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EARLY CIVILIZATIONS Jeopardy Review Cultures of Mesopotamia Ancient Egypt Aegean Culture Geography Myths and Legends Prehistory 100 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500 500 Cultures of Mesopotamia 100 Gilgamesh, the King of Uruk, was the leader of these people Answer: Sumerians Cultures of Mesopotamia 200 Hammurabi was the leader of these people Answer: Babylonians Cultures of Mesopotamia 300 This was perhaps the most important development of the Sumerian Culture Answer: Cuneiform, first system of writing Cultures of Mesopotamia 400 Here is where the Sumerians thought gods would reveal themselves Answer: Ziggurat Cultures of Mesopotamia 500 This group of people would be the last rulers of the great age of Mesopotamia, but they too would fall; conquered by the Medes and later the Persians Answer: The Assyrians Ancient Egypt 100 This book of spells and instruction was a guide for the afterlife Answer: The Book of the Dead Ancient Egypt 200 This pharaoh was the first to unite upper and lower Egypt Answer: Narmer Ancient Egypt 300 He built the first step pyramid, commissioned by Zoser. His name was __________ and he was later deified as the god of ____________ and _____________. Answer: Imhotep- god medicine and wisdom Ancient Egypt 400 The Egyptians were invaded by the Hyksos. They introduced this new weapon Answer: Horse drawn carriage Ancient Egypt 500 This man made “King Tut” famous when he excavated his tomb Answer: Howard Carter Aegean Culture 100 The Aegean Culture developed in this region Answer: Greece and the islands of the Aegean Sea Aegean Culture 200 This is the capital of the Minoan Empire Answer: Knossos Aegean Culture 300 The King of the Minoan Empire Answer: King Minos Aegean Culture 400 The Mycenaean Empire flourished here Answer: mainland Greece Aegean Culture 500 This archaeologist, self financed the excavation of Knossos to prove his theories correct. Answer: Arthur Evans Geography 100 Ancient Egypt was dependant on this Answer: The Nile River Geography 200 This sea is located to the east of Egypt Answer: The Red Sea Geography 300 DAILY DOUBLE These two rivers form the Fertile Crescent. ____________ to the East and ___________ to the West Answer: Tigris to the East and Euphrates to the West Geography 400 The City of Knossos is located here Answer: The island of Crete Geography 500 Sumerian communities were located here Answer: along the floodplain of the lower Euphrates and Tigris rivers Myths and Legends 100 Gilgamesh was in search of this Answer: everlasting life Myths and Legends 200 _________ was responsible for the death of Osiris and _______ put Osiris back together Answer: Seth , Isis Myths and Legends 300 This great god of sky, often symbolized as a falcon, avenged the death of his father, Osiris. Answer: Horus Myths and Legends 400 King Minos created one of these at his palace to house a minotaur Answer: labyrinth Myths and Legends 500 King Aegean plunged to his death in the Aegean sea because he did not raise the white sail Answer: Theseus Prehistory 100 Name, in order, the three “lithic” periods we discussed in class. Answer: Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic Prehistory 200 This specific type of homo sapiens made the first cave art. Answer: CRO MAGNON Prehistory 300 Name this famous piece. One of many statuettes found, which emphasize the women’s practical role- the source of birth and life Answer: Venus of Willendorf Prehistory 400 One would have to travel here to view giant heads called Moai (give both name and location) Answer: Easter Island, off the coast of Chile in the South Pacific Ocean Prehistory 500 a very large usually rough stone used in prehistoric cultures as a monument or building block Answer: megalith