MESOPOTAMIAJEOPARDY

MESOPOTAMIA– Environment– Culture– Trade– Leadership

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LEADERSHIPLEADERSHIP

NAME THE RIVERS THAT RUN NAME THE RIVERS THAT RUN THROUGH MESOPOTAMIA.THROUGH MESOPOTAMIA.

TIGRIS AND EUPHRATESTIGRIS AND EUPHRATES

Is Mesopotamia a plain, a plateau Is Mesopotamia a plain, a plateau or both? Explain.or both? Explain.

BOTH, A PLATEAU IN THE NORTH BOTH, A PLATEAU IN THE NORTH AND A PLAIN IN THE SOUTHAND A PLAIN IN THE SOUTH

EXPLAIN THREE DISADVANTAGES OF EXPLAIN THREE DISADVANTAGES OF THE MESOPOTAMIAN PLAINTHE MESOPOTAMIAN PLAIN..

MIGHT INCLUDE: DRY LAND, HOT SUMMERS, MIGHT INCLUDE: DRY LAND, HOT SUMMERS, UNPREDICTABLE FLOODS, LITTLE RAINUNPREDICTABLE FLOODS, LITTLE RAIN

HOW DID THE SUMERIANS BRING HOW DID THE SUMERIANS BRING THE LAND TO LIFE?THE LAND TO LIFE?

BY DEVELOPING AN IRRIGATION SYSTEM BY DEVELOPING AN IRRIGATION SYSTEM USING CANALS, GATES, AND DAMS. ALSO USING CANALS, GATES, AND DAMS. ALSO PRACTICING FLOOD CONTROL DIGGING PRACTICING FLOOD CONTROL DIGGING

POOLS AND PONDSPOOLS AND PONDS

HOW DID THE CREATION OF AHOW DID THE CREATION OF ASURPLUS OF GRAIN GIVE SURPLUS OF GRAIN GIVE

RISE TO CIVILIZATION?RISE TO CIVILIZATION?

SURPLUS FREED SOME PEOPLE TO LIVE IN CITIES AND SURPLUS FREED SOME PEOPLE TO LIVE IN CITIES AND WORK AT JOBS OTHER THAN FARMING. WORK AT JOBS OTHER THAN FARMING.

IT ALSO ALLOWED FOR POPULATION GROWTHIT ALSO ALLOWED FOR POPULATION GROWTH

WHAT IS A CITY-STATE?WHAT IS A CITY-STATE?

A CITY AND ALL THE TERRITORY A CITY AND ALL THE TERRITORY AROUND IT THAT IT CONTROLSAROUND IT THAT IT CONTROLS

NAME THE FOUR MOST IMPORTANT NAME THE FOUR MOST IMPORTANT GODS AND WHAT THEY REPRESENTED.GODS AND WHAT THEY REPRESENTED.

AN, WHO RULED THE SKY, ENLIL THE GOD OF AIR, AN, WHO RULED THE SKY, ENLIL THE GOD OF AIR, ENKI, WHO RULED THE WATER, ENKI, WHO RULED THE WATER,

AND NINHURSAG, THE MOTHER GODDESSAND NINHURSAG, THE MOTHER GODDESS

DESCRIBE A TYPICAL CITY-STATE.DESCRIBE A TYPICAL CITY-STATE.

NARROW WINDING STREETS, SMALL WINDOWLESS NARROW WINDING STREETS, SMALL WINDOWLESS HOUSES CLOSELY PACKED, A THRIVING MARKETPLACE, A HOUSES CLOSELY PACKED, A THRIVING MARKETPLACE, A

ZIGGURAT, OFTEN A ROYAL PALACE.ZIGGURAT, OFTEN A ROYAL PALACE.

SUMMARIZE THE STORY OF SUMMARIZE THE STORY OF GILGAMESH IN SIX SENTENCES GILGAMESH IN SIX SENTENCES

AS TOLD IN OUR TEXT.AS TOLD IN OUR TEXT.

GILGAMESH WAS A KING AND ENKIDU A WILD MAN. GILGAMESH WAS A KING AND ENKIDU A WILD MAN. HARIM IS SENT TO CHARM ENKIDU AND BRING HIM HARIM IS SENT TO CHARM ENKIDU AND BRING HIM

BACK TO THE CITY. SHE TAMES THE WILD MAN AND BACK TO THE CITY. SHE TAMES THE WILD MAN AND CIVILIZES HIM. ENKIDU IS SAD BECAUSE THE ANIMALS CIVILIZES HIM. ENKIDU IS SAD BECAUSE THE ANIMALS

NO LONGER KNOW HIM. HE LEARNS MORE AT THE NO LONGER KNOW HIM. HE LEARNS MORE AT THE SHEPERD’S HUT. HE THEN GOES TO SEE SHEPERD’S HUT. HE THEN GOES TO SEE

GILGAMESH. GILGAMESH.

