Mesopotamia Jeopardy Review

Vocabulary

100

The belief in one God

What is monotheism?

200

An organized list of laws and rules

What is a code?

300

The scattering of people who have common backgrounds or beliefs

What is diaspora?

400

A time when there is so little food that many people starve

What is a famine?

500

A monotheistic religion practiced by the citizens of the Persian Empire, about 190,000 people practice it today.

What is Zoroastrianism? 

Empires

100

Conquered and united the city states of Sumer, led by King Sargon.

What is the Akkadian Empire?

200

Was a tolerant empire and developed bureaucracy.

What is the Persian Empire?

300

Hammurabi was the king and creator of this empire.

What is the Babylonian Empire?

400

This empire created the first alphabet.

What is the Phoenician Empire?

500

Nineveh was the capital of this empire.

What is the Assyrian Empire?

Five Themes of Geography

100

Southwest Asia, in between the Euphrates and Tigris river.

Location: Where is Mesopotamia Located?

200

Used clay from the rivers to create written tablets, used reed from the rivers as a stylus, used the rivers to help irrigate, rivers could flood and cause death, used the sea to travel, used wood to create ships.

Human Environment Interaction: How did the humans and environment affect each other in Mesopotamia?

300

Fertile Crescent

Region: What region is Mesopotamia located in?

400

Through trade, the royal highway created by the Persians and other trade routes, through sea trade created by the Phoenicians. 

Movement: How did people, goods and ideas move from place to place?

500

Most religions were polytheistic, religion was extremely important, major cities were Ur, Babylon and Nineveh. The climate was hot and dry, the soil was fertile due to the two rivers. 

Place: Describe the human characteristics and physical characteristics of Mesopotamia.

Judaism

100

An ancient religious text made up of 5 books

What is the Torah?

200

A binding agreement (in this case between Abraham and God)

What is a covenant?

300

Canaan

Abraham was told to leave Mesopotamia and go where?

400

A prophet that led the Jews out of Egypt

Who is Moses?

500

The region where the Jews wandered for 40 years after leaving Egypt, they received the ten commandments during this time. 

What is the Sinai Peninsula? 

Miscellaneous

100

This National Football team has the most Superbowl wins (6)

Who are the Pittsburgh Steelers?

200

This is the most expensive city to live in within the United States

What is San Francisco?

300

This movie is the highest grossing film of 2018. (as of November 26th)

What is Blank Panther?

400

This National Hockey League Teams mascot is the blackhawks. (City)

What is Chicago's NHL mascot?

500

He holds the most Olympic medals of all time with 28 medals. 

Who is Michael Phelps?