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JEOPARDY

JEOPARDY. Chapter 2- Mesopotamia. Categories. 100. 200. 300. 400. 500. Sumer. 100. 200. 300. 400. 500. Akkad/Babylonia. 100. Assyria/Chaldea. 200. 300. 400. 500. 100. 200. 300. 400. 500. Geography. 100. 200. 300. 400. 500. Phoenicia/Lydia/ Hebrews/Persia. 300.

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JEOPARDY

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  1. JEOPARDY Chapter 2- Mesopotamia

  2. Categories 100 200 300 400 500 Sumer 100 200 300 400 500 Akkad/Babylonia 100 Assyria/Chaldea 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 Geography 100 200 300 400 500 Phoenicia/Lydia/ Hebrews/Persia 300 100 200 400 500 Vocabulary

  3. This is the form of government that was unique to the Sumerian culture. What was the city-state?

  4. These are the three classes of the society of ancient Sumer. What was the the Upper class ( nobles, royal family, and priests and government officials), artisans and merchants and lower class, (peasants, slaves).?

  5. These were the three ancient city-states of Sumer What were Ur, Erech, and Kish?

  6. This Sumerian tale pre-dated the story of Noah. What was the story of Gligamesh

  7. What were ziggurats? They were the ancient Sumerian temples.

  8. He was the King that united the Kingdoms of Sumer and Akkad. Who was Sargon of Akkad?

  9. This was language family spoken by both the Babylonians and the Akkadians. What was Semitic ( related to modern Hebrew and Arabic) ?

  10. He was the great ruler of the Babylonian kingdom. Who was Hammurabi?

  11. This was what a Babylonian man might do in order to pay his debts. What was sell his wife and children?

  12. “Don’t Choke!” Daily Double

  13. This was what the Babylonians called the afterlife. What was the “Land of No Return”? ( a rather pessimistic group, would’nt you say?

  14. This was the group of invading nomads who defeated the Babylonians, and used iron weapons. Who were the Hittites?

  15. They were considered the fiercest, cruelest, warriors of ancient Biblical history. Who were the Assyrians?

  16. These were two effective military tactics used by the Assyrians to conquer rival kingdoms. What were the use of cavalry, and the battering ram?

  17. He was the wise ruler of the Chaldeans/Babylonians. Who was Nebuchadnezzar?

  18. This was the ancient capital of Assyria. What was Nineveh?

  19. These are the two rivers that form and helped create the ancient civilizations of Sumeria and Babylonia. What was the Tigris River and the Euphrates River ?

  20. This would be the modern country that contains most of the remains of ancient Babylonia and Mespotomia. What is Iraq?

  21. This was the name given to the area that stretches from the Nile River Valley, through the Mediterranean region , and into the Tigris-Euphrates River Valley. What was the Fertile Crescent?

  22. What was Mesopotamia ( northern ) and Babylonia ( southern)? These were the names given to the northern and southern parts of the Tigris – Euphrates River Valley.

  23. What is the Shatt–al–Arab and the Persian Gulf? This is the name given to the delta or merging point of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers and the body of water that they empty into.

  24. “Don’t Choke!” Daily Double

  25. These were the three famous Persian Kings. Who were Cyrus, Darius and Xerxes?

  26. This was the ancient religion of the Persians, which was monotheistic and dealt with the eternal struggle of good and evil. What was Zoroastrianism?

  27. These people were the first people to coin money for trade. Who were the Lydians?

  28. These were some of the goods and ideas traded by the ancient Phoenecians. What was lumber ( the Cedars of Lebanon), purple dye, ( murex) and the alphabet?

  29. These were the first five books of the Old Testament, and listed the Hebrew Code of Laws What was the Torah, ( Should be hand written)?

  30. This was the Hebrew ethical code of laws. What were the Ten Commandments?

  31. This is the name given to economy based on trading good or services for good or services. What is the barter system or bartering?

  32. This was a hired soldier, sometimes from another country, paid to fight. What was a mercenary?

  33. This was the type of wedged shaped writing used by the Sumerians. What was cuneiform writing ?

  34. This was architectural development used by the Sumerians to make an entrance through a wall more stable. What was an arch?

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