Mesopotamia
What does city-state mean?
independent state with government and traditions
Mesopotamia is located on which continent?
Asia
A temple of worship in Mesopotamia is called a
What is a Ziggurat?
What U.S City was the Cheesesteak Sandwich originally invented?
What is Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Exchange of goods and services WITHOUT using money is called what?
What is Bartering?
What is the fertile crescent?
land that was good for crops to grow from Egypt to Iraq
Why did people settle and begin communities in this area?
Excellent land for growing crops
Mesopotamians practiced what type of religion?
What is Polytheism
The highest degree one can be given at any college/university is called a what?
PhD or Doctorate degree
What does Mesopotamia mean?
"land between the rivers"
If Gilgamesh ruled around 2800BCE, how long ago is that from today? (Be specific)
What is 4826 years?
Who was the FIRST leader to unite all of Mesopotamia? (Hint: He came from the Northern Mountains, and was an Akkadian)
Who is Sargon I
What was the name of Gilgamesh's best friend, the man-beast, in the Tale of Gilgamesh?
Who is Enkidu?
Besides Yosemite and Yellowstone, name me 2 U.S National Parks.
Canyonlands, Cuyahoga Valley, Acadia, Glacier, Redwood, Zion, Arches, Bryce Canyon, Death Valley, Big Bend, Florida Everglades, Rocky Mountain, Badlands, Isle Royale, etc.
What are 3 main achievements in Mesopotamia?
Writing, the wheel, farming, mathematics, bronze, etc.
What was the first Mesopotamian writing system called, and which kingdom invented it? ( I need both answers)
Cuneiform, invented by the Sumerians
What 3 rivers provided Mesopotamians with fresh drinking water and water for farming? (I need all 3)
What are the Tigris, Euphrates, and Jordan Rivers
What class of people would be found in the lowest level of a society in Mesopotamia?
Laborers and slaves
Who was Pete Rose
What is irrigation?
Diverting water from one area to the next for the purpose of farming
For all 3 major kingdoms of Mesopotamia, tell me what each kingdom did better than the others?
Sumerians - Farming
Assyrians - Warfare
Babylonians - Trade/Business
While Mesopotamia and her empires have long passed, name me 3 modern day countries that are located in what used to be Mesopotamia
Acceptable answers:
Iraq, Kuwait, Iran, Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Israel, parts of Egypt, Lebanon
True or False: Mesopotamia was aware of the Christian Religion, and banned it from being practiced.
False: The entirety of the Mesopotamian empires all existed in B.C. They would have no knowledge of it because it did not exist that far back.
HEAD TO HEAD CHALLENGE
Rules: Similar to last time, 2 representatives will go head to head against each other. Once chosen, they will answer questions one at a time, back and forth, until someone says either an incorrect answer, cannot answer, or forfeits.
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