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Mesopotamia Jeopardy

Test your knowledge of Mesopotamia with this Jeopardy game. Explore topics like government, daily life, religion, culture, and more!

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Mesopotamia Jeopardy

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  1. Mesopotamia Jeopardy Government Daily Life Religion Culture Potpourri Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Final Jeopardy

  2. $100 Question from Daily Life What were Mesopotamian homes made of?

  3. $100 Answer from Daily Life Adobe

  4. $200 Question from Daily Life These traveling groups of merchants carried valuable goods across the trade routes of Mesopotamia.

  5. $200 Answer from Daily Life caravans

  6. $300 Question from Daily Life Another named for “skilled workers” is…

  7. $300 Answer from Daily Life artisans

  8. $400 Question from Daily Life By studying the heavenly bodies these “star-gazers” mapped the constellations and chartered the movement of planets using mathematical calculations.

  9. $400 Answer from Daily Life astronomers

  10. $500 Question from Daily Life People who were enslaved usually became slaves because they were…

  11. $500 Answer from Daily Life Prisoners of war, criminals or debtors

  12. $100 Question from Religion This pyramid-like building was used for religious ceremonies.

  13. $100 Answer from Religion ziggurat

  14. $200 Question from Religion The worship of many gods is called…

  15. $200 Answer from Religion polytheism

  16. $300 Question from Religion What did the Sumerian priests offer to the gods so that they would not die?

  17. $300 Answer from Religion food and drink

  18. $400 Question from Religion Who lived at the top of Mesopotamian ziggurats?

  19. $400 Answer from Religion A god(s)

  20. $500 Question from Religion What was the name of the Mesopotamian Sky god who slew Tiamat and created the world?

  21. $500 Answer from Religion Marduk

  22. $100 Question from Culture What was Mesopotamian writing called?

  23. $100 Answer from Culture cuneiform

  24. $200 Question from Culture Who were the people whose job it was to record writing?

  25. $200 Answer from Culture scribes

  26. $300 Question from Culture Mesopotamian writing was written on…

  27. $300 Answer from Culture clay tablets

  28. $400 Question from Culture The Mesopotamians traded their ____________ or extra amounts of food and textiles in exchange for raw materials such as lumber and gold.

  29. $400 Answer from Culture surplus

  30. $500 Question from Culture What is the oldest recorded story?

  31. $500 Answer from Culture “Epic of Gilgamesh”

  32. $100 Question from Government A city that rules the land around it and acts like an independent country.

  33. $100 Answer from Government city-state

  34. $200 Question from Government A group of many lands under the leadership of one ruler.

  35. $200 Answer from Government empire

  36. $300 Question from Government What is the name of the first recorded laws?

  37. $300 Answer from Government Hammurabi’s Code

  38. $400 Question from Government A form of government where religious leaders have power.

  39. $400 Answer from Government theocracy

  40. $500 Question from Government This leader created Akkad, the first Mesopotamian Empire.

  41. $500 Answer from Government Sargon

  42. $100 Question from Potpourri Ancient Mesopotamia can be found between which two rivers?

  43. $100 Answer from Potpourri Tigris and Euphrates

  44. $200 Question from Potpourri The economy of Mesopotamia was based on these two things.

  45. $200 Answer from Potpourri Farming and Trade

  46. $300 Question from Potpourri Powerful empires often demanded this kind of “forced payment” from conquered lands.

  47. $300 Answer from Potpourri tribute

  48. $400 Question from Potpourri Mesopotamia can be found in the modern country of …

  49. $400 Answer from Potpourri Iraq

  50. $500 Question from Potpourri What is the name of the “C”-shaped arc (which includes Egypt and Mesopotamia) that is perfect for agriculture?

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