Unit 2: Government and Religion Quiz

What was the main purpose of a ziggurat?

• A trading center

• Grain storage

• A palace for the king

• A temple to honor the city's chief god

Mesopotamian religion was __________.

• Monotheistic (one god)

• Polytheistic (many gods)

• Pantheistic (everything is god)

• Atheistic (they didn't believe in gods)

What type of government did early Sumer have?

• A city-state

• A nation

• A culture

• An empire

The Akkadian Empire, created by Sargon in Mesopotamia, was the world's:

• Smallest empire

• Last empire

• Largest empire

• First empire

In order to unite his empire, Hammurabi created a Code of:

• Armies

• Secrets

• Laws

• Rules

An early city that was like a small, independent country with its own laws and government.

• civilization

• empire

• social structure

• city-state

A large territory in which several groups of people are ruled by a single leader or government.

• civilization

• city-state

• empire

• culture

Polytheism means worshipping _________ gods.

• Many

• One

• None

The Mesopotamians believed they existed to serve whom? Choose ALL that apply.

• Gods

• Kings

• Bosses

• Parents

Mesopotamians believed kings were appointed by ______.

• People

• Priests

• Gods

• Sky