Agriculture
Contributions
Geography
Religion
Rulers/Kings
100
Agriculture allowed people to gather and live permanently causing this first to develop.
What is civilization?
100
This ancient form of writing is made up of pictures and symbols carved in clay.
What is What is cunieform?
100
Mesopotamia was located in the modern day country of
What is (IRAQ)
100
The belief in only one god.
What is monotheism?
100
He created the first set of written laws...This king was remembered for his 282 laws , and the king of Babylon.
Who is King Hammurabi?
200
Which of the following best described the first MESOPOTAMIANS? a. hunters b. farmers c. roamers d. hunter gathers
What is b. farmers
200
For what purpose was Solomon's Temple built?
What is to house the Torah
200
Which of these modern day countries was NOT a part of ancient Mesopotamia? a. Israel b. Iraq c. Turkey d. Saudia Arabia
What is d. Saudia Arabia
200
The belief in many gods.
What is polytheism?
200
He is known for uniting many city-states of Assyria and controlling the first empire on the planet.
Who is King Sargon?
300
This was invented to help get the fields ready for planting.
What is the plow
300
They created a simple alphabet which allowed more people to learn to read and write.
Who are the Phoenicians?
300
This sea is located to the southwest of the Fertile Crescent.
What is Mediterranean Sea?
300
These were temples built with big staircases so the gods could walk down from the sky.
What are ziggurats?
300
This king was made famous through an epic poem written about his life.
Who is Gilgamesh?
400
What are the six characteristics of civilization?
GOVERNMENT, FOOD, JOBS, SOCIAL LEVELS, RELIGION, CULTURE)
400
Which of these is the correct order of the Sumerian social classes from the most important to the least important. a. kings, slaves, landowners, wealthy business-people, government, workers, artisans, and farmers. b. Kings, wealthy business-people, landowners, government workers, artisans, farmers, and slaves. c. King, government, workers, wealthy business-people, landownerd, artisans, and farmers?
What is b. Kings, wealthy business-people, landowners, government workers, artisans, farmers, and slaves.
400
Mesopotamia is often referred to as the _______ because of the shape of the area
What is area (FERTILE CRESCENT)
400
Which of the following is Not part of the Sumerian civilization? a. worship of a single god b. walls surrounding their city-states c. ziggurats d. mud-brick houses
What is a. worship of a single god
400
I was the leader of the Hebrews when the group began? The founder of Judaism.
Who is (ABRAHAM)
500
How did the early people in Mesopotamia make farming successful? a. They domesticated crops b. They waited for the rainy season c. They migrated d. They irrigated their crops
What is d. They irrigated their crops
500
This empire was known for it's great soldiers and inventing a tool to help knock down city walls.
What is Assyria?
500
What is the name of the two rivers that run through the region?
What is (TIGRIS and EUPHRATES)
500
What did Abraham agree to practice when he made a covenant with God? a. polytheism b. multitheism c. monotheism d. unithesium
What is c. monotheism
500
I was the king of the Chaldeans who ordered the construction of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Who is (NEBUCHADNEZZAR)
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