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Mesopotamia
Your TopicWhatchu
‘talkin’ ‘bout, Willis?
Mesopotamian Civilizations
Green Eggs & Hammurabi
What’s the Big Idea?
Mesopotamia Terms
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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.