Mesopotamia Religion & Social Structure

Ancient Sumerians’ jobs were

• a) chosen by the gods.

• b) based upon the social class one was born into.

• c) determined by the job of one’s parent.

• d) both option b & c

Which statement shows how important priests and priestesses were in Sumerian society?

• 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.

The rights and privileges of women and girls in Mesopotamia

• were equal to those of men and boys.

• were greater than those of men and boys.

• were less than those of men and boys.

• were better than those of men and boys.

Careful observation of the Standard of Ur reveals

• Sumerians like to have huge celebrations.

• that Sumerians were poor artists.

• that Sumerians preferred writing on clay as opposed to paper.

• that the idea of a social class system originated in the first

  civilization.

All of the following were key elements in Sumerian religion except

• offerings

• sacrifices

• prayer beads

• rituals

Without science, the Mesopotamians had to

• a) conduct many experiments.

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

• c) read more religious myths.

• d) Both A & C

Mesopotamians believed

• they could control everything

• they had control over their own good fortune

• the gods had control over good and bad fortune

• the gods had control over bad fortune only

The division of labor

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

• cut a job in half in one's social class.

• involved sharing responsibilities for raising children in different social classes.

• allowed people to separate from one's social class

Sumerians believed demons could be good or bad spirits

• True

• False

Sumerians had a monotheistic religion

• True

• False