Jeopardy Ancient Mesopotamia First Civilizations Assyrians and Chaldeans Cyrus and Darius Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Final Jeopardy First Empire Builders

$100 Question Ancient Mesopotamia Ancient Mesopotamia developed between these two rivers.

$100 Answer Ancient Mesopotamia What are the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?

$200 Question Ancient Mesopotamia This is watering dry land by using ditches.

$200 Answer Ancient Mesopotamia What is irrigation?

$300 Question Ancient Mesopotamia These were the two main materials used by Ancient Mesopotamian’s to build houses.

$300 Answer Ancient Mesopotamia What are reed and bricks ?

$400 Question Ancient Mesopotamia This is the term for flat land bordering the banks of the river.

$400 Answer Ancient Mesopotamia What is a floodplain?

$500 Question Ancient Mesopotamia This is the fine, fertile soil carried by rivers and deposited on nearby lands.

$500 Answer Ancient Mesopotamia What is silt?

$100 Question First Civilizations This was the southern region of Mesopotamia where the first civilization began.

$100 Answer First Civilizations What is Sumer ?

$200 Question First Civilizations These are members of the upper class of the Sumerian social system. (Name two)

$200 Answer First Civilizations Who are kings, priests, landowners, or merchants?

$300 Question First Civilizations This the first person to assume control in the Sumerian city- states.

$300 Answer First Civilizations Who are priests?

$400 Question First Civilizations This is the first known writing system, which used wedge-shaped symbols.

$400 Answer First Civilizations What is cuneiform?

$500 Question First Civilizations Because of these two things the plow was an important tool for farmers.

$500 Answer First Civilizations What is making farming easier and increasing yields?

$100 Question First Empire Builders This is was the first empire.

$100 Answer First Empire Builders What is the Akkadian Empire?

$200 Question First Empire Builders This was the powerful leader of the Akkadian Empire who ruled with cruelty.

$200 Answer First Empire Builders Who is Sargon?

$300 Question First Empire Builders This was the Babylonian leader who created a harsh code of laws to rule his empire.

$300 Answer from H3 Who is Hammurabi?

$400 Question First Empire Builders This is the region stretching from the Persian Gulf northwest up the Tigris and Euphrates rivers and west over to the Mediterranean Sea.

$400 Answer First Empire Builders What is the Fertile Crescent?

$500 Question First Empire Builders This is many different lands and peoples brought under the control of one ruler.

$500 Answer First Empire Builders What is an empire?

$100 Question Assyrians and Chaldeans This is the main reason the Assyrian empire crumbled.

$100 Answer Assyrians and Chaldeans What is the harsh way in which they ruled?

$200 Question Assyrians and Chaldeans This means to be forced from one’s homeland, often to lands far away.

$200 Answer Assyrians and Chaldeans What is exile?

$300 Question Assyrians and Chaldeans This ruler created the Hanging Gardens to please his wife.

$300 Answer Assyrians and Chaldeans Who is Nebuchadnezzar II?

$400 Question Assyrians and Chaldeans This was created by the Assyrians and Chaldeans to help them create their empires.

$400 Answer Assyrians and Chaldeans What is create a powerful army or rule with cruelty?

$500 Question Assyrians and Chaldeans This is a payment made in return for protection.

$500 Answer Assyrians and Chaldeans What is tribute?

$100 Question Cyrus and Darius This is the founder of the Persian Empire.

$100 Answer Cyrus and Darius Who is Cyrus?

$200 Question Cyrus and Darius This empire grew to over 2,800 miles from east to west under Darius’ control.

$200 Answer Cyrus and Darius What is Persia?

$300 Question Cyrus and Darius This is the ruler who followed Cyrus and was not successful because he ruled with cruelty.

$300 Answer Cyrus and Darius Who is Cambyses?

$400 Question Cyrus and Darius This road was used from government purposes in ancient times.

$400 Answer Cyrus and Darius What is the Royal Road?

$500 Question Cyrus and Darius This ruler created minted coins as official money in his empire.

$500 Answer Cyrus and Darius Who is Darius?

Final Jeopardy This why the Persian Empire was more successful than the earlier empires of the Assyrians and Chaldeans.

Final Jeopardy Answer What is Persians ruled with tolerance where as the Assyrians and Chaldeans ruled with cruelty Persians were able to maintain control of much more land Persians allowed conquered people to keep their customs and religions Persians allowed leaders to stay in power?