Jeopardy Indus Egypt China Grab bag Q 100

Jeopardy Indus Egypt China Grab bag Q $100 Q $100 Q $200 Q $200 Q $300 Q $300 Q $400 Q $400 Q $500 Q $500 Mesopotamia Final Jeopardy

$100 Question Mesopotamia The definition of Mesopotamia and what is it also called?

$100 Answer from Mesopotamia Land Between Two Rivers/ Fertile Crescent

$200 Question from Mesopotamia Name the two rivers that are included in Mesopotamia

$200 Answer from Mesopotamia Tigris and Euphrates

$300 Question from Mesopotamia What is a citystate

$300 Answer from Mesopotamia A city state is a city and the land around it with an independent government

$400 Question Mesopotamia Name of the first written law code ?

$400 Answer Mesopotamia Hammurabi’s Code

$500 Question Mesopotamia How does the Hammurabi Code show that social classes existed in Babylon?

$500 Answer Mesopotamia Upper classes would get a lesser sentence than lower classes. Therefore, you see a differentiation of classes in Babylon.

$100 Question from Indus What river did the ancient Indian civilization develop on?

$100 Answer from Indus The Indus River

$200 Question Indus What are seasonal winds and describe the difference between the winds that come from the north and south?

$200 Answer from Indus Monsoons/ dry winds come from the north and wet/rainy winds from the south

$300 Question from Indus Who was Siddhartha Gautama?

$300 Answer from Indus Founder of Buddhism/ Buddha

$400 Question from Indus What is a result of India’s diverse geography?

$400 Answer from Indus The people of ancient India lived in a land of extremes. The terrain was varied and often presented great challenges. Occasional extremes of weather such as droughts and monsoons were also part of life in this land. However, great civilizations developed and flourished amidst the rivers, mountains, plains and deserts of the subcontinent.

$500 Question from Indus How were the cities of Harappa and Mohenjo Daro planned?

$500 Answer from Indus In a grid system

$100 Question from Egypt River where the Civilization began

$100 Answer from Egypt Nile River

$200 Question from Egyptian Writing

$200 Answer from Egypt hieroglyphics

$300 Question from Egypt What was the function or purpose of Egyptian pyramids?

$300 Answer from Egypt To honor and bury the pharaohs and their families

$400 Question from Egypt Who was the leader of Egyptian civilization and how was he viewed?

$400 Answer from Egypt A pharaoh was the leader that was chosen by the gods to rule

$500 Question from Egypt What was the Rosetta Stone and why is it important?

$500 Answer from Egypt This stone had the same message written in both hieroglyphics and Greek. This was important because it helped to translate what the hieroglyphics said and could be used to help translate other hieroglyphics as well.

$100 Question from China In which region did China's earliest civilizations develop? a)Gobi Desert b)Himalaya Mountains c)Yellow River Valley d)Tibetan Plateau

$100 Answer from China Yellow River Valley

$200 Question from China What are the basic beliefs of Confucianism ?

$200 Answer from China Confucius taught a code of proper conduct, including respect, that humans could learn

$300 Question from China What are the basic beliefs of Legalism?

$300 Answer from China Legalists believed humans are wicked and need strict laws with harsh punishments.

$400 Question from China What is the Mandate of Heaven?

$400 Answer from China Right to rule came from god

$500 Question from China What effects did geography have on China and its view of itself?

$500 Answer from China The geography of China isolated it from the rest of the world. A fact which led ancient China to consider itself the most valuable and advanced civilization

$100 Question from Grab Bag The development of ancient civilizations in Egypt, Mesopotamia, India, and China indicates the importance of a) heavy forestation b) mountain passes c) rugged coastlines d) river valleys

$100 Answer from Grab Bag d. ) river valleys

$200 Question from Grab Bag The early civilizations of the Nile River Valley, Mesopotamia, and the Yellow River Valley were similar because they a) Were industrialized societies b) Monotheistic c) dependent on fertile land d) dependent on each other for trade

$200 Answer from Grab Bag c) dependent on fertile land

$300 Question from Grab Bag What is irrigation?

$300 Answer from Grab Bag The supply of water to land or crops to help growth, typically by means of channels.

$400 Question from Grab Bag When does cultural diffusion happen?

$400 Answer from Grab Bag Cultural diffusion is the process in which a new idea or a product spreads from one culture to another.

$500 Question from Wild Card Which revolution led to the development of these civilizations? a)Industrial b)Neolithic c)Green d)Commercial

$500 Answer from Wild Card Neolithic

Final Jeopardy Name one similarity that all 4 early civilizations had.

Final Jeopardy Answer Developed by river valleys or started farming