Mesopotamia CFA #2 Q1

Which statement best applies to polytheism?

• There is a heaven
• There are many gods
• The spirits control your life
• The universe is merely an illusion

When the Akkadians under Sargon conquered the city-states of Sumer, they created the first

• empire
• huge city-state
• nation
• democracy

A city with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside

• City-State
• Country
• Villiage
• Culture

Rule by one person, a king or queen

• Dictatorship
• Theorcracy
• Monarchy
• Oligarchy

What was the main religion of the Sumerians?

• Monotheism
• Christianity
• Polytheism
• Judaism

When the Akkadians under Sargon conquered the city-states of Sumer, they created the first ^{(DOK 1})

• empire

• huge city-state

• nation

• democracy

Which was a religious structure that the Mesopotamians worshiped at?

• Pyramids
• Ziggurats
• Torahs
• Canals

Central city and its surrounding farmland

• Ziggurat

• City-state

• Mesopotamia

• Cultural Hearth

What was the primary reason that civilizations first developed in Mesopotamia?

• Important centers of learning were in the valleys

• The mountains kept out warring tribes

• Farmers could use tractors and other machinery easily

• The soil was fertile because of flood deposits and silt

City-states offered protection to their citizens with...

• irrigation systems
• strong armies
• good record keeping
• walls around the city