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Welcome! The Topic For Today Is…. Ancient Mesopotamia. Topic 1: 200. Question: What is an example of oral history? Answer A story told to a grandchild by their grandfather. Back. Topic 1: 400. Question: What is an artifact? Answer A human made object. Back. Topic 1: 600. Question:

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  1. Welcome! The Topic For Today Is…

  2. Ancient Mesopotamia

  3. Topic 1: 200 • Question: • What is an example of oral history? • Answer • A story told to a grandchild by their grandfather Back

  4. Topic 1: 400 • Question: What is an artifact? • Answer • A human made object Back

  5. Topic 1: 600 • Question: • The Rosetta Stone is an example of • Answer: • A primary source Back

  6. Topic 1: 800 • Question: • What is a fossil? • Answer • The remains or imprints of plants and animals Back

  7. Topic 1: 1000 • Question: • Lucy belongs to which species of early humans? • Answer • australopithecines Back

  8. Topic 2: 200 • Question: • Early hunter-gatherers fed themselves by • Answer • Hunting animals and gathering plants Back

  9. Topic 2: 400 • Question: • Early people were nomadic because… • Answer • They needed to find sources of food Back

  10. Topic 2: 600 • Question: • Modern humans belong to which species of early humans? • Answer • Homo Sapiens Back

  11. Topic 2: 800 • Question: • What is surplus? • Answer • Extra supply of resources Back

  12. Topic 2: 1000 • Question: • What is migration? • Answer • Moving to new and distant lands Back

  13. Topic 3: 200 • Question: • What is the order tools most likely evolved? • Answer • Sticks and stones • Pointed rocks tied to sticks • Bows and arrows • Metal tools Back

  14. Topic 3: 400 • Question: • Mesopotamia is between which two river systems? • Answer • Tigris and Euphrates Rivers Back

  15. Topic 3: 600 • Question: • Who became famous from creating the code of law? • Answer • King Hammurabi Back

  16. Topic 3: 800 • Question: • Define civilization • Answer • And advanced form of culture that has specialized workers, advanced cities, and technology Back

  17. Topic 3: 1000 • Question: • The belief in many gods is called… • Answer • polytheism Back

  18. Topic 4: 200 • Question: • Cuneiform evolved from which writing system? • Answer • pictographs Back

  19. Topic 4: 400 • Question: • What were the two major empires in Mesopotamia? • Answer • Akkad and Sumer Back

  20. Topic 4: 600 • Question: • Hatshepsut was the first female ______. • Answer • Pharaoh of Egypt Back

  21. Topic 4: 800 • Question: • Why is the Nile important to Egypt? • Answer • It is a source of irrigation, fertile soil, and wildlife Back

  22. Topic 4: 1000 • Question: • The ancient Egyptians mummified the dead because… • Answer • In order to prevent decay for the afterlife Back

  23. Topic 5: 200 • Question: • Which monument is Ramses II known for? • Answer • A temple of four 66 ft statues of himself Back

  24. Topic 5: 400 • Question: • Egyptians believed pharaohs were… • Answer • gods Back

  25. Topic 5: 600 • Question: • Why did Egyptians bury items in their tombs? • Answer • They believed the items could be use in the afterlife Back

  26. Topic 5: 800 • Question: • The floods of the Nile River provided farmers… • Answer • Rich black soil Back

  27. Topic 5: 1000 • Question: • Monotheism is the belief in… • Answer • One god Back

  28. Topic 6: 200 pts. • Question: • What did the Israelites promise when they agreed to the covenant? • Answer • Obey the Ten Commandments and love God. Back

  29. Topic 6: 400 pts. • Question: • The sacred book of Judaism is called… • Answer • Torah

  30. Topic 6: 600 pts. • Question: • The Israelites were lead from Egypt to Canaan by whom? • Answer • Moses

  31. Topic 6: 800 pts. • Question: • Who did David defeat? • Answer • Goliath the leader of the Philistines

  32. Topic 6: 1000 pts. • Question: • The practice of forcing people to move from their homelands to another place far away is called • Answer • exile

  33. Bonus Question 2000 pts. • Question: • The people who were most cruel in conquering and governing their empire were the • Answer • Assyrians

  34. 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!

  35. Traits of Civilization • Question: • What ruler created a set of written laws to help him rule his empire? • Answer: • Hammurabi

  36. 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!

  37. Traits of Sumer • Question: • What are the traits of Sumer? • Answer: • Advanced Cities: Kish, Nippur, Ur • Specialized Workers: King, Priest, artisans • Complex Institutions: Temple, army, schools • Record Keeping: Writing • Advanced Technology: Bronze tools, irrigation

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