Jeopardy review game covering ancient Mesopotamia

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3. Question 1 - 10
•Around which
natural landform did
the early people
settle?

4. Answer 1 – 10
•Rivers

5. Question 1 - 20
•Which of the 6
components of culture
would Hammurabi’s
Code of Laws be
considered?

6. Answer 1 – 20
•Politics

7. Question 1 - 30
•Which class of people
in ancient
Mesopotamia had the
largest population of
people?

8. Answer 1 – 30
•The Middle
Class

9. Question 1 - 40
•What technological
advancement allowed
agriculture to develop in
the River Valley
Civilizations?

10. Answer 1 – 40
•Irrigation

11. Question 1 - 50
•Why was
Hammurabi’s Code
of Laws so
important?

12. Answer 1 – 50
•It established the
world’s first
written code of
law

13. Question 2 - 10
•On what was the
early people’s
economy based?

14. Answer 2 – 10
•Farming

15. Question 2 - 20
•Which form of
government has
religious leaders as the
heads of their
government?

16. Answer 2 – 20
•Theocracy

17. Question 2 - 30
•The Epic of Gilgamesh
is an example of
literature from which
civilization?

18. Answer 2 – 30
•Mesopotamia

19. Question 2 - 40
•A Sumerian
temple that is
pyramid shaped is
called?

20. Answer 2 – 40
•Ziggurat

21. Question 2 - 50
•The few Sumerians
who learned how to
write were called?

22. Answer 2 – 50
•Scribes

23. Question 3 - 10
•The Sumerian Government
had a surplus of grain
which allowed them to
trade for other goods they
needed, what type of
economy is this?

24. Answer 3 – 10
•Barter
economy

25. Question 3 - 20
•What type of writing is
this?

26. Answer 3 – 20
•Cuneiform

27. Question 3 - 30
•In order for
government to
develop people had to
develop?

28. Answer 3 – 30
•Cities

29. Question 3 - 40
•Were all people
treated equally
under Hammurabi’s
Code?

30. Answer 3 – 40
•No people from
wealthier social
classes were
treated better

31. Question 3 - 50
•What type of
religion was there in
Mesopotamia?

32. Answer 3 – 50
•Polytheistic

33. Question 4 - 10
•Who was the king of the
Akkadians who conquered
all of Mesopotamia and
created the world’s first
empire?

34. Answer 4 – 10
•Sargon

35. Question 4 - 20
•What are the two
rivers located in
Mesopotamia?

36. Answer 4 – 20
•Tigris and
Euphrates Rivers

37. Question 4 - 30
•A city with its surrounding
farmland with its own
government, military, and
laws is called?

38. Answer 4 – 30
•City-State

39. Question 4 - 40
•Who built the ancient
world wonder, the
Hanging Gardens of
Babylon, for his
homesick wife?

40. Answer 4 – 40
•Nebuchadnezzar

41. Question 4 - 50
•What is this?

42. Answer 4 – 50
•Cylinder
Seal

43. Question 5 - 10
•A group of many
lands under one
ruler is called an?

44. Answer 5 – 10
•Empire

45. Question 5 - 20
•The astronomers of
Babylon mapped
what?

46. Answer 5 – 20
•The stars and
planets

47. Question 5 - 30
•Mesopotamia is in a
region known as the
Fertile Crescent due to
the abundance of what
particular item?

48. Answer 5 – 30
•Silt

49. Question 5 - 40
•Job specialization
was a direct result
of?

50. Answer 5 – 40
•Increased food
supply

51. Question 5 - 50
• What is this?

52. Answer 5 – 50
•Hammurabi’s
Code of Laws
posted on a stone
pillar, a Stele