2. Mesopotamia VocabularySocial Hierarchy $300 $400 $500 Neolithic Age $100 $200 $100 Leaders $500

3. Mesopotamia is located in present-day _____. (Mesopotamia) Iraq ($100)

4. What two rivers was Mesopotamia between(Mesopotamia) Tigris and Euphrates Rivers ($200)

5. Mesopotamia is considered the ______ of Civilization. (Mesopotamia) Cradle ($300)

6. Mesopotamia is also known as this. (Mesopotamia) Fertile Crescent ($400)

7. What does the word Mesopotamia mean? (Mesopotamia) Land between the two rivers ($500)

8. He is an Akkadian King who created the first empire. (Leaders) Sargon ($100)

9. He made a set of laws that dealt with criminals (Leaders) Hammurabi ($200)

10. He built the Library at Nineveh (Leaders) Ashurbanipal ($300)

11. He built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon (Leaders) Nebuchadnezzar ($400)

12. Took over after Hammurabi died and made Babylon the best city-state in Mesopotamia (Leaders) Nebuchadnezzar ($500)

13. Structures created by people to meet the needs of society (Vocabulary) Social Institutions ($100)

14. A way to structure society with richer at the top and poorer at the bottom (Vocabulary) Social Hierarchy/classes ($200)

15. A city-state the becomes so powerful, and makes an ambry and conquers territories. (Vocabulary) Empire ($300)

16. A person who was able to read and write and had a powerful role in society (Vocabulary) Scribe ($400)

17. A group of people who were seen as the best in society because of their wealth, talent, or power. (Vocabulary) Elite ($500)

18. These are at the top of the social pyramid (Social Hierarchy) King ($100)

19. These are found on the bottom of the social pyramid (Social Hierarchy) Slaves ($200)

20. These are directly below the priests (Social Hierarchy) Scribes ($300)

21. Give an example of a SKILLED laborer. (Social Hierarchy) Weaver, blacksmith, potter, merchant ($400)

22. Give an example of a UNSKILLED laborer.(Social Hierarchy) Soldier, farmer, shepherd, laborer. ($500)

23. An event that happened 10,000 years ago when the Earth’s climate warmed (Neolithic Age) Great Thaw ($100)

24. An event which causes a VERY significant change in history (Neolithic Age) Turning Point ($200)

25. Age of Foragers changed to the _______ Age (Neolithic Age) Agrarian ($300)

26. Another name for Neolithic Age (Neolithic Age) Agrarian Age, or New Stone Age ($400)

27. This increased rapidly during this Age. (Neolithic Age) Population ($500)

29. Vocabulary 1 $600 $800 $1000 $200 $400 $200 Vocabulary 2

30. A type of society based on farming and raising cattle. Vocabulary 1) Agrarian ($200)

31. Having more than you need (Vocabulary 1) Surplus ($400)

32. Believing in more than one god (Vocabulary 1) Polythiestic ($600)

33. Writing that developed in Sumer (Vocabulary 1) Cuneiform ($800)

34. Temple built for the gods (Vocabulary 1) Ziggurat ($1000)

35. Assyrians made weapons out of this (Vocabulary 2) Iron ($200)

36. A permanent community where people live. (Vocabulary 2) Settlement ($400)

37. When different people in society take on specific jobs that require unique skills (Vocabulary 2) Specialization of Labor ($600)

38. Sumerians invented an early form of this (Vocabulary 2) Mathematics ($800)

39. What era do we live in? (Vocabulary 2) Industrial Age ($1000)

41. List the 5 S’s of society (Final Jeopardy) Settlement, surplus, specialization of labor, social hierarchy, and social institutions