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Ancient Mesopotamia Click to begin. Click here for Final Jeopardy Geography of Sumerians Mesopotamia Writing and Culture People and The Law Misc. 10 Point 10 Point 10 Point 10 Point 10 Point 20 Points 20 Points 20 Points 20 Points 20 Points 30 Points 30 Points 30 Points 30 Points 30 Points 40 Points 40 Points 40 Points 40 Points 40 Points 50 Points 50 Points 50 Points 50 Points 50 Points What term means land between the rivers? Mesopotamia What two rivers did Mesopotamia develop on? Tigris and Euphrates Ancient Mesopotamia was mostly in the area where what three modern countries are today? Iraq, Syria, and Turkey What was the earliest civilization in the world? The Sumerians What were the three areas within Mesopotamia? Assyria, Akkad, and Sumer. What did the Sumerians build their houses out of? Sun-dried clay bricks What was steppyramid temple called? A ziggurat What is a polytheistic religion? A belief in many gods. What is a theocracy? Rule by religious leaders. What were three transportation and farming tools the Sumerians were the first to use? The wheel, sail, and plow. What was ancient Sumerian wedgeshaped writing called? Cuneiform What is the most well known piece of Mesopotamian literature? The Epic of Gilgamesh What was the number base for Sumerian mathematics? 60 What site in Mesopotamia was listed as one of the Seven Wonders of the World? The Hanging Gardens of Babylon What is a citystate? A city with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside. Who wrote the earliest known written code of law? Hammurabi Who created the world’s first empire? Sargon Under the first code of law, what group of people received better treatment under the law? The Upper Class Under the first code of law, who had more rights, men or women? Men Under the first code of law, who arranged marriages? The parents. How is our timekeeping today effected by Sumerian math? 60 seconds in a minute, 60 minutes in an hour. What were the religious record keepers known as? Scribes Who were the only people educated in Sumerian schools? Upper class boys. What phrase states the punishment must fit the crime? An eye for an eye. What roundtopped structures were the Sumerian the first to perfect? The Dome and the Arch. Make your wager The main gods of the Sumerians were found in the stars. What are these called today? The signs of the Zodiac (or Astrology or the Horoscope)