Mesopotamian Jeopardy

Pre-History Political Science Terms

Religion Contributions Legacy

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Pre-History for 10

This ends pre-history

Pre-History for 20

Neolithic Revolution

Pre-History for 30

Where people first settled down to establish permanent settlements

Pre-History for 40

The term means you have a finite amount of something…also the reason to settle

and defend certain territory.

Pre-History for 50

The reason why early cultures settled where they did.

Political Science Terms for 10

You are responsible for your own actions

Political Science Terms for 20

A substitute teacher is tortured by you because they have not established this.

Political Science Terms for 30

When you get in an argument and try to talk out the problem.

Political Science Terms for 40

The #1 rule of warfare for a general

Political Science Terms for 50

The goal of war

Religion for 10

A major reason why Sumer was not a unified nation of people.

Religion for 20

This country proved that the best city had the best god.

Religion for 30

If you were a Persian, you might subscribe to Zoroastrianism, the belief that life was a

struggle between good and evil.

If you were bad, you may end up here…

Religion for 40

This event told the Israelites what their god wanted.

Religion for 50

The proper way to present the gods with a

Gift in the ancient world.

Contributions for 10

A culture very much like ours,

They had 2 contributions that make a huge impact on our culture today.

Contributions for 20

Communication and tolerance was the name of the game in this ancient culture. Their Royal

Road covered a distance equal to driving from Key West to Boston.

Contributions for 30

“An eye for an eye”

Contributions for 40

Organization was the forte of the Assyrians. From building roads for communication to establishing groups in the army known as

these.

Contributions for 50

One of the main contributions of the Israelites was what they learned during the Babylonian

captivity.

Because only worshiping in a “Temple” could cause a headache.

Legacy for 10

This civilization established the foundation for the 3 Western religions today.

Legacy for 20

This civilization’s organization gave other cultures the blueprint of how to begin empire

building.

Legacy for 30

Implemented their own rule of law across many cities, establishing consistency.

Legacy for 40

They were the foundation for all other civilizations, having started the oldest.

Legacy for 50

Took ideas from past cultures and improved them, creating the greatest empire the world

had known.