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“Jeopardy”

“Jeopardy”. Benchmark Review: Early Humans & Mesopotamia. Do Now. Write down homework in agenda Its on the whiteboard You have one minute to take out a dry erase marker and get a whiteboard from the middle of your table No talking. Rules.

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“Jeopardy”

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  1. “Jeopardy” Benchmark Review: Early Humans & Mesopotamia

  2. Do Now • Write down homework in agenda • Its on the whiteboard • You have one minute to take out a dry erase marker and get a whiteboard from the middle of your table • No talking

  3. Rules • You will play individually because you will take the Benchmark exam individually!  • Everyone will get a whiteboard, please take out a dry erase marker • When time is up, please only hold up your whiteboard when I say “1…2…3…up” • NOTE: This Jeopardy game is difficult because it is not multiple choice! Even though your benchmark will be multiple choice, you should be able to answer these questions because of all the review we have done so far! Just do your best! 

  4. Early Humans: 100 point What did the domestication of plants and animals lead to? Permanent agriculture settlements

  5. Early Humans: 200 points Why did hunters and gatherers experiment with agriculture about 12,000 years ago? The Ice Age ended and the earth’s climate warmed, more plants grew

  6. Early Humans: 300 points How were hunter-gatherers able to acquire goods they could not produce? They had a surplus of goods that they could trade

  7. Early Humans: 400 points What is the study of human life in the past through the examination of the things that people left behind? Archaeology

  8. Early Humans : 500 points Who were the first modern humans who traveled the rest of the world? Homo Sapiens

  9. Farming & Agriculture: 100 point What is it called when you build a system for watering plants? Irrigation

  10. Farming & Agriculture: 200 points What did the development of irrigation allow Sumerian farmers to do? Transport water from the rivers to their fields

  11. Farming & Agriculture: 300 points What did the surplus of food produced by Sumerian farmers allow them to do? • A large population growth • Permanent shelters

  12. Farming & Agriculture: 400 points How did farmers in Mesopotamia overcome the dangerous effects of droughts? 1. Irrigation systems

  13. Farming & Agriculture: 500 points These tools and techniques helped farmers improve their agriculture. • The plow • Irrigations systems • Hand tools

  14. Mesopotamia: 100 point There are two other names for Mesopotamia. What are they? • The Fertile Crescent • The Land Between Two Rivers

  15. Mesopotamia: 200 points Who was the first Mesopotamian empire created by? Sargon the Great

  16. Mesopotamia: 300 points What are five inventions of the Sumerians? • The wheel • The sail • The plow • Writing • Irrigation systems

  17. Mesopotamia: 400 points Why did city-states in Mesopotamia go to war with each other? To gain control of farmland

  18. Mesopotamia: 500 points Who ruled each city-state in Mesopotamia? A king who priests said was chosen by the gods/goddesses

  19. Hammurabi’s Code: 100 point Who did the Code of Hammurabi apply to in Babylonia? To all people because it treated everyone fairly

  20. Hammurabi’s Code : 200 points Name one idea that we use today that was introduced by the code of Hammurabi? An eye for an eye

  21. Hammurabi’s Code: 300 points How many laws did the code of Hammurabi have? 282

  22. Hammurabi’s Code: 400 points How did Hammurabi communicate his code to the people of Babylonia? On a stele that was displayed in a ziggurat (holy temple)

  23. Hammurabi’s Code: 500 points Name two reasons why the code of Hammurabi is important? 1. to his people 2. to us (modern humans) • It treated everyone fairly • It tells us about daily life and the values in Mesopotamia

  24. Development of Writing: 100 point What were the first written symbols of early Sumerians called? pictographs

  25. Development of Writing : 200 points Sumerians invented writing that consisted of 2000 symbols at first. What was this writing called? cuneiform

  26. Development of Writing : 300 points Who recorded information for Kings, farmers, and priests in Sumer and what tools did they use to write? Scribes and they used a stylus and a clay tablet

  27. Development of Writing : 400 points How long did scribes go to school for? 12 years

  28. Development of Writing : 500 points Name a few types of jobs that scribes had to do? • Write down what the King would say (laws (rules), information) • Record number of crops for farmers, fishermen • Record information for priests

  29. Daily Double! As a team, decide how many of the points you already have you wish to wager. If you get the question correct, you will earn double the points you wagered.If you get the question incorrect, you will lose the points you wagered. Good luck!

  30. Daily Double! As a team, decide how many of the points you already have you wish to wager. If you get the question correct, you will earn double the points you wagered.If you get the question incorrect, you will lose the points you wagered. Good luck!

  31. FINAL JEOPARDY • You have 3 minutes to answer the following question for 1000 pts! Q: WHY WAS FARMING/AGRICULTURE ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ADVANCES OF ALL TIMES?

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