Mesopotamian Rulers and Gods Quiz

What was the name of the temple at the center of the city in Mesopotamia?

• Pyramid

• Sky Temple

• Ziggurat

• High Place

• Worship center

True or False: Each major city was associated with a primary god.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Who was the primary god of the Babylonians?

• Ashur

• Enlil

• Enki

• Nergal

• Marduk

What was Enlil god of?

• The afterlife

• Air, wind, and storms

• Justice and the law

• The moon and the stars

• The sea

What group of people worshiped Ashur as their primary god?

• Babylonians

• Persians

• Sumerians

• Assyrians

• Akkadians

What Sumerian god of wisdom and intellect was considered the shaper of the world and was most closely associated with the city of Eridu?

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Which of the following best describes the Sumerian god Inanna?

• God of the moon associated with the city of Ur

• Goddess of war associated with the city of Uruk

• God of the sea who was drawn as a great dragon

• God of the sun who ruled justice and the law

• God of love and war associated with the city of Nineveh

What religion did the Persians follow?

• Same as the Sumer

• They did not have a religion

• They worshiped the Egyptian gods

• Buddhism

• Zoroastrianism

True or False: The Persians believed in many gods and that it did not matter if you were good or bad.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The mythology of this European civilization may have been widely influenced by the gods of the Mesopotamians.

• Greek

• Egypt

• Chinese

• Norse

• English