This invention is round, can be found pretty much on every vehicle, and was invented by the Ancient Mesopotamians around 4000 BCE.
What is the Wheel
100
These are the two rivers in Mesopotamia.
What is the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
100
This is the belief in "One God"
What is Monotheism?
100
Coming to class with all your supplies (e.g. paper, folder, textbook, assignments, and SEVERAL SHARPENED PENCILS!!!) falls under this classroom rule.
What is being prepared?
200
This word means "an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority"
What is Empire
200
This is process of directing water from the rivers to farm land, that is still used today, was invented by the Ancient Mesopotamians around 5000 BCE and helped lead to a food surplus.
What is irrigation
200
This is the nickname given to Mesopotamia, often referring to it's shape and ability to grow crops.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
200
This refers to an agreement that brings about a relationship of commitment between God and his people.
What is a covenant?
200
This rule refers to treating others with kindness and consideration, accepting yourself for who you are, and accepting others for who they are.
What is being respectful?
300
This word means "a city that is the center of government"
What is Capital City
300
The Ancient Mesopotamians invented this written language around 3500 BCE and the "Epic of Gilgamesh" is written in this language.
What is Cuneiform
300
Cardinal Directions and Intermediate Directions make up this on a map.
What is a compass rose?
300
These are Jewish Laws that are rules of conduct given by God to Moses on Mount Sinai
What are the Ten Commandments?
300
This is when your voice is an "indoor voice", one that other tables can't hear, Ms. Buck and Ms. Campbell can't hear, the 8th grade hallway can't hear, and is the opposite of the voice you'll use in the pep assembly today.
What is a "Six-Inch Voice"?
400
This word refers to "an area that floods"
What is Flood Plain
400
This was one the first set of laws written during the Babylonian Empire, there are 282 separate laws, and the main concept of theses laws is "Eye for an Eye"
What is Hammurabi's Code
400
These are the imaginary lines on a map that go north & south and east & west
What is Longitude and Latitude Lines?
400
These are the first 5 books of the Hebrew (Jewish) Bible. Also, part of the Old Testament.
What is the Torah?
400
This is when you're working on an assignment when you're supposed to.
What is being on task?
500
The synonym for this word is "farming"
What is agriculture
500
These buildings, almost pyramid shaped, were architectural feats of their day. Often religious in nature, they were symbols of power and religion in Ancient Mesopotamia.
What is a ziggurat
500
These are the five themes of geography
What is Location, Place, Region, Movement, and Human-Environment Interaction
500
This is a day of religious observance and abstinence from work, kept by Jews from Friday evening to Saturday evening, and by most Christians on Sunday.
What is the Sabbath?
500
This is a rule where you're not allowed to bring stuff in that is tasty, delicious, liquid, or chewable. Otherwise, I will make it my snack.