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$100 Question fromA
Mesopotamia is located mostly in what modernday country?
$100 Answer from A
Iraq
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Name the two rivers that flow throughMesopotamia.
$200 Answer fromA
Tigris & Euphrates
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Mesopotamia has what type of climate?
$300 Answer fromA
Hot and dry
$400 Question fromA
What body of water do the Tigris & Euphrates Rivers empty into?
$400 Answer fromA
Persian Gulf
$500 Question fromA
What was left behind after the Tigris andEuphrates rivers flooded each year?
$500 Answer fromA
•Silt
$100 Question from B
The Sumerians were the first people in the worldto form a , which means theyhad their own government, laws and complexinstitutions.
$100 Answer from B
Civilization
$200 Question fromB
Why do we know so much about the historyand legacy of the Sumerians?
$200 Answer from B
They left written records
$300 Question from B
What did they invent that made farming much easier?
$300 Answer from B
The plow
$400 Question from B
What did the Sumerians invent that they usedin pottery and travel?
$400 Answer from B
The wheel
$500 Question from B
The Sumerians were the first in the world todo this with their language. Why did they do it?
$500 Answer from B
Make a written language to keep track of records ofsales.
$100 Question from C
A community that includes a city and its nearby farmlands.
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City-state
$200 Question from C
A temple where priests sacrificed and people worshipped and paid taxes. In other words, thecenter of city life.
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ziggurat
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With a of food, people couldn’thave specialized jobs.
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Surplus
$400 Question from C
A metal made from a mixture of copper and tin. It made tools stronger and last longer.
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Bronze
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What tool did the scribes use to write cuneiformon clay tablets?
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A stylus
$100 Question from D
What did the Sumerians build their homes out of? Why?
$100 Answer from D
Mud bricks because it was all they had.
$200 Question from D
Why did people learn how to read and write, at first?
$200 Answer from D
To keep business records
$300 Question from D
Why did the Sumerians invent a calendar?
$300 Answer from D
To keep track of when it was time to plant and harvest.
$400 Question from D
Why were the priests so important to theSumerians?
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People believed they had access to the gods andthey controlled the irrigation system.
$500 Question from D
How did the Sumerians harness the water fromthe Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
$500 Answer from D
They built irrigation canals that they used towater crops and to travel for trade.
$100 Question from E
What “first” was Hammurabi’s Laws?
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The 1st time laws were written down for all to see. They established order & the idea that the law applies to everyone.
$200 Question from E
What was the main reason the Sumeriansdeveloped a surplus of food?
$200 Answer from E
Their irrigation system led to enough water for crops.
$300 Question from E
Besides water for crops, what else were the canalsused for?
$300 Answer from E
To travel for trade.
$400 Question from E
Why did the Sumerians eventually have a king?
$400 Answer from E
Because when they went to war, they neededsomebody to lead them.
$500 Question from E
What happens when a few people are ableto produce enough food for everyone else?
$500 Answer from E
People can have specialized jobs, such asmerchants, priests, jewelry makers, home builders,etc.