Welcome! The Topic For Today Is…

1. Welcome! The Topic For Today Is…

2. Mesopotamia

3. Terms 1: 200 • Question: • A belief in many gods or goddesses is called __________. • Answer • polytheism Back

4. Terms 1: 400 • Question: • A metal that is a mixture of copper and tin is called __________. • Answer • bronze Back

5. Terms 1: 600 • Question: • A picture or drawing that represents a word or idea is called ____________. • Answer • pictograph Back

6. Terms 1: 800 • Question: • An ancient region of Southern Mesopotamia is called ____________. • Answer • Sumer Back

7. Topic 1: 1000 • Question: • A political unit that includes a city and its nearby farmlands • Answer • City-state Back

8. Geo: 200 • Question: • What is the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers called? • Answer • Mesopotamia Back

9. Geo: 400 • Question: • Why was the area between the rivers so good for growing crops? • Answer • The flooding rivers deposited silt. Back

10. Geo: 600 • Question: • They were able to trade due to a crop ________. • Answer • surplus Back

11. Geo: 800 • Question: • Flat land bordering a river is called a _________. • Answer • Floodplain Back

12. Geo: 1000 • Question: • A climate of little rainfall and warm temperature is called ____________. • Answer • Semiarid Back

13. 1st Civil: 200 • Question: • What was the first civilization called? • Answer • Sumer Back

14. 1st Civil: 400 • Question: • Where did the priest collect payments and conducted religious services? • Answer • The city’s ziggurat Back

15. 1st Civil: 600 • Question: • What did they early Mesopotamians organize themselves into? • Answer • City-states Back

16. 1st Civil: 800 • Question: • New leaders who took control eventually became known as ____________. • Answer • kings Back

17. 1st Civil: 1000 • Question: • What are the 5 Traits of Civilization? • Answer • Advanced Cities • Specialized Workers • Complex Institutions • Record Keeping • Advanced Technology Back

18. Sumer: 200 • Question: • Who were at the top of the upper classes? • Answer • Kings and priests Back

19. Sumer: 400 • Question: • Who was in every class in Sumerian society? • Answer • women Back

20. Sumer: 600 • Question: • What advancement did the Sumerian make? • Clay pots • Ride horses • The wheel • farm • Answer • The wheel Back

21. Sumer: 800 • Question: • What was the purpose of developing the world’s first writing system? • Answer • To keep business records Back

22. Sumer: 1000 • Question: • Who kept records for the Sumerians? • Answer • Scribes Back

23. Empires: 200 • Question: • Who built the Hanging Gardens of Bablyon? • Cyrus • Hammurabi • Sargon • Nebuchadnezzar II • Answer • Nebuchadnezzar II Back

24. Empires: 400 • Question: • Who created a set of written laws to help him rule his empire? • Sargon • Hammurabi • Cyrus • Nebuchadnezzar II • Answer • Hammurabi Back

25. Empires: 600 • Question: • Who were the most cruel in conquering and governing their empire? • Persians • Chaldeans • Akkadians • Assyrians • Answer • Assyrians Back

26. Empires: 800 • Question: • What is exile? • Answer • Forcing peole to move from their homelands to another place far away Back

27. Empires: 1000 • Question: • What is the region of land that curves between the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea called? • Answer • The Fertile Crescent Back

28. Bonus Question: 5000 pts. • Question: • Complete the Traits of Civilization chart • Traits Example • 1. • 2. • 3. • 4. • 5. • Answer • … • 1. Advanced Cities – Kish, Nippur, Ur • 2. Specialized Workers – priests, kings, artisans • 3. Complex institutions – Temple, army schools • 4. Record Keeping – writing • 5.Advanced technology – wheel, plow, irrigation Back

29. Daily Double The Winner Of The Last Round Write Down How Much Money You Are Willing To Risk If You get the Question write you win that money If you get it wrong you Loss the money!

30. Daily Double The Winner Of The Last Round Write Down How Much Money You Are Willing To Risk If You get the Question write you win that money If you get it wrong you Loss the money!