Mesopotamia Jeopardy!A review game compiled by Mother Vrnda Priya

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Inventions 100

Emperors 100

Accomplish-ments 100

Geography 100

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Vocab. 100

What is silt?

a. type of Sumerian potteryb. Hittite weaponc. mixture of rich soil and tiny rocksd. the first Mesopotamian civilizaton

Answer: c. Silt is a mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks.

Vocab. 200

What is a surplus?

a. more than you needed

b. less than you needed

c. a system of watering crops

d. a tool used by the Hittites

Answer: a. A surplus is having more of something than you needed.

Vocab. 300What is the difference between rural and urban?

a. rural : city :: urban : countryside

b. rural : near a river :: urban : landlocked

c. rural : Babylon :: urban : Assyria

d. rural : countryside :: urban : city

Answer: d. A rural area is in the countryside. An urban area is in a city.

Vocab. 400

Which word means “the worship of many gods”?

a. religious

b. Chaldean

c. polytheism

d. Cuneiform

Answer: c. Polytheism is the worship of many gods.

Vocab. 500

What is an epic?

a. major event in history

b. long poem that tells the story of a hero

c. system of writing invented by Kassites

d. type of Akkadian art

Answer: b. An epic is a long poem that tells the story of a hero (think “Gilgamesh”).

Inventions 100

Which civilization was known for creating the first system of writing, and what was it called?

a. Assyrians; cuneiform

b. Hittites; calligraphy

c. Sumerians; alphabet

d. Sumerians; cuneiform

Answer: d. Sumerians invented the first system of writing called cuneiform.

Inventions 200

What was the basic political unit of Sumer?

a. city-state

b. rural center

c. empire

d. urban center

Answer: a. The city-state was the basic political unit of Sumer.

Inventions 300What was the bucket-like simple machine that helped the first Mesopotamian civilization water their crops?

a. irrigation

b. canals

c. shaduf

d. wheel

Answer: c. Shaduf

Inventions 400

What is the word for the pyramid-shaped temple tower that the Sumerians invented?

a. hanging gardens

b. architecture

c. shaduf

d. ziggurat

Answer: d. ziggurat

Inventions 500

What civilization is known for creating the first alphabet?

a. Sumerians

b. Phoenicians

c. Akkadians

d. Chaldeans

Answer: b. the Phoenicians

Emperors 100

Who was the emperor who came up with the famous “Hammurabi’s Code”?

a. Sargon

b. Hammurabi

c. Shamshi-Adad

d. Gilgamesh

Answer: b. Hammurabi

Emperors 200Which king, ruler of the city of Uruk, has an epic named after him?

a. Hammurabi

b. Sargon

c. Shamshi-Adad

d. Gilgamesh

Answer: d. Gilgamesh

Emperors 300

Which Akkadian king conquered all of Mesopotamia and was the first ruler to have a permanent army?

a. Sargon

b. Shamshi-Adad

c. Gilgamesh

d. Nebuchadnezzar

Answer: a. Sargon

Emperors 400

Which Assyrian emperor was merciless, cruel and conquered most of northern Mesopotamia?

a. Hammurabi

b. Sargon

c. Shamshi-Adad

d. Nebuchadnezzar

Answer: c. Shamshi-Adad

Emperors 500Which Chaldean emperor rebuilt Babylon into a beautiful city and was responsible for the famous Hanging Gardens?

a. Sargon

b. Hammurabi

c. Nebuchadnezzar

d. Gilgamesh

Answer: c. Nebuchadnezzar

Accomplishments 100

How were the Sumerians able to regulate the water level of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers and water their crops?

a. use of the shaduf

b. irrigation

c. invention of cuneiform

d. creation of the water clock

Answer: b. irrigation

Accomplishments 200

Mastering which two resources gave the Hittites an advantage over their enemies?

a. chariots and ironworking

b. ironworking and canals

c. pottery and canals

d. chariots and cedar

Answer: a. chariots and ironworking

Accomplishments 300

Which civilization created the system of time based on the number 60 that we use today?

a. Phoenicians

b. Akkadians

c. Sumerians

d. Assyrians

Answer: c. Sumerians

Accomplishments 400

Which king/civilization was the first to bring the entire region of Mesopotamia under its rule?

a. Shamshi-Adad/ Assyrians

b. Hammurabi/ Babylonians

c. Nebuchadnezzar/ Chaldeans

d. Sargon/ Akkadians

Answer: d. Sargon/ Akkadians

Accomplishments 500

Blocked by mountains to the north, water to the west, and hostile neighbors to the east and south, which civilization became expert sailors in order to trade?

a. Phoenicians

b. Hittites

c. Kassites

d. Chaldeans

Answer: a. Phoenicians

Geography 100

Where is Mesopotamia located?

a. next to the Nile river

b. between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers

c. south of the Mississippi river

d. north of the Caspian sea

Answer: b. between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers

Geography 200

After establishing their empire, the Assyrians changed their capitol from Assur to a city called…

a. Akkad

b. Babylon

c. Phoenicia

d. Nineveh

Answer: d. Nineveh

Geography 300

The Assyrians conquered all of the Fertile Crescent, even taking over parts of…

a. Europe and North America

b. Africa

c. Asia Minor and Egypt

d. South America

Answer: c. Asia Minor and Egypt

Geography 400

The city of Babylon was located in…

a. southern Mesopotamia

b. northern Mesopotamia

c. eastern Mesopotamia

d. western Mesopotamia

Answer: a. southern Mesopotamia

Geography 500

Phoenicia was located…

a. in eastern part of the Fertile Crescent

b. in southern Mesopotamia, near Babylon

c. in western part of the Fertile Crescent, along the Mediterranean Sea

d. on the Tigris river

Answer: c.