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Mesopotamian Civilizations

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Topic 1: 200• Question:• This group is credited with having the FIRST

empire in Mesopotamia • Answer• The Akkadians

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Topic 1: 400• Question:• These people wandered from place-to-place in

search of food.• Answer• Nomads

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Topic 1: 600• Question:• Once people learned to do this, they stopped

wandering and lived in permanent settlements.• Answer• Farm/agriculture

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Topic 1: 800• Question:• What is the main difference between the Old Stone

Age and the New Stone Age?• Answer• OSA – people were nomads and made weapons from stone

NSA – people had permanent settlements and made weapons/tools from stone

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Topic 1: 1000• Question:• What, ultimately, led to the downfall of the

Sumerian civilization to the Babylonians, and which Babylonian King was responsible for uniting all of the former Sumerian city-states?

• Answer• The city-states were constantly fighting with

one another, leaving them weak and vulnerable; King HammurabiBack

Topic 2: 200

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• Question:• This civilization was famous for its shipbuilding and

had an alliance with Persia to build their Navy• Answer• The Phoenicians

Topic 2: 400

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• Question:• What was the Babylonians BIGGEST contribution to

ancient and modern society?• Answer• Hammurabi’s Code

Topic 2: 600• Question:• The idea that priests were a “higher class”

than farmers in Sumerian society was part of:

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• Answer• Social Hierarchy

Topic 2: 800• Question:• What civilization conquered weaker Sumerian

city-states to form the first true empire in Mesopotamia, and who was its leader?

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AnswerThe Akkadians; Sargon

Topic 2: 1000• Question:• List the 6 Civilizations in the order in which they appeared

and prospered in Mesopotamia: (Akkadians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Chaldeans, Phoenicians, Sumerians)

• 300 bonus: Which king goes with which civ? Hammurabi, Nebuchadnezzar, Sargon

• Answer• Sumerians – Akkadians (Sar) – Babylonians (Ham) –

Assyrians – Chaldeans (Neb-Dog) - Phoenicians

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Topic 3: 200• Question:• How many laws/codes made up Hammurabi's Code?• Answer• 282

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Topic 3: 400• Question:• King Hammurabi ruled this Empire for over 40 years:• Answer• Babylonian Empire

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Topic 3: 600• Question:• What was significant about Hammurabi’s

Code? (Why was it different from other laws that had been issued in prior Civilizations?)

• Answer• They were written down; He made them public for

ALL people to read (men, women, slaves, children)

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• Question:• How did King Hammurabi get the word out

about the Code of Laws to the entire Babylonian Empire?

• Answer• He had the codes/laws carved into a pillar and

placed in the center of Babylonian cities for all to have access to

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Topic 3: 1000• Question:• Why was Division of Labor so important in the

development of a civilization?• Answer• Because people needed to specialize in many

different jobs. Once people started to farm many different jobs were needed to advance the civilization, like craftsmen, merchants, clothing makers, etc.

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Topic 4: 200• Question:• Which of these timelines lists the dates in the

correct Chronological order?• Answer• A: 100BC-150BC-100AD-50AD• B: 150BC-200BC-50AD-100AD• C: 150BC-100BC-50AD-100AD• D: 100AD-50AD-100BC-150BC

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Topic 4: 400• Question:• The region of rich farmland between the Persian Gulf

and the Mediterranean Sea is also known as:• Answer• The Fertile Crescent

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Topic 4: 600• Question:• List two of the three important

advances/achievements of the Chaldeans:• Answer• 7-Day Week; Sundials; Farmed Honey Bees for honey

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Topic 4: 800

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• Question:• Why was Mesopotamia the PERFECT place for the

start of civilizations? (list three reasons)

• Answer.• Great climate; between two rivers; good soil;

Topic 4: 1000

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• List at least FOUR important advances/achievements of the Sumerians: (100 bonus points for each correct response over the first four)

• Answer• Wheel; Plow; Sewers; Math (base 60 for time and calendars);

Make-up/Jewelry; Cuneiform; Bronze for Tools; Chariot

Topic 5: 200

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• Question:• Structures that were built to act as a ladder to the gods were called:

• Answer:• Ziggurats

Topic 5: 400• Question:• Define the term Polytheism

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• Answer:• The worship of many gods

Topic 5: 600• Question:• Define the terms Caravan and Bazaars

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• Answer:• Caravan – group of travelers• Bazaars – large, open markets

Topic 5: 800• Question:• Define the terms Division of Labor and

Social Hierarchy

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• Answer• Division of Labor is when people started to

specialize in particular jobs; Social Hierarchy the emergence of different classes once this happened

Topic 5: 1000

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• Question:• Define Cuneiform and the Alphabet, including the

civilizations responsible for both advances

• Answer• Cuneiform was the first form of writing using

wedge-shaped symbols, used by the Sumerians to keep written records. The Phoenicians then came up with the Alphabet, which used a set of letters to form words.