Mesopotamian Society Summative

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What is the main feature of a patriarchal society?

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Men run nearly everything in society.

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Based on Mesopotamian religious beliefs, which statement best expresses the feelings of a person living in a city-state whose ziggurat has been destroyed by a conquering army?

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We must have done something wrong to make our god leave us unprotected.

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What can be assumed from the fact that the ziggurat in the Mesopotamian city-state of Nineveh was built in honor of the god Enlil?

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Enlil was the god dedicated to protecting Nineveh.

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Based on Mesopotamian religious beliefs, which action would be most effective in damaging the influence of the king? Options: Encouraging temple priests to distribute the gods' grain to poor people, Paying criminals to deface statues of the king located in public places, Calling into question the gods' approval of the king's decision, Sabotaging construction of the king's burial tomb

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Calling into question the gods' approval of the king's decision

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Ancient Mesopotamians believed the power of the kings came from

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the gods

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Women in ancient Mesopotamia typically have very little political power in daily life, especially in their relationships with men. Which answer supports the statement above?

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Women could be fined and punished if they left or divorced their husbands.

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Which statement best describes slavery in ancient Mesopotamia? Options: In ancient Mesopotamia, all slaves belonged to 1 specific ethnic group. In ancient Mesopotamia, only people at the top of the social pyramid were allowed to own slaves. In ancient Mesopotamia, an individual could become a slave in several different ways. In ancient Mesopotamia, a person could only become a slave if captured during a war.

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In ancient Mesopotamia, an individual could become a slave in several different ways.

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Which of the following facts is evidence that Mesopotamians believed in polytheism? Mesopotamian government was centered on the city-state., Goods made in India and Egypt were brought to Mesopotamia by traders., The Sumerian story of the great flood is similar to the bible story of Noah's ark., The city of Ur had temples dedicated to worshipping the goddess Ishtar and the god Enki.

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The city of Ur had temples dedicated to worshipping the goddess Ishtar and the god Enki.

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Who was the ancient Babylonian king who created the earliest known code of laws?

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Hammurabi