Mesopotamia Religion & Social Structure

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Ancient Sumerians’ jobs were based upon the social class one was born into and determined by the job of one’s parent.

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both option b & c

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Which statement shows how important priests and priestesses were in Sumerian society? Options: They lived closest to the ziggurat in the temple complex., They lived furthest from the ziggurat in the temple complex., Their houses were very close together., They prayed before meals.

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They lived closest to the ziggurat in the temple complex.

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The rights and privileges of women and girls in Mesopotamia

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were less than those of men and boys.

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Careful observation of the Standard of Ur reveals

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that the idea of a social class system originated in the first civilization.

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All of the following were key elements in Sumerian religion except: offerings, sacrifices, prayer beads, rituals

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prayer beads

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Without science, the Mesopotamians had to

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turn to religion to make sense of what they could not otherwise explain.

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Mesopotamians believed

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the gods had control over good and bad fortune

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The division of labor

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enabled Mesopotamians to specialize in a particular job within one's social class.

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Sumerians believed demons could be good or bad spirits.

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True

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Sumerians had a monotheistic religion

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False