© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved Ancient Civilizations.

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved

Ancient Civilizations


Round 1 Round 2Final

Jeopardy


Neolithic Age

Egypt Mesopotamia

China India

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Round 2

Final Jeopardy


$100$100

It was the major development of the Neolithic Age.

It was the major development of the Neolithic Age.


$100$100

What is agriculture?What is agriculture?

Scores


$200$200

It was the lifestyle humans left behind as a result of the Neolithic

Age.

It was the lifestyle humans left behind as a result of the Neolithic

Age.


$200$200

What is nomadic?What is nomadic?

Scores


$300$300

It is the term for the complex societies that came about as a

result of the Neolithic Age.

It is the term for the complex societies that came about as a

result of the Neolithic Age.


$300$300

What is civilization?What is civilization?

Scores


$400$400

Identify three characteristics of a civilization.

Identify three characteristics of a civilization.


$400$400

What are complex institutions, record keeping, cities, advanced technology, and/or specialized

workers.

What are complex institutions, record keeping, cities, advanced technology, and/or specialized

workers.

Scores


$500$500

It is what the term “Neolithic Age” means.

It is what the term “Neolithic Age” means.


$500$500

What is new stone age?What is new stone age?

Scores


$100$100

The river was where the Egyptian civilization established.

The river was where the Egyptian civilization established.


$100$100

Scores

What is the Nile River?


$200$200

It was the title used by the rulers of Egypt.

It was the title used by the rulers of Egypt.


$200$200

What is pharaoh? What is pharaoh?

Scores


$300$300

It was the name of the writing system developed in ancient

Egypt seen here:

It was the name of the writing system developed in ancient

Egypt seen here:


$300$300

What are hieroglyphs?What are hieroglyphs?

Scores



$400$400

The famous stone sculpture shown below.

The famous stone sculpture shown below.


$400$400

What is the Sphinx?What is the Sphinx?

Scores


$500$500

Found by the French, it was the key used to translate the Egyptian writing system.

Found by the French, it was the key used to translate the Egyptian writing system.


$500$500

What is the Rosetta Stone?What is the Rosetta Stone?

Scores


$100$100

These are the two rivers of Mesopotamia.

These are the two rivers of Mesopotamia.


$100$100

What are the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?

What are the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?

Scores


$200$200

It is the name of the writing system that was developed in

ancient Mesopotamia.

It is the name of the writing system that was developed in

ancient Mesopotamia.


$200$200

What is cuneiform?What is cuneiform?

Scores


$300$300

Historians have “eyed” this set of written law from Mesopotamia as

one the earliest ever recorded.

Historians have “eyed” this set of written law from Mesopotamia as

one the earliest ever recorded.


$300$300

What is Hammurabi's Code?What is Hammurabi's Code?

Scores


$400$400

Mesopotamia is located in this modern day country.

Mesopotamia is located in this modern day country.


$400$400

What is Iraq?What is Iraq?

Scores


$500$500

It is the name of the first civilization to develop in

Mesopotamia.

It is the name of the first civilization to develop in

Mesopotamia.


$500$500

Scores

What is Sumer?What is Sumer?


$100$100

These are two of the major rivers of ancient Chinese civilization.

These are two of the major rivers of ancient Chinese civilization.


$100$100

What are the Huang He and Yangtze Rivers?

What are the Huang He and Yangtze Rivers?

Scores


$200$200

The type of metal that the ancient Chinese were skilled with.

The type of metal that the ancient Chinese were skilled with.


$200$200

What is bronze?What is bronze?

Scores


$300$300

Besides gods, the Chinese also worshipped them.

Besides gods, the Chinese also worshipped them.


$300$300

What are their ancestors?What are their ancestors?

Scores


$400$400

The Chinese referred to themselves as this two-word

phrase.

The Chinese referred to themselves as this two-word

phrase.


$400$400

What is the “Middle Kingdom?”What is the “Middle Kingdom?”

Scores


$500$500

The first family of rulers to come The first family of rulers to come to power in ancient China.to power in ancient China.


$500$500

Who are the Xia?Who are the Xia?

Scores


$100$100

This river was the major river of ancient Indian civilization.

This river was the major river of ancient Indian civilization.


$100$100

What is the Indus River?What is the Indus River?

Scores


$200$200

It is the type of landmass that India is.

It is the type of landmass that India is.


$200$200

What is a peninsula?What is a peninsula?

Scores


$300$300

The name of the Indian social hierarchy shown below.

The name of the Indian social hierarchy shown below.


$300$300

What is the caste system?What is the caste system?

Scores


$400$400

Without the Indus people being the first to weave it, this fabric

may not have become the “fabric of our lives.”

Without the Indus people being the first to weave it, this fabric

may not have become the “fabric of our lives.”


$400$400

What is cotton?What is cotton?

Scores


$500$500

These two cities give evidence of urban planning by the Indus

people.

These two cities give evidence of urban planning by the Indus

people.


$500$500

What are Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa?

What are Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa?

Scores


Ancient Religious Beliefs

Name That Group of People

More Egypt

More Mesopota

mia

Ancient Geography

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Round 1

Final Jeopardy

Scores


$200$200

The term used to describe almost all ancient religious systems.

The term used to describe almost all ancient religious systems.


$200$200

What is polytheistic/animistic?What is polytheistic/animistic?

Scores


$400$400

During this ancient Egyptian preparation for the afterlife, the brain was removed through the

nostrils.

During this ancient Egyptian preparation for the afterlife, the brain was removed through the

nostrils.


$400$400

What is mummification?What is mummification?

Scores


$600$600

Food offerings made to the gods was a form of this.

Mesoamericans preferred to offer children.

