Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Dec 12, 2012 Review for Test: Mesopotamia

Tomorrow is our unit test on Mesopotamia!  DON'T PANIC!  The following review exercise will help get you prepared for the test.  Today in class you have a number of objectives:

1. With your group create 3 jeopardy questions to be used in our review game/study guide, and one essay question for the subject you are assigned.  The essay question has to be a question that will require more than a 1-2 sentence answer.


2. Answer these essential questions by commenting on this post

  • After learning everything that you have learned about this region, how did Mesopotamia impact the world?  
  • What group of people do you believe had the biggest impact on the modern world? 
Remember to write like a reporter!  Use complete sentences and think outside the box!

46 comments:

  1. Mesopotamia impacted the world because it was the first civilization and first record keepers of Earth.

    I think Babylonia was the most important colony of the world.

    Maddie Wendrick

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  2. I think Mesopotamia impacted the world by inventing different items and discovering different things. I also think they impacted the world by making up stories of the sea monsters, because that probably started the myths about sea creatures/monsters. Many people wrote books about sea creatures that also could have been based off of that myth.

    I believe that the Phoenicians had the biggest impact on the modern world because they discovered rich purple dye, and became rich off of it. We still use purple dye, and if they never discovered the snails, we might not have had purple clothing so early in the years.

    -Karlee-

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  3. 1. Mesopotamia affected the world in many ways. The people of Sumer invented the wheel and writing. Phoenicians sold the purple cloth from the snails. King Hammurabi invented his own system of laws. As you can see, Mesopotamia affected the world in multiple ways.
    2. I think Sumer affected the world the most because they invented so many things like the wheel and writing.

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  4. It impacted the world because they invented so many new things that we use today or it inspired us to take off on their ideas. Sara k

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  5. I think the phoenicians did because our written language in the US is based on theirs. Sara K

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  6. The Mesopotamian people impacted our world with laws, taxes,wheels, levies, trading, ziggurats, gods to explain things like sun, and a bunch more things that impacted our world.
    I think the sumerians impacted our world the most.
    Keeshon


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  7. 1.) It impacted the world because the things they invented back then are way different then they invented now.
    2.) I think Babylon because their lettering is way different then ours and also their letters are is really difficult symbols than ours today. -Brittany Gestrich

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  8. I think that Mesopotamia impacted our world because they invented the wheel, the alphabet, laws, and writing.

    I think that the Phoenicians had a big impact on our world because they invented the alphabet.
    -Sophia S.

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    1. I think Mesopotamia impact on the world because they made the first rules. They invented the wheel a baot and aempire tower. kyle kelsey

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  9. 1) Mesopotamia impacted the world by inventing things like the wheel,plow,religion,writing,etc.

    2) I think the Phoenicians impacted the world the most because they affected the biggest part of cultures Language!

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  10. I think Mesopotamia impacted the world because it was the first civilization and they invented many things that are VERY important.

    I think it was the Phoenicians because they invented the alphabet that is based of the alphabet we use today but King Hammurabi created many laws and a few of them we still use today.

    ~Natalie V.~

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  11. 1. Mesopotamia impacted the world in many ways. One way is that they invented writing to keep track of records. Another is that they invented ways to travel more efficiently, and if they didn't come up with these ways to travel we may not have the cars and technology we do today. Finally, they came up with laws and taxes, and we use the same concepts today. These are some of the ways the Mesopotamian empires affected our world

    2.I think that the Sumerians had the biggest impact on our world today out of the four groups we studied. I think this because since Sumer was the first of the civilizations of Mesopotamia, it was a successful empire and it made the others think it was a good place to live. Along with this the Sumerians made wheels, cuneiform and many other inventions. If they had not come up with cuneiform, the library in Nineveh would not have been around to tell us about the earlier civilizations, the Phoenicians would have probably not come up with the alphabet, and we probably wouldn't be typing with these letters. All in all, I think that the Sumerians had the biggest impact on our world today.

    ~Julia Prien(2nd hour)

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  12. I think that Mesopotamia impacted our world because they invented so many new things and ideas and they took what the Old and New Stone Ages did and made it a lot better. I also think that Mesopotamia impacted our world because it was one of the first big civilizations ever.

