SSWH1 Quiz

The main differences between religions of the Mesopotamians and the Hebrews were

that:

• a. Both the Mesopotamians and Hebrews were polytheistic

• b. Mesopotamia was mainly modern and the Hebrews were secularan

• c. The Hebrews were monotheistic and Mesopotamians were polytheistic

• d. There were no differences in the religions.

The images above represent societies in Ancient Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt.

Determine the role of leaders in these civilizations and select the best answer from the

choices below:

• a. Leaders were viewed as tyrants

• b. Leaders were perceived as rude and impolite

• c. Leaders were highly revered and respected

• d. Leaders were mainly from small villages

Which of the following phrases best describe Hammurabi's code?

• “Do not do unto others as you would not have done to you”

• “The beginning of Wisdom is to fear God”

• “An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth”

• “The end justifies the means”

The belief in many gods is known as ____________.

• Theocracy

• Polytheism

• Monotheism

• Buddhism

there are four early civilizations that developed along

rivers. Why were rivers important to the development of early civilizations?

• a. Rivers were used for important water festivals

• b. Rivers were the holy sites for animal gods

• c. Rivers provided water for agriculture

• d. Rivers provided a place to bathe and clean clothes

Which two rivers formed the region known as Mesopotamia? (Fertile Crescent)

• The Nile and the Indus

• The Yellow and the Yangtze

• The Danube and the Rhine

• The Tigris and the Euphrates

What was one of the earliest works of literature developed in Mesopotamia?

• Epic of Gilgamesh

• Tale of Two Cities

• Drip Too Hard

What was the term for a Sumerian temple?

• Ziggurat

• Pyramid

• Bridge

Stimulus: From the Epic of Gilgamesh On the Gods

“The uproar of mankind is intolerable and sleep is no longer possible by reason of the

babel. So the gods agreed to exterminate mankind…With the first light of sawn a black

cloud came from the horizon; it thundered within where Adad, lord of the storm, was

riding…One whole day the tempest raged, gathering fury as it went, it poured over the

people like the tides of battle; a man could not see his brother nor the people be seen

from heaven. Even the gods were terrified at the flood, they fled to the highest heaven.

Egyptian Prayer to Ra during New Kingdom 1550 B.C.E.

“Hail to You [Ra]. You rise and shine having appeared in glory as King of the gods. May You give power and might in vindication to the Ka [the Spirit – Life Force] of ________ [the name of the individual reciting the prayer is to be inserted here]. O all you gods of the Soul-mansion who judge sky and earth in the balance, who give food and provisions, give praise to Ra, Lord of the Sky, the Sovereign who made the Gods. May those who are above worship you; may those who are below worship you. Your serpent-foe has been given over to the fire; the rebel-serpent is fallen; his arms are bound. Ra has taken away

his movements and the Children of Impotence are nonexistent. The Mansion of the Prince is in festival; the noise of shouting is in the Great Place. The gods are in joy when they see Ra in His appearing, His rays flooding the lands. May you be to travel to every place which it desires; may my name be called out."

• Mesopotamia and Egyptians were polytheistic

• b. Mesopotamia and Egyptian gods were equally benevolent

• c. Only the Egyptians believed in an afterlife while the Sumerian priests explained there was no heaven

• d. Mesopotamians developed intensive irrigation to control flooding while the Egyptians failed to develop sufficient flood control technologies

Marriage precedes all other duties of life. The different kinds of marriage are:

the giving in marriage of a bride well-adorned [with a dowry]…

the giving in marriage of a bride [in exchange] for a couple of cows

the giving in marriage of a bride to a priest

the voluntary union of a maiden and her lover

the giving in marriage of a bride after receiving plenty of wealth from the groom’s family

the abduction of a bride by a suitor

Of these, the first three are ancestral customs of old and are valid on their being approved of by the father [of the bride]. The rest are to be sanctioned by both the father and the mother…Any kind of marriage [that meets the above conditions] is approvable…

Sons begotten by men of higher b and women of lower caste are called anuloma and are considered to be of mixed caste.

Sons begotten by men of lower caste and women of higher caste are called pratiloma and originate on account of kings violating all norms of proper behavior.”

Arthashastra, a legal and political treatise produced for Chandragupta, a Hindu ruler of the Mauryan dynasty in India, circa 300 B.C.E.

The ideas discussed in the excerpt above best support which of the following in

regards to Mauryan society?

• a. The absence of inter-caste marriages in India, circa 300 B.C.E

• b. Children born out of wedlock were widely accepted

• c. The lack of values/norms in India

• d. Strong patriarchal values within the dynasty