1. Rise of City-States and Civilization Team Trivia Game With your hosts: Mr. Byers and Mrs. Morton

2. Rules Pick one person to be the scribe for the team Pick one person to be the scribe for the team Pick a team name, be creative for example “E=MC Hammer” “Black Seabatth” Pick a team name, be creative for example “E=MC Hammer” “Black Seabatth” Write down the names of all team members Write down the names of all team members I will show and read you a question, quietly in your group decide on an answer and write it down. I will show and read you a question, quietly in your group decide on an answer and write it down. At the end of the final round (10 questions per round), I will collect the answer sheets and score them At the end of the final round (10 questions per round), I will collect the answer sheets and score them While I am scoring the answer sheets I will have an answer key to the study guide on the board, compare your answers to mine. While I am scoring the answer sheets I will have an answer key to the study guide on the board, compare your answers to mine. The team with the most points will earn 5 bonus points on their assessment. The team with the most points will earn 5 bonus points on their assessment.

3. Round #1

4. 1.This word means land between the rivers

5. 2. I prevent rivers from flooding

6. 3. I store water for later use

7. 4. I am a religious temple in ancient Mesopotamia

8. 5. I added strength and beauty to Sumerian architecture

9. 6. I am the lowest class in the Sumerian social structure

10. 7. I helped Sumerian kings write and record their laws.

11. 8. I originally was used to make pottery

12. 9. I made planting seeds easier and faster

13. 10. I am bordered to the north by the Sea of Galilee and to the south by the Dead Sea. What am I?

14. Round #1 Answers 1. Mesopotamia 1. Mesopotamia 2. Levees 2. Levees 3. Reservoir 3. Reservoir 4. Ziggurat 4. Ziggurat 5. Arch 5. Arch 6. Slaves 6. Slaves 7. Scribes 7. Scribes 8. Wheel 8. Wheel 9. Plow 9. Plow 10. Jordan River 10. Jordan River

15. Round #2

16. 1. Sumerian settlements who had their own government and farm land are called?

17. 2. The shortage of food in the foothills was caused by…

18. 3.Whose duty was it to build temples, lead the army, and enforce laws?

19. 4. I am a two wheeled vehicle pulled by a horse.

20. 5. The beliefs and behaviors of a society or group.

21. 6. The way a society or civilization is organized.

22. 7. The Libyan Desert is to my west and the Red Sea is to my East. What am I?

23. 8. The Red Sea borders me to the west and the Persian Gulf borders me to the east. What am I?

24. 9. To protect themselves, Sumerians defended their city- states with these two things.

25. 10. The biggest problem Sumerian farmers faced was…

26. Round #2 Answers 1. City-State 1. City-State 2. Growing Population 2. Growing Population 3. King’s 3. King’s 4. Chariot 4. Chariot 5. Culture 5. Culture 6. Social Structure 6. Social Structure 7. Nile River 7. Nile River 8. Arabian Desert 8. Arabian Desert 9. Mud-brick Walls and Moats 9. Mud-brick Walls and Moats 10. Uncontrolled Water Supply 10. Uncontrolled Water Supply

27. Final Round

28. 1-7. List the seven characteristics of civilization

29. 8-10.List at least three parts of an irrigation system.

30. Final Round Answer Key 1. Stable Food Supply 1. Stable Food Supply 2. Social Structure 2. Social Structure 3. Government 3. Government 4. Religion 4. Religion 5. Technology 5. Technology 6. “The Arts” 6. “The Arts” 7. Written Language 7. Written Language 8-10. Levee, canal, reservoir, and/or dam 8-10. Levee, canal, reservoir, and/or dam