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Jeopardy Instructions
• On your turn, you will come to the computer with a
partner from your team.
• Select a category by clicking on the dollar amount.
• When the question appears, read it aloud.
• You and your partner will have 30 seconds to answer
the question.
• After you have answered, click on the screen and read
the correct answer aloud.
• If your answer is correct, your team will have that
dollar amount added to their score. If incorrect, the
dollar amount will be subtracted from the score.
• Click on the Game Board button to go back to the
Daily
board.
Doubles
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Daily Doubles
• If a “Daily Double” screen comes up when you
select your question, you may choose how much the
question will be worth.
• The value you choose cannot be more than your
team has currently earned.
• If your team has a negative balance, you may wager
up to $500.
• If you get the question correct, you will have the
amount you selected added to your score.
• If you get the question incorrect, the amount you
selected will be subtracted from your score.
Scores
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Accom
plishme
nts
Judaism
Rulers
Vocabulary Mesopota
mian Mix
$100 $100
$100
$100 $100
$100
Final
Jeopardy
$200 $200
$200
$200 $200
$200
Scores
$300 $300
$300
$300 $300
$300
$400 $400
$400
$400 $400
$400
$500 $500
$500
$500 $500
$500
Geograph
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$100
Geography
Why did crops grow well in
Mesopotamia, and what does
Mesopotamia mean?
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Because they had a constant
source of water through the
rivers and fertile soil – “between
the two rivers”
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Geography
Why did Mesopotamians build
canals?
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To create irrigation systems in
order to deal with the problem of
low rainfall.
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Geography
What is a surplus?
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An extra supply of something
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Geography
How were floods HELPFUL to
people in Mesopotamia?
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They brought rich silt to the land,
making it good for farming.
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Geography
What two physical features give
Mesopotamia it’s name?
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The Tigris & Euphrates Rivers
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Accomplishments
What was the first purpose the
Sumerians had for creating
cuneiform?
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To deal with trading and record
keeping.
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Accomplishments
What invention helped
Mesopotamians bring water to
their crops?
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Irrigation
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What is Hammurabi best known
for accomplishing?
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Created a written code of law in
Babylon
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What was the purpose of the
Sumerian cylinder seal?
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To display ownership of an item;
to allow Sumerians to sign their
names.
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What is a ziggurat?
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A pyramid-shaped temple tower
used for the Mesopotamian gods.
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Rulers
Which Assyrian leader formed the
world’s first library?
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Ashurbanipal
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Rulers
Who defeated all the Sumerian
city-states to create the world’s
first empire?
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Sargon
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Rulers
Which Mesopotamian group was
famous for their military skills
and inventions?
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The Assyrians
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Rulers
Why are the Sumerians important
in Mesopotamian history?
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They were the first known
civilization in the area. They also
created the first writing system.
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Rulers
What is the difference between a
city-state and an empire?
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A city-state is an independent
area with its own leader, culture &
traditions; an empire is a large
territory of many places under
the control of one ruler.
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Vocabulary
What made it possible for the
people of Mesopotamia to work
as craftsmen and religious
workers instead of just farmers?
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Division of Labor
Specialization (social divisions)
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Vocabulary
Who served as a mediator
between the Sumerian people
and their gods?
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A priest
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Vocabulary
What is architecture?
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The science of building.
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Vocabulary
What is a social hierarchy?
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A classification of people based
on their rank in society. (AKA – a
list of what group is most
important to what group is least
important in terms of
honor/prestige)
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Vocabulary
What is polytheism?
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The belief in more than one god.
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Mesopotamian Mix
What building material created
most structures in Mesopotamia?
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Mud-brick
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Mesopotamian Mix
Why did Phoenicia become
powerful in Mesopotamia?
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They were great sailors and
traders.
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Mesopotamian Mix
How was the Phoenician alphabet
different from cuneiform?
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The alphabet was made up of
symbols that stood for letters and
sounds. Cuneiform were
pictograph symbols that stood
for words and ideas.
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Mesopotamian Mix
What position did scribes hold in
Mesopotamian society?
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They were near the top of the
social order (under rulers and
priests). They were very highly
regarded in society for their skill
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Mesopotamian Mix
Describe cuneiform with at
least 3 details.
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World’s first known writing
system, consisted of wedgeshaped symbols, characters
stood for words or ideas,
written on clay tablets with a
stylus.
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Judaism
Why was Abraham important to
the Hebrew people?
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He was the founder of Judaism
and the “father” of the Hebrews.
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Judaism
What is the Holy Book and place
of worship in Judaism?
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The Torah and a Synagogue
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Judaism
Why was Moses an important
Hebrew leader?
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He was chosen by God to lead
the slaves out of Egypt.
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Judaism
What religion did the Hebrews
follow? How was this religion
different from the Sumerian’s
religion?
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They followed Judaism; they only
worshipped one God while the
Sumerians were polytheistic.
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Judaism
Name three different groups
under which the Hebrews were
persecuted or imprisoned during
ANCIENT times.
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Assyrians, Babylonians,
Egyptians, Romans.
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Final Jeopardy Instructions
• After seeing the category, your team must decide
whether to wager $50, $100, or $200 per person on
the Final Jeopardy question.
• Each person will answer the question individually
on their own sheet of paper.
• After 30 seconds, papers will be collected and
tallied.
• For each correct answer, the team will receive the
amount that they selected.
• For each incorrect answer, the team will lose the
selected amount of money.
Final
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Mesopotamian Accomplishments
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