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Mesopotamia Terms Geography The First Civilization Life in Sumer Early Empires 200 400 600 800 1000 Bonus Question: 5000 pts

Terms 1: 200 Question: A belief in many gods or goddesses is called __________. Answer polytheism Back

Terms 1: 400 Question: A metal that is a mixture of copper and tin is called __________. Answer bronze Back

Terms 1: 600 Question: A picture or drawing that represents a word or idea is called ____________. Answer pictograph Back

Terms 1: 800 Question: An ancient region of Southern Mesopotamia is called ____________. Answer Sumer Back

Topic 1: 1000 Question: A political unit that includes a city and its nearby farmlands Answer City-state Back

Geo: 200 Question: What is the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers called? Answer Mesopotamia Back

Geo: 400 Question: Why was the area between the rivers so good for growing crops? Answer The flooding rivers deposited silt. Back

Geo: 600 Question: They were able to trade due to a crop ________. Answer surplus Back

Geo: 800 Question: Flat land bordering a river is called a _________. Answer Floodplain Back

Geo: 1000 Question: A climate of little rainfall and warm temperature is called ____________. Answer Semiarid Back

1st Civil: 200 Question: What was the first civilization called? Answer Sumer Back

1st Civil: 400 Question: Where did the priest collect payments and conducted religious services? Answer The city’s ziggurat Back

1st Civil: 600 Question: What did they early Mesopotamians organize themselves into? Answer City-states Back

1st Civil: 800 Question: New leaders who took control eventually became known as ____________. Answer kings Back

1st Civil: 1000 Question: What are the 5 Traits of Civilization? Answer Advanced Cities Specialized Workers Complex Institutions Record Keeping Advanced Technology Back

Sumer: 200 Question: Who were at the top of the upper classes? Answer Kings and priests Back

Sumer: 400 Question: Who was in every class in Sumerian society? Answer women Back

Sumer: 600 Question: What advancement did the Sumerian make? Answer Clay pots Ride horses The wheel farm Answer Back

Sumer: 800 Question: What was the purpose of developing the world’s first writing system? Answer To keep business records Back

Sumer: 1000 Question: Who kept records for the Sumerians? Answer Scribes Back

Empires: 200 Question: Who built the Hanging Gardens of Bablyon? Cyrus Hammurabi Sargon Nebuchadnezzar II Answer Back

Empires: 400 Question: Who created a set of written laws to help him rule his empire? Sargon Hammurabi Cyrus Nebuchadnezzar II Answer Back

Empires: 600 Question: Who were the most cruel in conquering and governing their empire? Persians Chaldeans Akkadians Assyrians Answer Back

Empires: 800 Question: What is exile? Answer Forcing peole to move from their homelands to another place far away Back

Empires: 1000 Question: What is the region of land that curves between the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea called? Answer The Fertile Crescent Back

Bonus Question: 5000 pts. Question: Complete the Traits of Civilization chart Traits Example 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Answer … 1. Advanced Cities – Kish, Nippur, Ur 2. Specialized Workers – priests, kings, artisans 3. Complex institutions – Temple, army schools 4. Record Keeping – writing 5.Advanced technology – wheel, plow, irrigation Back

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!

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!