Chapter 2 Jeopardy

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Chapter 2 Jeopardy!
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The Fertile Crescent 100

• What was the main job of the first Mesopotamians?
• Farmers
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The Fertile Crescent 200

• One of the first civilizations settled in
  Mesopotamia. What does Mesopotamia mean?
• The land between the rivers
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The Fertile Crescent 300

• How did early Mesopotamians make farming
  successful?
• They developed irrigation systems
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The Fertile Crescent 400

• What was the main reason people settled in
  southern Mesopotamia?
• There was plenty of fresh water
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The Fertile Crescent 500

• How did a surplus of food create growth in
  Mesopotamia?
• It allowed people to have other jobs, city-states
  developed, people became traders and spread their
  culture to other parts of the world.
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Mesopotamia 100

• What technology did the people of Mesopotamia
  develop?
• A system of writing
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Mesopotamia 200

• Why did people prefer cuneiform writing over
  picture writing?
• It was simpler
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Mesopotamia 300

• Name the four parts of a Sumerian
• city-state.
• Wall, fields outside the wall, houses inside the
  wall, and ziggurats inside the wall
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Mesopotamia 400

• Name the three developments that advanced the
  Sumerian civilization.
• Writing, religion, and technology
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Mesopotamia 500

• What did the Sumerians record with their writing
  system?
• Business dealings, exchange of goods, literature,
  medical texts, law codes, letters, and wise
  sayings
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Babylonia Assyria 100

• Who ruled the kingdom of Babylonia?
• Hammurabi
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Babylonia Assyria 200

• What was the purpose of the Code of Hammurabi?
• To protect the people, especially women and
  children
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Babylonia Assyria 300

• What is the difference between Babylonian and
  Assyrian cultures?
• The Assyrians placed a higher value on war and
  conquest
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Babylonia Assyria 400

• When Nebuchadnezzar II was king, how would you
  describe Babylonia?
• It was great and glorious.
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Babylonia Assyria 500

• How were Ashurbanipal and Nebuchadnezzar II alike
  and different?
• Both thought education was important.
• A more interested in war and conquest
• N more interested in building and trading
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Hebrews 100

• What contribution of the Lydians do we still use
  today?
• Coins
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Hebrews 200

• What was Solomons Temple used for?
• To house the Torah and as a place to worship God
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Hebrews 300

• What kind of religion did Abraham agree to
  practice when he made a covenant with God?
• Monotheism
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Hebrews 400

• What kingdom did King David found?
• Israel
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Hebrews 500

• What is the difference between the 10
  Commandments and the Code of Hammurabi?
• 10 C told how to worship God and how to act
  morally
• C of H listed crimes and punishments
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This That 100

• What did the Phoenicians spread through their
  trading?
• Ideas and good
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This That 200

• How did the Sumerians link government and
  religion?
• They believed the kings were chosen by the gods.
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This That 300

• Why was farming difficult in Mesopotamia, and how
  did the people fix it?
• There was little rainfall so farmers developed
  irrigation systems to water their fields.
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This That 400

• What did Nebuchadnezzar II do to restore Babylon?
• He built a strong wall to protect the city, he
  finished the ziggurat, and he built the Hanging
  Gardens.
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This That 500

• What happened to Israel after King Solomon died?
• The Assyrians invaded and many people fled.
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Final Jeopardy!

• What do you call a family of rulers?
• A dynasty
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• Daily Double
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