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Mesopotamia Jeopardy!A review game compiled by Mother Vrnda Priya
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Vocab. 100
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.