2. JEOPARDY Click to play Jeopardy Directions

4. World’sFirstWorld’sFirst Name that River River What they were known for for What they were known for for Let’s Get Civilized! Civilized!VocabVocab $ 200 $ 300 $ 400 $ 500 $ 100 $ 200 $ 300 $ 400 $ 500 $ 100 $ 200 $ 300 $ 400 $ 500 $ 100 $ 200 $ 300 $ 400 $ 500 $ 100 $ 200 $ 300 $ 400 $ 500 $ 100 Final Jeopardy

5. Let’s Get Civilized for $100 This feature of civilization describes the way a civilization keeps accurate records Answer

6. What is ……….. System of Writing

7. Let’s Get Civilized for $200 This feature of civilization describes how civilizations divide up their workforce. Answer

8. What is…………. Specialized Jobs

9. Let’s Get Civilized for $300 These are centers for trade in a civilization and usually are well-planned and have high walls for protection ANSWER

10. What is…………….. Cities

11. Let’s Get Civilized for $400 This is a feature of civilization that describes efforts by the civilization to invent things to make their lives easier. Answer

12. What are…….. Improved Technology

13. Let’s Get Civilized for $500 This feature of civilization describes extremely organized parts of the civilization, which includes religion and government. Answer

14. What is …………. Complex Institutions

15. World’s First for $100 The world’s first system of writing Answer

16. What is ………….. Cuneiform

17. World’s First for $200 Ancient civilization that invented gun powder, umbrellas, and wheelbarrows Answer

18. What is……… Ancient China

19. World’s First for $300 This was the world’s first code of written laws Answer

20. What is………….. Hammurabi’ s Code or the Code of Hammurabi

21. World’s First for $400 This was the world’s first civilization. Answer

22. What is ……….. The city-state of Sumer

23. World’s First for $500 The Akkadians led by Sargon I (the first) created the world’s first one of these, but it didn’t last after the ruler died. Answer

24. What is …….. The world’s 1 st Empire

25. Name That River for $100 This is the longest river on earth and where the Ancient Egyptian civilization was located. Answer

26. What is……….. The Nile River

27. Name That River for $200 These two rivers make up the Fertile Crescent. Answer

28. What is ……. Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

29. Name That River for $300 This river contains Loess and is called China’s Sorrow because it floods and can kill people and destroy property. Answer

30. What is….. The Hwang He River or The Yellow River

31. Name That River for $400 The Ancient Indians founded their civilization on this river. Answer

32. What is… The Indus River

33. Name That River for $500 The Genesee River is like the Nile River because it…… Answer

34. What is….. Flows North

35. What Are They Known For- $100 They are known for having rulers who are gods on earth and building elaborate tombs and temples. Answer

36. Who are….. The Egyptians

37. What Are They Known For- $200 This civilization valued the group over the individual, valued family above all else, and believed in the Mandate of Heaven. Answer

38. Who are….. The Ancient Chinese

39. What Are They Known For- $300 They are known for their planned cities but we can’t understand their early writing so we don’t know a lot about this culture. Answer

40. Who are…. The Ancient Indians

41. What Are They Known For- $400 These ancient people had working plumbing and sewers. Answer

42. Who are…. The Indians

43. What Are They Known For- $500 This region was the first to create codified laws. Answer

44. What is…. Mesopotamia

45. Vocab for $100 Means a belief in many gods Answer

46. What is…… Polytheistic

47. Vocab for $200 Egyptian writing based on pictograms Answer

48. What is….. Hieroglyphics

49. Vocab for $300 Seasonal wind that brings weather and rains to India. Answer

50. What are Monsoons

51. Vocab $400 This means a government run by religious leaders. Answer

52. What is….. A Theocracy

53. Vocab for $500 Permission that the Chinese ruler’s claimed they had from a higher power. Answer

54. What is…. The Mandate of Heaven

55. Category: Common Themes of River Valley Civilizations $-Make your wagers-$ Let’s Play Final Jeopardy!!!

56. FINAL JEOPARDY QUESTION Early civilizations developed around rivers. They learned to use the rivers to meet their needs. What were two ways these early civilizations adapted environment to make life easier? Answer

57. Possible Answers Use irrigation to expand farmland Control flooding Store extra water Build canals Thanks for Playing!!!!

58. Instructions Each team will ask questions in turn. If the team answers correctly they receive the points If they answer incorrectly they lose points and another team gets a chance to steal the points

59. Final Jeopardy You can wager up to your total number of points. If you answer correctly you add your wager to your total If you answer incorrectly you lose the amount of points you wagered. The team with the most points at the end wins