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Mesopotamia Jeopardy!

Mesopotamia Jeopardy!. A review game compiled by Mother Vrnda Priya. Vocab. 100. Inventions 100. Accomplish- ments 100. Emperors 100. Geography 100. 200. 200. 200. 200. 200. 300. 300. 300. 300. 300. 400. 400. 400. 400. 400. 500. 500. 500. 500. 500. Vocab. 100.

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Mesopotamia Jeopardy!

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  1. Mesopotamia Jeopardy! A review game compiled by Mother VrndaPriya

  2. Vocab. 100 Inventions 100 Accomplish-ments 100 Emperors 100 Geography 100 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500

  3. Vocab. 100 What is silt? type of Sumerian pottery Hittite weapon mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks the first Mesopotamian civilizaton Answer: c. Silt is a mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks.

  4. Vocab. 200 What is a surplus? • more than you needed • less than you needed • a system of watering crops • a tool used by the Hittites Answer: a. A surplus is having more of something than you needed.

  5. Vocab. 300 What is the difference between rural and urban? • rural : city :: urban : countryside • rural : near a river :: urban : landlocked • rural : Babylon :: urban : Assyria • rural : countryside :: urban : city Answer: d. A rural area is in the countryside. An urban area is in a city.

  6. Vocab. 400 Which word means “the worship of many gods”? • religious • Chaldean • polytheism • Cuneiform Answer: c. Polytheism is the worship of many gods.

  7. Vocab. 500 What is an epic? • major event in history • long poem that tells the story of a hero • system of writing invented by Kassites • type of Akkadian art Answer: b. An epic is a long poem that tells the story of a hero (think “Gilgamesh”).

  8. Inventions 100 Which civilization was known for creating the first system of writing, and what was it called? • Assyrians; cuneiform • Hittites; calligraphy • Sumerians; alphabet • Sumerians; cuneiform Answer: d. Sumerians invented the first system of writing called cuneiform.

  9. Inventions 200 What was the basic political unit of Sumer? • city-state • rural center • empire • urban center Answer: a. The city-state was the basic political unit of Sumer.

  10. Inventions 300 What was the bucket-like simple machine that helped the first Mesopotamian civilization water their crops? • irrigation • canals • shaduf • wheel Answer: c. Shaduf

  11. Inventions 400 What is the word for the pyramid-shaped temple tower that the Sumerians invented? • hanging gardens • architecture • shaduf • ziggurat Answer: d. ziggurat

  12. Inventions 500 What civilization is known for creating the first alphabet? • Sumerians • Phoenicians • Akkadians • Chaldeans Answer: b. the Phoenicians

  13. Emperors 100 Who was the emperor who came up with the famous “Hammurabi’s Code”? • Sargon • Hammurabi • Shamshi-Adad • Gilgamesh Answer: b. Hammurabi

  14. Emperors 200 Which king, ruler of the city of Uruk, has an epic named after him? • Hammurabi • Sargon • Shamshi-Adad • Gilgamesh Answer: d. Gilgamesh

  15. Emperors 300 Which Akkadian king conquered all of Mesopotamia and was the first ruler to have a permanent army? • Sargon • Shamshi-Adad • Gilgamesh • Nebuchadnezzar Answer: a. Sargon

  16. Emperors 400 Which Assyrian emperor was merciless, cruel and conquered most of northern Mesopotamia? • Hammurabi • Sargon • Shamshi-Adad • Nebuchadnezzar Answer: c. Shamshi-Adad

  17. Emperors 500 Which Chaldean emperor rebuilt Babylon into a beautiful city and was responsible for the famous Hanging Gardens? • Sargon • Hammurabi • Nebuchadnezzar • Gilgamesh Answer: c. Nebuchadnezzar

  18. Accomplishments 100 How were the Sumerians able to regulate the water level of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers and water their crops? • use of the shaduf • irrigation • invention of cuneiform • creation of the water clock Answer: b. irrigation

  19. Accomplishments 200 Mastering which two resources gave the Hittites an advantage over their enemies? • chariots and ironworking • ironworking and canals • pottery and canals • chariots and cedar Answer: a. chariots and ironworking

  20. Accomplishments 300 Which civilization created the system of time based on the number 60 that we use today? • Phoenicians • Akkadians • Sumerians • Assyrians Answer: c. Sumerians

  21. Accomplishments 400 Which king/civilization was the first to bring the entire region of Mesopotamia under its rule? • Shamshi-Adad/ Assyrians • Hammurabi/ Babylonians • Nebuchadnezzar/ Chaldeans • Sargon/ Akkadians Answer: d. Sargon/ Akkadians

  22. Accomplishments 500 Blocked by mountains to the north, water to the west, and hostile neighbors to the east and south, which civilization became expert sailors in order to trade? • Phoenicians • Hittites • Kassites • Chaldeans Answer: a. Phoenicians

  23. Geography 100 Where is Mesopotamia located? • next to the Nile river • between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers • south of the Mississippi river • north of the Caspian sea Answer: b. between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers

  24. Geography 200 After establishing their empire, the Assyrians changed their capitol from Assur to a city called… • Akkad • Babylon • Phoenicia • Nineveh Answer: d. Nineveh

  25. Geography 300 The Assyrians conquered all of the Fertile Crescent, even taking over parts of… • Europe and North America • Africa • Asia Minor and Egypt • South America Answer: c. Asia Minor and Egypt

  26. Geography 400 The city of Babylon was located in… • southern Mesopotamia • northern Mesopotamia • eastern Mesopotamia • western Mesopotamia Answer: a. southern Mesopotamia

  27. Geography 500 Phoenicia was located… • in eastern part of the Fertile Crescent • in southern Mesopotamia, near Babylon • in western part of the Fertile Crescent, along the Mediterranean Sea • on the Tigris river Answer: c.

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