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© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved Daily Doubles Jeopardy Instructions On your turn, you will come to the computer with a partner from your team. Select a category by clicking on the dollar amount. When the question appears, read it aloud. You and your partner will have 30 seconds to answer the question. After you have answered, click on the screen and read the correct answer aloud. If your answer is correct, your team will have that dollar amount added to their score. If incorrect, the dollar amount will be subtracted from the score. Click on the Game Board button to go back to the board.

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved Scores Daily Doubles If a “Daily Double” screen comes up when you select your question, you may choose how much the question will be worth. The value you choose cannot be more than your team has currently earned. If your team has a negative balance, you may wager up to $500. If you get the question correct, you will have the amount you selected added to your score. If you get the question incorrect, the amount you selected will be subtracted from your score.

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved Geograph y Accom plishme nts Rulers Vocabulary Mesopota mian Mix Judaism $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 Final Jeopardy Scores

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $100 Why did crops grow well in Mesopotamia, and what does Mesopotamia mean? Geography

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $100 Because they had a constant source of water through the rivers and fertile soil – “between the two rivers” Scores Game Board

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 Why did Mesopotamians build canals? Geography

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 To create irrigation systems in order to deal with the problem of low rainfall. Scores Game Board

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $300 What is a surplus? Geography

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $300 An extra supply of something Scores Game Board

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 How were floods HELPFUL to people in Mesopotamia? Geography

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 Scores They brought rich silt to the land, making it good for farming. Game Board

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $500 What two physical features give Mesopotamia it’s name? Geography

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $500 Scores The Tigris & Euphrates Rivers Game Board

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $100 Accomplishments What was the first purpose the Sumerians had for creating cuneiform?

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $100 To deal with trading and record keeping. Scores Game Board

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 What invention helped Mesopotamians bring water to their crops? Accomplishments

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 Irrigation Scores Game Board

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $300 What is Hammurabi best known for accomplishing? Accomplishments

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $300 Created a written code of law in Babylon Scores Game Board

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$400 What was the purpose of the Sumerian cylinder seal? Accomplishments

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 To display ownership of an item; to allow Sumerians to sign their names. Scores Game Board

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $500 What is a ziggurat? Accomplishments

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $500 A pyramid-shaped temple tower used for the Mesopotamian gods. Scores Game Board

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $100 Which Assyrian leader formed the world’s first library? Rulers

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $100 Ashurbanipal Scores Game Board

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 Who defeated all the Sumerian city-states to create the world’s first empire? Rulers

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 Sargon Scores Game Board

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $300 Which Mesopotamian group was famous for their military skills and inventions? Rulers

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $300 The Assyrians Scores Game Board

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 Why are the Sumerians important in Mesopotamian history? Rulers

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 They were the first known civilization in the area. They also created the first writing system. Scores Game Board

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $500 What is the difference between a city-state and an empire? Rulers

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $500 A city-state is an independent area with its own leader, culture & traditions; an empire is a large territory of many places under the control of one ruler. Scores Game Board

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $100 What made it possible for the people of Mesopotamia to work as craftsmen and religious workers instead of just farmers? Vocabulary

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $100 Division of Labor Specialization (social divisions) Division of Labor Specialization (social divisions) Scores Game Board

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 Vocabulary Who served as a mediator between the Sumerian people and their gods?

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 A priest Scores Game Board

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $300 What is architecture? Vocabulary

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $300 The science of building. Scores Game Board

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 What is a social hierarchy? Vocabulary

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 A classification of people based on their rank in society. (AKA – a list of what group is most important to what group is least important in terms of honor/prestige) Scores Game Board

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $500 What is polytheism? Vocabulary

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $500 The belief in more than one god. Scores Game Board

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $100 What building material created most structures in Mesopotamia? Mesopotamian Mix

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $100 Mud-brick Scores Game Board

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 Why did Phoenicia become powerful in Mesopotamia? Mesopotamian Mix

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 They were great sailors and traders. Scores Game Board

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $300 Mesopotamian Mix How was the Phoenician alphabet different from cuneiform?

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $300 The alphabet was made up of symbols that stood for letters and sounds. Cuneiform were pictograph symbols that stood for words and ideas. Scores Game Board

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 What position did scribes hold in Mesopotamian society? Mesopotamian Mix

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 They were near the top of the social order (under rulers and priests). They were very highly regarded in society for their skill Scores Game Board

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $500 Describe cuneiform with at least 3 details. Mesopotamian Mix

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $500 World’s first known writing system, consisted of wedge- shaped symbols, characters stood for words or ideas, written on clay tablets with a stylus. Scores Game Board

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $100 Why was Abraham important to the Hebrew people? Judaism

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $100 He was the founder of Judaism and the “father” of the Hebrews. Scores Game Board

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 What is the Holy Book and place of worship in Judaism? Judaism

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 The Torah and a Synagogue Scores Game Board

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $300 Why was Moses an important Hebrew leader? Judaism

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $300 He was chosen by God to lead the slaves out of Egypt. Scores Game Board

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 What religion did the Hebrews follow? How was this religion different from the Sumerian’s religion? Judaism

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 They followed Judaism; they only worshipped one God while the Sumerians were polytheistic. Scores Game Board

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$500 Name three different groups under which the Hebrews were persecuted or imprisoned during ANCIENT times. Judaism

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $500 Scores Game Board Assyrians, Babylonians, Egyptians, Romans.

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved Final Jeopardy Final Jeopardy Instructions After seeing the category, your team must decide whether to wager $50, $100, or $200 per person on the Final Jeopardy question. Each person will answer the question individually on their own sheet of paper. After 30 seconds, papers will be collected and tallied. For each correct answer, the team will receive the amount that they selected. For each incorrect answer, the team will lose the selected amount of money.

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved Scores Mesopotamian Accomplishments Final Jeopardy Question

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© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved You are the new