2. Mr. A’s American History Unit 5: The World At War 4-Team “Lightening” Version

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9. CAT 1 CAT 2 CAT 3 CAT 4 CAT 5 $100 $300 $200 $400 “Lightening Round Jeopardy”

10. CATEGORY 1 - $100 The first civilizations developed near what body of water?

11. CATEGORY 1 - $200 What modern-day country is involved in a war with our US soldiers and is located in the Mesopotamia region?

12. CATEGORY 1 - $300 The stretch of land from the cities of Jericho and Ebla to the Persian Gulf has great farmland and was known as the....

13. CATEGORY 1 - $400 Name three strong rulers of the Mesopotamia region that were polytheistic.

14. CATEGORY 2 - $100 Assyria gained its power by being what and conquering what?

15. CATEGORY 2 - $200 What military weapon was an innovation of the Assyrians?

16. CATEGORY 2 - $300 What was Assyria’s capital city that had an outer wall 200 ft high and wide enough for three chariots to ride side-by-side on top?

17. CATEGORY 2 - $400 Why were the Assyrian people not popular with other Mesopotamian people?

18. CATEGORY 3 - $100 The ancient city of Babylon was built between what two rivers?

19. CATEGORY 3 - $200 What Babylonian ruler is best known for his collection of laws?

20. CATEGORY 3 - $300 Under Hammurabi’s Code, what was the punishment for thieves?

21. CATEGORY 3 - $400 What ruler of New Babylon built a beautiful palace with ‘Hanging Gardens’ that became one of the ‘Seven Wonders of the Ancient World’?

22. CATEGORY 4 - $100 The Hebrew nation descended from Abraham and became known as the Israelites after what grandson?

23. CATEGORY 4 - $200 Were the Israelites ‘polytheistic’or‘monotheistic’?

24. CATEGORY 4 - $300 The ‘Ten Commandments’ became an important part of three major world religions. Name them.

25. CATEGORY 4 - $400 Name the first three kings of Israel (in order of their reign) before the kingdom was divided.

26. CATEGORY 5 - $100 The Phoenicians contributed two very important items to the world’s culture. What were they?

27. CATEGORY 5 - $200 The Phoenicians invented a new writing system made up of how many symbols?

28. CATEGORY 5 - $300 The Phoenicians lived along the coast of what major body of water?

29. CATEGORY 5 - $400 The Phoenicians became great sailors and traders; they built large ships and used the stars for navigation. What were their two principal ports (cities)?

30. CATEGORY 1 - $100 rivers

31. CATEGORY 1 - $200 Iraq

32. CATEGORY 1 - $300 Fertile Crescent

33. CATEGORY 1 - $400 Sargon the Great; Hammurabi; and Nebuchadnezzar II

34. CATEGORY 2 - $100 warriors&cities

35. CATEGORY 2 - $200 battering ram

36. CATEGORY 2 - $300 Nineveh

37. CATEGORY 2 - $400 The Assyrians took people as slaves; took their silver, gold, crops, and livestock to build Assyrian cities.

38. CATEGORY 3 - $100 Tigris & Euphrates

39. CATEGORY 3 - $200 Hammurabi

40. CATEGORY 3 - $300 Thieves were ‘put-to-death’

41. CATEGORY 3 - $400 Nebuchadnezzar II

42. CATEGORY 4 - $100 Jacob (renamed Israel)

43. CATEGORY 4 - $200 Monotheistic (belief in only one God)

44. CATEGORY 4 - $300 Judaism (Jews) Christianity (Christians) Islam (Muslim)

45. CATEGORY 4 - $400 SaulDavidSolomon

46. CATEGORY 5 - $100 alphabet&trade

47. CATEGORY 5 - $200 22

48. CATEGORY 5 - $300 MediterraneanSea

49. CATEGORY 5 - $400 Tyre & Sidon