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Mesopotamia Religion

Mesopotamia Religion

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Social Studies, History, Geography

6th - 8th Grade

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Andrew Porter

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Mesopotamia Religion

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​Patron Gods and Goddesses

​Mesopotamia was polytheistic

​Each City-State had their own patron god/goddess

​This meant that each city-state had a special god or goddess that represented them and that they worshipped more than the rest

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True or False: Mesopotamia worshipped more than one god

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True

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False

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​Worship Sites

​The earliest temples in Mesopotamia were called ziggurats

​These ziggurats were step pyramids where priests would go to communicate with the gods

​They did this by studying the moon, stars, and weather which is where we get astrology

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Multiple Choice

What DIDN'T Mesopotamian priests study?

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Moon

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Stars

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Weather

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Rocks

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