with your host, alex “the great” sarbec! bring your book, notes & notebook!
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MESO-PARDY!. With your host, Alex “The Great” Sarbec! Bring Your Book, Notes & Notebook!. Final Meso-Pardy. “MESOP”-ardy!. Modern day country that makes up most of Mesopotamia. What is Iraq?. Have A Gudea 100. Return. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
With your host,
Alex “The Great” Sarbec!
Bring Your Book, Notes & Notebook!
“MESOP”-ardy!Have a Gudea!
(People sorta)
Never discuss
Politics or this
(Religion)
Ziggy, Babs & Sumer-
Man (Misc)
The Rest of the Story
(Presentations)
The Hand that Rocks the Cradle of
Civilization
(Geo)
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Final Meso-Pardy
Modern day country that makes up most of Mesopotamia.
What is Iraq?
Have A Gudea 100
Return
He is the first ruler to write down rules for his people. (Bonus:
What were they called?
Who is Hammurabi?
Bonus: Code of Laws
Have a Gudea 200
Return
He ruled the City-State of Kish and expanded the Empire to the
Northern end of the Fertile Crescent !
Who is Sargon the Great?
Have a Gudea 300
Return
According to the Bible, This Mesopotamian was told to “Go Forth from your native land…” eventually moving to Jerusalem.
Who is Abraham?
Have a Gudea 400
Return
This early Sumerian Mythical Hero’s story was recorded by
Mesopotamian Scribes. He was known to be “part-man & part-
God, & strong as an ox”Who is Gilgamesh?
Have a Gudea 500
Return
The belief in more than one god and the belief in ONLY one god.
(two questions)
What is Polytheism? What is Monotheism?
Never Discuss 100
Return
This monotheistic religion had its roots in Mesopotamia and still
carries on to this day.
What is Judaism?
Never Discuss 200
Return
The Hebrew name (meaning “to teach”) for the first five books of
the bible.
What is the Torah?
Never Discuss 300
Return
The Torah commanded the people of Israel to remember this day and “keep it holy” with rest,
prayer and study.
What is the Sabbath?
Never Discuss 400
Return
The scattering of the Jews to many parts of the world.
What is Diaspora?
Never Discuss 500
Return
This region made up the southern part of Mesopotamia and
included many cities
What is Sumer?
Ziggy, Babs & Sume-rMan 100
Return
Laws, letters, records, stories and proverbs from Mesopotamia are
being studied today thanks to this system of writing developed in
Sumer.What is Cuneiform?
Ziggy, Babs & Sume-rMan 200
Return
A towering mud-brick building with a temple on it’s peak.
What is a Ziggurat?
Ziggy, Babs & Sume-rMan 300
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•DAILY DOUBLE!Ur, Uruk and Eridu are examples
of these. (Hint- they aren’t Gods!)
What is a city-state?
Ziggy, Babs & Sume-rMan 400
Return
This empire,ruled by Hammurabi, became rich and
powerful, but retained Sumerian traditions.
What is Babylonia?
Ziggy, Babs & Sume-rMan 500
Return
A celebration of freedom
What is passover?
Rest of Story 100
Return
Ziggurats represented the connection between these two
things. (Technology & Architecture)
What are Heaven and Earth?
Rest of Story 200
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Wet clay tablets of Cuneiform were dried in this. (Writing)
What is a kiln?
Rest of Story 300
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This is the order of the social classes of Mesopotamia from highest to lowest. (Daily Life)
What are: Kings & Family, Land Owners, Merchants, Farmers, Slaves.
Rest of Story 400
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This was the most common punishment in Hammurabi’s
Code.
What is cutting off a body part?
(Hammurabi’s Code)
Rest of Story 500
Return
An area of elevated flatland, .
What is a plateau?
Rocks the Cradle 100
Return
Mesopotamia is the Greek word for this area.
What is the “Land between two rivers? “
Rocks the Cradle 200
Return
This boomerang shaped area was made of rocky land and desert
but had lush green parts similar to the Nile River Valley
What is the Fertile Crescent?
Rocks the Cradle 300
Return
The Eastern river and the Western river of Mesopotamia
What is Euphrates (Western)?
What is Tigris(Eastern)
Rocks the Cradle 400
Return
This city, founded by King David (according to the Bible) became
the center of political and religious life for the people of
Israel What is Jerusalem?
Rocks the Cradle 500
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FINAL MESO-PARDY!
Category:
• Mesopotamian Legacy
• Answer: These are four lasting things or ideas that Mesopotamia gave to society.
Return
Question: What are: (any of these) Written laws, the wheel, cuneiform/writing, Judaism,