troy is true?
According to the passage, what is the current understanding regarding the relationship between the Trojan War described by Homer and the archaeological evidence at Troy?
According to the passage, what is the current understanding regarding the relationship between the Trojan War described by Homer and the archaeological evidence at Troy?
Which of the following statements about Troy VI is accurate based on the information provided?
Which of the following statements about Troy VI is accurate based on the information provided?
What does the passage suggest about the reliability of the historical information provided by Homer's Iliad?
What does the passage suggest about the reliability of the historical information provided by Homer's Iliad?
According to the passage, what impact have the archaeological discoveries at Troy had on our understanding of the Early Bronze Age?
According to the passage, what impact have the archaeological discoveries at Troy had on our understanding of the Early Bronze Age?
