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Mesopotamia … instead of a study Guide?. Start. Final Jeopardy Question. 6. 0. Mesopotamia. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 10 Point Question. Greek term defined as “land between the two rivers”. Back to the Game Board. 6. 0. Tigris and Euphrates. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 20 Point Question.
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6 0 Mesopotamia 1 2 3 4 5 10 Point Question Greek term defined as “land between the two rivers” Back to the Game Board
6 0 Tigris and Euphrates 1 2 3 4 5 20 Point Question The two rivers referred to by the Greeks when they called the area Mesopotamia Back to the Game Board
6 0 Irrigation 1 2 3 4 5 30 Point Question an artificial application of water to the soil. It is usually used to assist the growing of crops in dry areas and during periods of drought Back to the Game Board
6 0 Zagros 1 2 3 4 5 40 Point Question The mountains that extend along southern and western Iran and into northern Iraq. Back to the Game Board
6 0 empire 1 2 3 4 5 10 Point Question when several peoples, nations, or previously independent states are placed under the control of one ruler. Back to the Game Board
6 0 Arabic and Hebrew 1 2 3 4 5 20 Point Question Semitic language refers to speaking a language related to both of these two languages Back to the Game Board
6 0 Sargon 1 2 3 4 5 30 Point Question Leader of Akkad who took control of warring city-states ca. 2350 b.c.e., creating the world’s first empire Back to the Game Board
6 0 Dynasty 1 2 3 4 5 40 Point Question a series of rulers descending from a single family line. Back to the Game Board
6 0 Babylonian 1 2 3 4 5 10 Point Question This civilization overtook the Sumerians around 2,000 B.C.E. They built their capital on the Euphrates river and built the hanging gardens, one of the world’s seven ancient wonders Back to the Game Board
6 0 Code of Hammurabi 1 2 3 4 5 20 Point Question This was one of the most important works of this "First Dynasty of Babylon", as it was called by the native historians, it was the compilation of a code of laws Back to the Game Board
6 0 “an eye for an eye.” 1 2 3 4 5 30 Point Question The 'Code of Hammurabi' contains no laws having to do with religion. The basis of criminal law is that of equal retaliation comparable to the Semitic law commonly known as this Back to the Game Board
6 0 Assyria 1 2 3 4 5 40 Point Question This kingdom adopted Babylonian culture almost in its entirety, plus gave us the cavalry & battering ram Back to the Game Board
6 0 Demons 1 2 3 4 5 10 Point Question The people of Mesopotamia believed that their world was controlled by gods, goddesses, monsters and these, created by the gods which could either be evil or good Back to the Game Board
6 0 An or Anu 1 2 3 4 5 20 Point Question was the god of the sky in the Sumerian creation myth and the father and king of the gods in the Babylonian creation myth Back to the Game Board
6 0 Apsu 1 2 3 4 5 30 Point Question was the sweet-water ocean. The union of Tiamat and this god brought forth the first gods. Back to the Game Board
6 0 The Old Testament 1 2 3 4 5 40 Point Question The followers of the religions that refer to this text - Jews, Christians and Muslims- believe in the existence of one unique God who is supremely good, knows all and can do all, and who loves humanity Back to the Game Board
6 0 sexagismal 1 2 3 4 5 10 Point Question A Sumerian counting system based on base 60 Back to the Game Board
6 0 Cuneiform 1 2 3 4 5 20 Point Question Sumerian script created by incising clay tablets with a wedge shaped stylus giving it its name Back to the Game Board
6 0 Ziggurat 1 2 3 4 5 30 Point Question Large Sumerian tiered, platform, structure made of mud brick probably first used as a trading site and eventually became the temple of the patron god of the city state, later built in Assyria and Babylonia also Back to the Game Board
6 0 Epic of Gilgamesh 1 2 3 4 5 40 Point Question One of the earliest works of literature. Contains a “flood story” that predates the Hebrew Old Testament story of Noah by at least 2,000 years Back to the Game Board
Final Jeopardy Question • A form of government which god or a deity is recognized as the supreme civil authority and the god's or deity's laws being interpreted by the authorities 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Theocracy
