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Early Humans
Mesopotamia
The First Empires
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100
People who hunt for evidence buried in the ground and study artifacts
What are archeologist?
100
Mesopotamia lies between these TWO rivers.
What is the Euphrates and the Tigris Rivers?
100
He built his wife the Hanging Gardens of Babylon to keep her happy and from missing her homeland.
Who is King Nebuchadnezzar?
100
people who study and write about the past
What are historians?
100
People who travel around hunting and gathering food.
What are nomads?
200
to tame a wild animal or plant for humans to use
What is domestication?
200
An ingenious idea of sending water through a series of canals and ditches to water crops
What is irrigations
200
people who study the heavenly bodies and map the stars and planets.
Who are astronomers?
200
The first form of writing on tablets.
What is cuneiform?
300
Time period when man painted on walls, hunted animals, and gathered fruits
What is the Paleolithic era?
300
These boys who were from wealthy families, were given the opportunity to learn to read and write. They went on to become record keepers or ?
What are scribes?
300
Groups of traveling merchants who sell their goods from village to village
What are caravans?
300
He is known as the Iceman who was killed high in the mountains and lived as a shepard.
Who is Otzi?
300
Known as the wealthiest and richest city in Mesopotamia.
What is Babylon?
400
This city dates back about 10,000 years ago and is located between present day Isreal and Jordan, also one of the first known civilizations
What is Jericho?
400
These are large temples used as worship sites during early civilizations.
What is a ziggurat?
400
The first library consisted of 25,000 tablets and was located in this city.
What is Nineveh?
400
He established the world' first Empire and was king of the Akkadians, lasting for more than 200 years.
Who is King Sargon?
400
His 262 codes included crimes, farming, business, marriage and established a fair system of justice.
What is Hammurabi?
500
Had many advantages: Provided warmth, allowed foods to be kept or preserved longer, and protected man from animals.
What is fire?
500
Double Jeopardy Question!!!!! You can risk any amount of your team's points on this question. If you get the answer incorrect... you lose that amount of points. The other two players will have a chance to RING in and steal the points.
What is the plow, geometry, wagon wheel, created a number system, and 12 month calendar.
500
The Assyrians got their ideas about heating iron ore to use for weapons from this group of people.
Who are the Hittites?
500
This group of people conquered the Chaldeans and Babylon, and forced them into slavery bringing Mesopotamia into their Empire
Who are the Persians?
500
DOUBLE JEOPARDY QUESTION!!!!!!!!! YOU CAN RISK ANY AMOUNT OF YOUR TEAM'S POINTS. IF YOU ANSWER INCORRECTLY, YOU WILL LOSE THAT MANY POINTS. THE OTHER PLAYERS WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO RING IN AND ANSWER AFTERWARDS.
What is the sun dial and the seven day calendar?