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Whiteboard Challenge
100

I was a Babylonian King who created the world's first written laws.

Who is HAMMURABI?

100
The belief in many gods
What is polytheism?
100

I was the world's first civilization in the Mesopotamian region. Many city-states were here. 

What is Sumer?

100
This process that was developed by the Sumerians allowed water to be moved from the rivers to their farms fields.
What is irrigation?
100

As a team please sketch a Mesopotamian house of worship. Also, write the name of these buildings on the whiteboard. Every person in the group must draw a portion of it. (45 seconds)

What is a ziggurat? 

200

A government ruled by a King or Queen.

What is a Monarchy?

200
We were allowed to go to school in Mesopotamia.
Who are upperclass boys?
200
I was the civilization led by King Hammurabi.
What is Babylonia?
200
The two rivers that run through Mesopotamia.
What are the Tigris and the Euphrates?
200

A professional writer. (The tallest person in the group must write the answer in cuneiform!) 1 minute. 

What is a scribe?

300

I was one of the most legendary historical figures, I was a heroic priest-king from the Sumerian city-state of Uruk. There is a great epic written about me.

Who was Gilgamesh?

300
Mesopotamians created the first writing system. This writing system is called what?
What is cuneiform?
300

Civilization that developed to the West of Mesopotamia along the Nile River.

What is Egypt?

300
I am the body of water to the west of Mesopotamia.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
300

The shortest person in the group...take the whiteboard and find Hammurabi's code #22 on the North wall of the classroom. Write down the law in your own words. (1 minute) Go!

Nice!

400

How does a kIng become legit?

Who are the Priests and the Gods?

400
Without the Mesopotamian invention of the ______, we may not have cars, bicycles, or even trains.
What is the wheel?
400
Finish this law : “If a man put out the eye of another man, his __________________.”
What is his eyes shall be put out?
400
Mesopotamia is often referred to as the ________ because of the shape of the area and its rich soil.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
400

Any person in the group...grab the whiteboard and sketch the Mesopotamian social structure pyramid. Label all sections. (1 minute) Go!

Gods, Priests, Scribes, Wealthy Merchants, Working Class, Slaves

500

In the social hierarchy, these people are compared to kings and are leaders in the ziggurats. Also, what group of people are at the bottom of the Mesopotamian society?

Who are priests? and Who are slaves?

500
This was a major event that allowed civilizations to arise in 8000 BCE.
What is agriculture?
500
Most people in the first city-states in Sumer were ______
What are farmers?
500

What body of water is located to the East of Mesopotamia. The Tigris and Euphrates flow into this.

What is The Persian Gulf?

500

All members of the group... List as many names of Mesopotamian Gods/Goddesses that you can. (Every person must write one!) (1 minute) Go!

Marduk, Ishtar, Anu, Zababa, Nanna, Enki, Enlil, Nergal, and many more...