WHO RULED THE EARLY WHO RULED THE EARLY CITY-STATES AND WHAT DID CITY-STATES AND WHAT DID

THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE?THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE?

PRIESTS: THEY RAN THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM, STORED PRIESTS: THEY RAN THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM, STORED SURPLUS GRAIN, PRAYED AND MADE SACRIFICESSURPLUS GRAIN, PRAYED AND MADE SACRIFICES

NAME THREE ITEMS THAT NAME THREE ITEMS THAT SUMERIANS TRADED FOR.SUMERIANS TRADED FOR.

MIGHT INCLUDE: TOOLS, LUMBER, METALSMIGHT INCLUDE: TOOLS, LUMBER, METALS

WHICH OF THESE DO NOT BELONG? WHY?WHICH OF THESE DO NOT BELONG? WHY?

SESAME, WHEAT, YAMS, BARLEYSESAME, WHEAT, YAMS, BARLEY

YAMS, NOT A GRAINYAMS, NOT A GRAIN

BRONZE IS A MIXTURE OF BRONZE IS A MIXTURE OF WHICH TWO METALS?WHICH TWO METALS?

COPPER AND TINCOPPER AND TIN

WHO USES A STYLUS AND WHO USES A STYLUS AND WHAT IS IT USED FOR?WHAT IS IT USED FOR?

A SCRIBE FOR MARKING IN CLAY.A SCRIBE FOR MARKING IN CLAY.

EXPLAIN WHAT A BULLA IS EXPLAIN WHAT A BULLA IS AND HOW IT WAS USED.AND HOW IT WAS USED.

A FOOTBALL SHAPED CONTAINER THAT HOUSED A FOOTBALL SHAPED CONTAINER THAT HOUSED TOKENS THAT KEPT TRACK OF TRADE.TOKENS THAT KEPT TRACK OF TRADE.

WHAT MATERIAL DID THE SUMERIANS WHAT MATERIAL DID THE SUMERIANS USE TO BUILD THEIR HOMES?USE TO BUILD THEIR HOMES?

MUD BRICKSMUD BRICKS

COMPLETE THE ANALOGYCOMPLETE THE ANALOGY

UR UR ::NINEVAH NINEVAH ASAS SILVER SPRING SILVER SPRING::(MARYLAND, UNITED STATES, ROCKVILLE)(MARYLAND, UNITED STATES, ROCKVILLE)

ROCKVILLEROCKVILLE

WHAT IS AN EPIC?WHAT IS AN EPIC?

A POEM ABOUT A HEROA POEM ABOUT A HERO

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN POLYTHEISM AND MONOTHEISM?POLYTHEISM AND MONOTHEISM?

MONOTHEISM IS A BELIEF IN ONE GOD,MONOTHEISM IS A BELIEF IN ONE GOD,POLYTHEISM IS THE BELIEF IN M ANY GODS.POLYTHEISM IS THE BELIEF IN M ANY GODS.

HOW DOES A CYLINDER SEAL WORK?HOW DOES A CYLINDER SEAL WORK?

A CYLINDER IS CARVED WITH PICTURES AND THEN A CYLINDER IS CARVED WITH PICTURES AND THEN WHEN ROLLED ON CLAY A THE PICTURE IS IMPRINTEDWHEN ROLLED ON CLAY A THE PICTURE IS IMPRINTED

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COMPARE AND CONTRAST COMPARE AND CONTRAST PICTOGRAPHS AND CUNEIFORMPICTOGRAPHS AND CUNEIFORM

PICTOGRAPHS STARTED AS PICTURES THAT STANDS FOR PICTOGRAPHS STARTED AS PICTURES THAT STANDS FOR WORDS OR IDEAS AND LATER EXTENDED TO STAND WORDS OR IDEAS AND LATER EXTENDED TO STAND

FOR SYLLABLES RELATED BY SOUND. CUNEIFORM IS FOR SYLLABLES RELATED BY SOUND. CUNEIFORM IS SIMPLIFIED PICTOGRAPHS THAT ARE WEDGE-SHAPED.SIMPLIFIED PICTOGRAPHS THAT ARE WEDGE-SHAPED.

