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Mesopotamia and The Fertile Crescent

Mesopotamia and The Fertile Crescent. Who Wants to be a MILLIONAIRE?. How much can you win? Play along and find out. $100 What modern day country is located in The Fertile Crescent?. Norway. Cuba. A:. B:. Mexico. Iraq. C:. D:. D. Iraq. $200 Civilization developed in the

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Mesopotamia and The Fertile Crescent

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  1. Mesopotamia and The Fertile Crescent Who Wants to be a MILLIONAIRE? How much can you win? Play along and find out . . .

  2. $100 What modern day country is located in The Fertile Crescent? Norway Cuba A: B: Mexico Iraq C: D:

  3. D. Iraq

  4. $200 Civilization developed in the Fertile Crescent because: The rivers there created rich farmland That’s where the UFO landed! A: B: This area was too difficult to defend The Nile River was too crowded C: D:

  5. The rivers there created rich farmland

  6. $300 The first written code of laws was called: Mr. Mathison’s Code Hammurabi’s Code A: B: The Code of the Skull Code of the Rivers C: D:

  7. B. Hammurabi’s Code

  8. $500 Mesopotamia was located between what two rivers? Ur and Iraq Rivers Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers A: B: Tigris and Euphrates Rivers Mesopotamia and Crescent Rivers C: D:

  9. D. Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

  10. $1,000 Most Sumerians were polytheists and would build these to worship their gods. Ziggurats Hanging Gardens A: B: Ninevahs Gilgameshies C: D:

  11. A. Ziggurats

  12. $2,000 The first king of Babylon, _________, united the cities of Sumer. King Babylonious King Kong A: B: King Nebuchadnezzar King Hammurabi C: D:

  13. C. King Hammurabi

  14. $4,000 A ancient form of writing with wedges and lines. Blogoform Romaniform A: B: Cuneiform Alphabet C: D:

  15. C. Cuneiform

  16. $8,000 Babylon was an important center of trade because it was: The site of a large library Surrounded by 10 foot high walls A: B: The place were writing was invented Located in the center of neighboring cities C: D:

  17. D. Located in the center of neighboring cities

  18. $16,000 The Code of Hammurabi was based on ______________ justice. Eye for an eye Toe for a toe A: B: Leg for a leg Ear for an ear C: D:

  19. A. Eye for an eye

  20. $32,000 One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, _______________, was located in Babylon. The Great Pyramid Temple of Artimis A: B: The Hanging Gardens Statue of Zeus C: D:

  21. C. The Hanging Gardens

  22. $64,000 Which of the following was not one of the Mesopotamian’s 7 main gods? God of Wind God of Grass A: B: God of Salt Water God of the Moon C: D:

  23. B. God of Grass

  24. $125,000 The Mesopotamians would write with these two tools: A clay tablet and a stylus A dubsar and a clay tablet A: B: A scribe and a stylus A clay tablet and a clay pen C: D:

  25. A. A clay tablet and a stylus

  26. $250,000 Our textbook describes the rivers in Mesopotamia as _____________________ . Rivers of life and death Rivers of laughter and sadness A: B: Rivers water and salt Rivers of fish and turtles C: D:

  27. B. Rivers of Life and Death

  28. $500,000 The temple on top of the Ziggurat at Ur was this color: Green Red A: B: Blue Yellow C: D:

  29. C. Blue

  30. $1,000,000 What body of water do the Tigres and Euphrates Rivers empty into: The Mediterranean Sea The Black Sea A: B: The Caspian Sea The Persian Gulf C: D:

  31. D. The Persian Gulf

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