Food offerings made to the gods was a form of this.

Mesoamericans preferred to offer children.


$600$600

What is sacrifice?What is sacrifice?

Scores


$800$800

It is the name of the large mud-brick & step-like structures that

were built to honor Mesopotamian gods.

It is the name of the large mud-brick & step-like structures that

were built to honor Mesopotamian gods.


$800$800

What are ziggurats?What are ziggurats?

Scores


$1000$1000

The practice used by ancient Chinese rulers to communicate with the gods by reading bones.

The practice used by ancient Chinese rulers to communicate with the gods by reading bones.


$1000$1000

What is divination?What is divination?

Scores


$200$200

They developed the first lasting monotheistic religion.

They developed the first lasting monotheistic religion.


$200$200

Who are the Hebrews?Who are the Hebrews?

Scores



$400$400

They are an ancient Mesoamerican civilization known

for constructing these large heads:

They are an ancient Mesoamerican civilization known

for constructing these large heads:


$400$400

Who are the Olmecs?Who are the Olmecs?

Scores


$600$600

These “carriers of civilization” developed an alphabet we use

today and carried ideas throughout the Mediterranean.

These “carriers of civilization” developed an alphabet we use

today and carried ideas throughout the Mediterranean.


$600$600

Who are the Phoenicians?Who are the Phoenicians?

Scores


$800$800

These people developed the Zoroastrian religion and were

eventually conquered by Alexander the Great.

These people developed the Zoroastrian religion and were

eventually conquered by Alexander the Great.


$800$800

Who are the Persians?Who are the Persians?

Scores


$1000$1000

This group of people moved into India, imposed a caste system, and laid the foundations for the

Hindu religion.

This group of people moved into India, imposed a caste system, and laid the foundations for the

Hindu religion.


$1000$1000

Who are the Aryans?Who are the Aryans?

Scores


$200$200

The structures used as tombs for the rulers of Egypt.

The structures used as tombs for the rulers of Egypt.


$200$200

What are the pyramids?What are the pyramids?

Scores


$400$400

He is the famous “Boy King” of Egypt whose tomb was

discovered over 80 years ago.

He is the famous “Boy King” of Egypt whose tomb was

discovered over 80 years ago.


$400$400

Who is Tutankhamen? Who is Tutankhamen?

Scores


$600$600

It was used as paper in ancient Egypt and you can also find a

store by its name in The Westchester.

It was used as paper in ancient Egypt and you can also find a

store by its name in The Westchester.


$600$600

What is papyrus?What is papyrus?

Scores


$800$800

She was the last pharaoh of Egypt whose life ended tragically

when both she & her husband Marcus Antonius committed

suicide separately.

She was the last pharaoh of Egypt whose life ended tragically

when both she & her husband Marcus Antonius committed

suicide separately.


$800$800

Who is Cleopatra (VII)?Who is Cleopatra (VII)?

Scores


$1000$1000

The Egyptian god of the Dead seen here:

The Egyptian god of the Dead seen here:


$1000$1000

Who is Anubis?Who is Anubis?

Scores


$200$200

The most well-known law that was included in the

Mesopotamian code of laws.

The most well-known law that was included in the

Mesopotamian code of laws.


$200$200

What is “If a man put out the eye of another man, his eye shall be

put out?”

What is “If a man put out the eye of another man, his eye shall be

put out?”

Scores


$400$400

One of the oldest stories in the world about a king dealing with the loss of his friend Enkidu.

One of the oldest stories in the world about a king dealing with the loss of his friend Enkidu.


$400$400

What is the Epic of Gilgamesh?What is the Epic of Gilgamesh?

Scores



$600$600

Derived from the Greek, Mesopotamia can be translated to

mean this in English.

Derived from the Greek, Mesopotamia can be translated to

mean this in English.


$600$600

What is the “land between two rivers?”

What is the “land between two rivers?”

Scores


$800$800

These were the group of people who were trained to read and

write cuneiform.

These were the group of people who were trained to read and

write cuneiform.


$800$800

Who are the scribes?Who are the scribes?

Scores


$1000$1000

It was the most powerful city-state in Mesopotamia under the

ruler Hammurabi.

It was the most powerful city-state in Mesopotamia under the

ruler Hammurabi.


$1000$1000

What is Babylon?What is Babylon?

Scores


$200$200

The type of region in which most of the first substantial civilizations formed.

The type of region in which most of the first substantial civilizations formed.


$200$200

What are river valleys?What are river valleys?

Scores


$400$400

It is the geographic feature that brought heavy rains to India each

year.

It is the geographic feature that brought heavy rains to India each

year.


$400$400

What are monsoons?What are monsoons?

Scores


$600$600

It was the most isolated of the major ancient civilizations on

account of the desert, mountains, and jungle that surrounded it.

It was the most isolated of the major ancient civilizations on

account of the desert, mountains, and jungle that surrounded it.


$600$600

What is China?What is China?

Scores


$800$800

The term used to describe the fertile material that was deposited each year during annual floods.

The term used to describe the fertile material that was deposited each year during annual floods.


$800$800

What is silt?What is silt?

Scores


$1000$1000

One of the two major mountain ranges that surround India.

One of the two major mountain ranges that surround India.


$1000$1000

What are the Himalaya and the Ghats Mountains?

What are the Himalaya and the Ghats Mountains?

Scores


Human MigrationHuman Migration

Final Jeopardy Question


Considered one of the longest and largest movements of people, it took

place in sub-Saharan Africa from approximately 3000 – 800 B.C.E.

Considered one of the longest and largest movements of people, it took

place in sub-Saharan Africa from approximately 3000 – 800 B.C.E.


What is the Bantu migration? What is the Bantu migration?

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