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FINAL JEOPRADY
100
What is location 2?
Persian Gulf
100
What is the name of the region located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers which was home to the first civilizations?
Mesopotamia
100
What do the Greek words "Meso" and "Potamus" mean?
Between Rivers
200
What is location 5?
Tigris river
200
Which geographical location is the source of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
The Taurus Mountains
200
What does the "Bull of Heaven" represent in the Epic of Gilgamesh?
Natural disasters (Flood & Drought)
300
What is location 1?
Taurus Mountains
300
Which ancient city was known for being a center of trade, due to its strategic position at the end of the Euphrates river?
The City of Ur
300
Which of the rivers in mesopotamia is further east?
The Tigris River
400
what is location 6?
Uruk
400
What geographical feature makes up the bulk of the Mesopotamian landscape?
Plain
400
In the Epic of Gilgamesh, what did Gilgamesh want to achieve after his friend Enkidu died?
Live forever?
500
What is location 3?
Ur
500
What is the cause of the Seasonal floods in Mesopotamia? (Not just the rivers)
Runoff from the the Taurus mountains
600
What location is Number 4?
Eridu
600
What technology did Mesopotamians develop to assist them with agriculture and also prevent destruction from floods and drought?
IRRIGATION
600
Write a topic sentence using "Because" to answer the following question...
"Why was the city of Ur a center of commerce and trade?"
The city of Ur was a center of commerce and trade BECAUSE its position at the end of the Euphrates river attracted many merchants and customers.