    I think that the Phoenicians had the biggest impact on the modern world because they became very rich off of the purple dye on clothes and we still use purple dye for our clothes. I also think the Phoenicians because they also invented the alphabet which we use, just a different form.

    -Josie Wesoloski-

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  13. I think Mesopataimia inpacted on the world because Mesopataimia invented the wheel and they have civilization and the alphabet.
    Emily k

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  14. I think the Phoenicians made a big impact on our modern world because they invented the alphabet and we probably wouldn't have the alphabet without them. Emily.k

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  15. I think that Mesopotamia was a huge impact because of the inventions and laws that were created, like taxes and the wheel.

    I think the Phoenicians had the largest impacted because they invented the alphabet that is used for most of the alphabets today.
    -Taylor Tousey

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  16. I think that Mesopotamia impacted our world because they invented the wheel and the plow, cuneiform, and it was the first civilization.

    I think the Phoenicians had the biggest impact on the modern world because they created the alphabet that uses the sounds when you speak not symbols and we still use it today. Kylee

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  17. I think that Mesopotamia impacted our world by their inventions (the wheel, writing, alphabet, dyes, farming, etc.) because some of them we still have today, and some lead to other inventions that we have today. (Like clay and paper) They also impacted us because they were the first to keep records about their civilization.

    I believe that the Phoenicians had the biggest impact on our modern world today because they used their major resources (such as cedar wood) to become rich, (like we do) and because they invented the alphabet. (based on sounds) Plus, we still have the alphabet today, (obviously different symbols though) and ours is also based on sound.

    ~Erin Liang

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  18. 1) I think Mesopotamia impact the world by inventing things that helped us come up with the things we have today and they also impacted the world by starting the base alphabet of the language we have today.

    2) I think that the phoenicians hade the biggest impact on the modern world because they started the alphabet that went with sounds not a symbol for every thing.

    Jacob Wittman

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  19. I think the summerns did because they leanerd how to write. Kyle Kelsey

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  20. 1) I think that Mesopotamia impacted our world by inventing the technology that makes our everyday lives easier.

    2) I think that the Phoenicicans had the biggest impact on our world today because they invented the alphabet and started the stories of the sea monsters.
    Wesley H.

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  21. Mesopotamia affected the modern world by inventing things that we still use today, such as the wheel, the alphabet, and taxes.

    I think Sumer affected the world the most because they invented a lot of things that we need in everyday life, such as writing and the wheel.
    Megan R.

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  22. I think Mesopotamia has tbe biggest impact on the world because it was the first civilization it invented alot of important things some of those we still use today and we make inventions that make us not believe that we did and they didn't have the technology so they felt the sameway when then they make really important inventions like I said before we still use some today.
    By: Cade Eastman

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  23. I think Mesopotamia impacted the world because they invented so many things like taxes, writing, and schools. We use taxes and writing today and we have schools too.
    I think the Sumerians had the biggest impact because they invented the wheel which we use everyday. We use them on cars, bikes, buses, etc.
    Lauren Monette

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  24. I think that Mesopotamia impacted on the world because the invented the wheel, writing and laws.

    The Phoenicians had the biggest impact on the world with their writing made from sounds.

    Aaron Karcz

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  25. Mesopotamia impacted the world because they made the wheel, laws, legends for why things are the way they are, taxes and the belief in one or many gods.


    I think the Phoneicians made the most impact because they came up with the alphabet. If they hadn't done that we could still be using cuneiform. Another reason I ehink the Phonicians are the most important is because they found the snails and ceader wood. If they hadn't done that they might not have been able to survive because they were too poor.



    -Sam B.

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  26. 1)The Mesopotamia's impacted our world by starting civilizations,and making laws,the wheel,the alphabet,and writing.


    2) I think that the Mesopotamia's had the biggest impact because they started the civilization,and that they made the wheel!

    -Carter Powell

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  27. 1)The Mesopotamia's impacted our world by starting civilizations,and making laws,the wheel,the alphabet,and writing.


