Societies
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Jokes
Riddles
100

Who were the first settlers in Mesopotamia 

Sumerians 

100

Name one (or both) of the two rivers in Mesopotamia 

Tigris and Euphrates 

100

Why did the tree worry that he would never get his leaves back after autumn?

They didn't Be-leaf in themselves 

100

Rachel goes to the supermarket and buys 10 tomatoes. Unfortunately, on the way back home, all but 9 get ruined. How many tomatoes are left in a good condition?

9

200

Who were the first people chosen as rulers in Mesopotamia (type of people not specific person)

Priests 

200

Name the arc shaped territory that Mesopotamia exists in

The Fertile Crescent    

200

Why was the robot couple’s anniversary in the fall?

They were autumn mated.

200

If 2 is company and 3 is a crowd, what are 4 and 5?

9

300

What was the name of the empire who gradually conquered all of Mesopotamia 

Babylon 

300

Who were the highest class in Mesopotamian society 

Kings, landowners or high ranking priests 

300

What month does every tree dread?

Sept-timberrrrrrr!

300

What do the numbers 11, 69 and 88 all have in common?

Same thing upside down

400

What was the name of the Ruler who made the first widespread legal code

Hammurabi 

400

Name at least one of the problems facing the Sumerians when they arrived at Mesopotamia 

No defenses, flooding and lack of resources 
400

What did the leaf say to autumn?

I’m falling for you!

400

Why is Europe like a frying pan?

Greece at the bottom 

500

Who was the leader of the Akkadians who conquered the Sumerians and adopted their culture 

Sargon

500

Name one of the inventions credited to the Mesopotamian societies 

Wheel, plow and sail

500

What’s the ratio of a pumpkin’s circumference to its diameter?

Pumpkin-PI

500

How do you spell COW in thirteen letters?

See O Double You