THERE ARE 600 SYMBOLS THAT RANGE FROM ONE THERE ARE 600 SYMBOLS THAT RANGE FROM ONE WEDGE TO 30 WEDGES.WEDGE TO 30 WEDGES.

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SUMERIANS TRADE THINGS LIKE GRAIN SUMERIANS TRADE THINGS LIKE GRAIN AND WOOL FOR WOOD, STONE AND METALS.AND WOOL FOR WOOD, STONE AND METALS.

WHAT CAN YOU CONCLUDE ABOUT THE WHAT CAN YOU CONCLUDE ABOUT THE LANDS THAT SUMERIANS TRADED WITH?LANDS THAT SUMERIANS TRADED WITH?

IF THE SUMERIANS TRADED FOR WOOD, STONE AND IF THE SUMERIANS TRADED FOR WOOD, STONE AND METALS THAT MUST MEAN THOSE PLACES HAD A METALS THAT MUST MEAN THOSE PLACES HAD A

SURPLUS OF THOSE MATERIALS. PEOPLE ONLY TRADE SURPLUS OF THOSE MATERIALS. PEOPLE ONLY TRADE FORM A POSITION OF SURPLUSFORM A POSITION OF SURPLUS

How should I study for this test?

Review outlines Review study guides

Reread the lessons Memorize the vocabulary

WHO WAS SARGON?WHO WAS SARGON?

SARGON WAS THE LEADER OF AKKAD. THEY SARGON WAS THE LEADER OF AKKAD. THEY CONQUEREDTHE SUMERIAN CITY-STATES AND UNITED CONQUEREDTHE SUMERIAN CITY-STATES AND UNITED

THEM TO FORM AN EMPIRE.THEM TO FORM AN EMPIRE.

WHAT WAS HAMMURABI’S CODE AND WHAT WAS HAMMURABI’S CODE AND WHY WAS IT SO IMPORTANT?WHY WAS IT SO IMPORTANT?

HAMMURABI’S CODE WAS A LIST OF LAWS THAT HAMMURABI’S CODE WAS A LIST OF LAWS THAT HE MADE PUBLIC BY INSCRIBEING IT ON A STONEHE MADE PUBLIC BY INSCRIBEING IT ON A STONE

SLAB AND DISPLAYING IT IN THE CITY. NO ONE COULD SLAB AND DISPLAYING IT IN THE CITY. NO ONE COULD THEN BE PUNISHED BY A RULERS WHIMTHEN BE PUNISHED BY A RULERS WHIM

COMPARATIVELY, WHERE WERE COMPARATIVELY, WHERE WERE BABYLONIA AND ASSYRIA CENTERED IN BABYLONIA AND ASSYRIA CENTERED IN

MESOPOTAMIA AND NAME THEIR MESOPOTAMIA AND NAME THEIR CAPITALS.CAPITALS.

ASSYRIA WAS CENTERED AT ASSUR IN THE NORTH.ASSYRIA WAS CENTERED AT ASSUR IN THE NORTH. BABYLONIA WAS CENTERED AT BABYLON IN THE BABYLONIA WAS CENTERED AT BABYLON IN THE

SOUTH.SOUTH.

EXPLAIN WHY KINGS GAINED POWER EXPLAIN WHY KINGS GAINED POWER OVER THE CITY-STATES.OVER THE CITY-STATES.

IN THE FACE OF THREATS SUCH AS RAIDING TRIBES AND IN THE FACE OF THREATS SUCH AS RAIDING TRIBES AND RIVAL CITY-STATES, PEOPLE LOOKED FOR WAYS TO RIVAL CITY-STATES, PEOPLE LOOKED FOR WAYS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES. THEY CHOSE A TEMPORARY PROTECT THEMSELVES. THEY CHOSE A TEMPORARY

MILITARY LEADER WHO EVENTUALLY BECAMEMILITARY LEADER WHO EVENTUALLY BECAMEA FULL TIME RULER- AKING.A FULL TIME RULER- AKING.

NAME TWO ACHIEVEMENTS OFNAME TWO ACHIEVEMENTS OF SHAMSHI-ADAD.SHAMSHI-ADAD.

HE TRIED TO MAINTAIN HIS EMPIRE BY INSTALLING HE TRIED TO MAINTAIN HIS EMPIRE BY INSTALLING HIS SONS AS KINGS IN CITY-STATES HE OVERTHREW.HIS SONS AS KINGS IN CITY-STATES HE OVERTHREW.HE HELD HIS LANDS TOGETHER BY TRADE AS WELL HE HELD HIS LANDS TOGETHER BY TRADE AS WELL

AS FORCE.AS FORCE.