    2)I think the Mesopotamia's had the biggest impact on the world because they invented the wheel and Mesopotamia's invent civilizations.

    Carter Powell

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  28. Mesopotamia's impact on the world was that that's where it all started. That was the first civilization and if there was no Mesopotamia, then there would be nothing.

    I think the group of people who left the biggest impact was the Sumerians because they invented so many new things like the wheel.\


    Ann franks

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  29. 1)Mesopotamia impacted our world by inventing things like wheel, plow, religion, etc.

    2)I think the Phoenicians impacted the world more because they helped change a big part of culture language!-Quinn K.

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  30. I think Mesopotamia impacted are world by invented many thinks like the batting ram,the wheel,the plow,the alphabet,purple dye, etc.
    I think the phoenicians made the biggest impact because they inveneted the alphabet. so now people can read and write

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  31. 1.) Mesopotamia impacted the world by intventing the wheel and the battering ram and the plow for crops.

    2.) The Phonenicians impacted the world by inventing the alphabet.

    -Malorie-

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  32. Mesopotamia impacted the world by being the first people to live in one spot and making a civilation. Plus they invented the first style of writing. Lastly theyninvent coloring for clothes and cloth..
    I believe the Phoenicians made the biggest impact by making the first alphabet.
    Andrew Kane

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  33. Mesopotamia impacted the world by inventing the... wheel, the battering ram, plow, roads, etc.


    The Phoencians impacted the world by creating the first alphabet, because without the alphabet we probaly would have a different way of writing that is probably more complicated.

    Brenden Willette

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  34. Mesopotamia impacted the world by making the first civilzation and inventing things like the weel.

    I think the Peonation most impacted the world beacuse of the alphabet based off of sounds instead of pictures.

    -taylor williquette-

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  35. Mesopotamia impacted the world by inventing so many things. The wheel,plow,roads,and writing.(or at least the first sight of it)

    Um... i think the Phoencians. They created the first alphabet using sounds, not symbols. They got the trading thing started with the cedar wood. I think the really started it all.
    Kenzie Niespodzany

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  36. Mesopotamia impacted the world by inventing stuff like the alphabet and wheel.

    I think the Phoenicians because they were the first people to talk/trade with other civilizations and the created the type of alphabet we use today.
    Becca May

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  37. 1) Mesopotamia impacted the world in a huge way. They invented a written language and invented the wheel.
    2) Sumer I think had the greatest impact on our world today because they invented laws, king, and taxes, which we use, in some places, today.
    ~Wesley H.

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  38. Casey Lambert
    Mesopotamia impacted the world by inventing things like the wheel and other things we use in are daily lives today.
    I think Babylon had the biggest impact because it started the Mesopotamian era.

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  39. Ben Tanke
    I think Mesopotamia impact the world because we would not have major citys like New York.
    I think egypt had the most impact on the world because they made almost all the technology not the electronic ones.

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  40. 1 mesopatamea impacted the wirld so much manly couse of wrighting and wheel
    2 sumer couse wrighting


    DALTON JENKINS ;)

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  41. Mesopotamia impacted the world by inventing things like the wheel, first form of writing, roads and so on, they also impacted the world by just being one of the worlds first civilizations and having advances in farming.

    I think babylon and king hammurabi by making hammurabi's code, and the Pheonicians by creating their alphabet had the biggest impact.

    Wesley Glime

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  42. Mesopatamia impacted the world by crating the wheel, making roads for trading.

    Babylon I think had the biggest impact because of the hammurabi's code

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  43. Mesopatamia impacted the world by creating the wheel, and creating roads for traiding.

    Babylon I think had the biggest impact because hammuabi'sw code

    - Sami B

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  44. Mesopatamia impacted the world by creating the wheel and a easier transport route for trading

    Babylon created hammerabis code thats why they had the biggest impact

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  45. Mesopatamia impacted the world by inventing the wheels, and coming up with the idea to make roaads which made trading easier.

    Babylon created hammurabi's code which i think impacted it a lot.

    Tyler Riggle

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