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Ancient MesopotamiaArchaeology Early
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Topic 1: 200• Question:• What is an example of oral history?• Answer• A story told to a grandchild by their
grandfather
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Topic 1: 400• Question:
What is an artifact?• Answer• A human made object
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Topic 1: 600• Question:• The Rosetta Stone is an example of • Answer: • A primary source
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Topic 1: 800• Question:• What is a fossil?• Answer• The remains or imprints of plants and animals
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Topic 1: 1000• Question:• Lucy belongs to which species of early
humans?• Answer• australopithecines
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Topic 2: 200• Question:• Early hunter-gatherers fed themselves by• Answer• Hunting animals and gathering plants
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Topic 2: 400• Question:• Early people were nomadic because…• Answer• They needed to find sources of food
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Topic 2: 600• Question:• Modern humans belong to which species of
early humans?• Answer• Homo Sapiens
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Topic 2: 800• Question:• What is surplus?• Answer• Extra supply of resources
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Topic 2: 1000• Question:• What is migration?• Answer• Moving to new and distant lands
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Topic 3: 200• Question: • What is the order tools most likely evolved?• Answer• Sticks and stones• Pointed rocks tied to sticks• Bows and arrows• Metal tools
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Topic 3: 400• Question:• Mesopotamia is between which two river
systems?• Answer• Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
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Topic 3: 600• Question:• Who became famous from creating the code
of law?• Answer• King Hammurabi
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Topic 3: 800• Question:• Define civilization• Answer• And advanced form of culture that has
specialized workers, advanced cities, and technology
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Topic 3: 1000• Question:• The belief in many gods is called…• Answer• polytheism
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Topic 4: 200• Question:• Cuneiform evolved from which writing
system? • Answer• pictographs
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Topic 4: 400• Question:• What were the two major empires in
Mesopotamia?• Answer• Akkad and Sumer
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Topic 4: 600• Question:• Hatshepsut was the first female ______.• Answer• Pharaoh of Egypt
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Topic 4: 800• Question:• Why is the Nile important to Egypt?• Answer• It is a source of irrigation, fertile soil, and
wildlife
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Topic 4: 1000• Question:• The ancient Egyptians mummified the dead
because…• Answer• In order to prevent decay for the afterlife
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Topic 5: 200• Question:• Which monument is Ramses II known for?• Answer• A temple of four 66 ft statues of himself
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Topic 5: 400• Question:• Egyptians believed pharaohs were…• Answer• gods
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Topic 5: 600• Question:• Why did Egyptians bury items in their tombs?• Answer• They believed the items could be use in the
afterlife
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Topic 5: 800• Question:• The floods of the Nile River provided farmers…• Answer• Rich black soil
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Topic 5: 1000• Question:• Monotheism is the belief in…• Answer• One god
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Topic 6: 200 pts.• Question:• What did the Israelites promise when they
agreed to the covenant?• Answer• Obey the Ten Commandments and love God.
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Topic 6: 400 pts.
• Question:• The sacred book of Judaism is called…• Answer• Torah
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• Question:• The Israelites were lead from Egypt to Canaan
by whom?• Answer• Moses
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• Question:• Who did David defeat?• Answer• Goliath the leader of the Philistines
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• Question:• The practice of forcing people to move from
their homelands to another place far away is called
• Answer• exile
Bonus Question 2000 pts.
• Question:• The people who were most cruel in
conquering and governing their empire were the
• Answer• Assyrians
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Traits of Civilization
• Question:• What ruler created a set of written laws to
help him rule his empire?• Answer:• Hammurabi
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Traits of Sumer• Question:• What are the traits of Sumer?• Answer:• Advanced Cities: Kish, Nippur, Ur• Specialized Workers: King, Priest, artisans• Complex Institutions: Temple, army, schools• Record Keeping: Writing• Advanced Technology: Bronze tools, irrigation
