Unit 2: Team Review Challenge Mr. Kontos Ancient World History

Unit 2: Team Review Challenge I can demonstrate application of the Empires of Mesopotamia by providing the answers to review questions by playing the Geography Challenge Game.

Unit 2: Team Review Challenge Rules of the game: How to answer Each team will be given a dry erase board, marker and eraser. You will use this to write your answers. The dry erase board will start with the person sitting at seat A. After each turn you will pass the board to your left so the next person will be the recorder. After your group decides on an answer, write down your answer on your dry erase board. Then turn it over so no other groups can see your answer.

Unit 2: Team Review Challenge Rules of the game: How to score points A question will be posted for the entire class on the board. You will have 20 seconds to talk with your group, decide on an answer, and write that answer down. If your group has the correct answer you will receive a point. For challenge questions, you will have the opportunity to wager some or all of your points.

Who is the Mayor of Dearborn? -Mayor O’reiley Practice Question Who is the Mayor of Dearborn? -Mayor O’reiley

Question 1 Why were Sumerian communities called city-states? ? -The city had it’s own laws, leaders and land like a mini country.

Question 2 The name of Mesopotamia comes from its location, which was? -Between two rivers

Question 3 Which fact allowed Neolithic people to farm in the foothills of the Zagros Mountains? Goats can live on dry grass. The region had plenty of rain. Shallow canals watered the fields. Harsh climates are good for grains? -B

Question 4 Why did the rivers flood in the spring? -Snow and ice melted in the mountains

Question 5 What was the chief purpose of dams and reservoirs? -Control the floods and store water for later use

Question 6 Why was silt a problem for the people of Sumer? -Would clog the canals and stopped the flow of water to the fields.

Question 7 Why did the villages of Sumer depend on each other? -To keep the canals clear of silt and for protection.

Question 8 Using natural resources found in the environment, Sumerians built strong walls with what material? -Bricks made from mud and baked in the sun.

Question 9 A society has a stable food supply if? -Has enough food for all of its people and has some left over. Or a surplus.

Question 10 Which one of these inventions most affected the food supply in Sumer? A. the arch B. the plow C. the wheel D. the chariot? -The Plow.

Challenge Question Wager You will be asked a challenge question. The question is not something we talked about in social studies so it may be difficult. You may wager all, some or none of your points. Wager wisely, if you get the question wrong you loose the points wagered.

Question 11 Why were scribes important in Sumerian government? -They were the only ones who could write.

Question 12 If you were in ancient Sumer, you might see a levee beside a river. Why was the levee built? -To stop the river from flooding.

Question 13 Which evidence shows that the Sumerians lived after the Stone Age? -We found bronze tools.

Question 14 Which invention made it possible for Sumerian armies to use chariots? -The invention of the wheel.

Question 15 What evidence found by archaeologists shows that Sumerians were not prehistoric? -Found written language

Records of the goods people exchanged were made on? -Clay tablets Question 16 Records of the goods people exchanged were made on? -Clay tablets

Question 17 The Sumerians were a civilization but not an empire. What feature did the Akkadian, Babylonian, and Assyrian empires have that the Sumerians lacked? One government ruled several groups. Rulers claimed to get power from the gods. C. Many beautiful works of art were produced. D. Public works such as irrigation were organized? -A

Who was the king of the Akkadian Empire? -Sargron Question 18 Who was the king of the Akkadian Empire? -Sargron

Question 19 Which of these did the Akkadians use to gain power over Sumer? military strategy economic wealth religious teachings complex technology? -Military strategy.

The Akkadians used steles to? -Record important events. Question 20 The Akkadians used steles to? -Record important events.

Challenge Question Wager You will be asked a challenge question. The question is not something we talked about in social studies so it may be difficult. You may wager all, some or none of your points. Wager wisely, if you get the question wrong you loose the points wagered.

For what is Hammurabi best remembered? -His written cold of laws. Question 21 For what is Hammurabi best remembered? -His written cold of laws.

Question 22 What was the purpose of Assyrian aqueducts? -To bring water to the city.

Which city was the capital of the Assyrian Empire? -Nineveh. Question 23 Which city was the capital of the Assyrian Empire? -Nineveh.

Question 24 Who conquered the land of the Israelites and took many Israelites to Babylon as captives? -Nebuchadnezzar.

Question 25 Why did Nebuchadnezzar build two walls, some towers, and a moat around his capital? -He wanted to keep the city safe.

What empire did Hammurabi rule? -The Babylonian Empire. Question 26 What empire did Hammurabi rule? -The Babylonian Empire.

What empire had the worlds first big library? -Assyrian. Question 27 What empire had the worlds first big library? -Assyrian.

Question 28 What was the most important achievement of the Akkadian’s? -The worlds first empire

Question 29 A problem that all four Mesopotamian empires had was difficulty in? -The time before written history.

Question 30 A problem that all four Mesopotamian empires had was difficulty in? -Controlling a large area of land/territory.

Final Question Wager! This is the final question of the game. You may wager any amount of points you currently have but you may not wager more than you have. Remember if you get the question wrong you will loose all of those points! Wager Wisely!

Final Question!