Mesopotamia Part 2

Where was the world's first empire located?

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt

• Africa

• Babylon

How do empires gain power?

• They allow citizens to elect their leaders

• They isolate neighboring countries

• They create new religions

• They conquer neighboring countries

Which system of government is described in the chart?

• Anarchy

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

How do most monarchs/kings receive power?

• They are born into a ruling family

• They are elected by the people

• They are distinguished military leaders

• They are chosen by business leaders

Which best explains why Kings came before priests in the Sumerian social classes?

• Priests received messages indicating the next king

• The citizens believed the priests advised the kings

• Priests were simply messengers of the gods

• Kings proclaimed they were chosen by the gods

The people of Mesopotamia believed in over 500 gods/goddesses. What is this type of religion called?

• atheistic

• monotheistic

• polytheistic

• semitheistic

How did practicing polytheism impact Mesopotamian culture?

• It inspired people to explore the outside world in search of new gods.

• It caused people to believe that individual gods controlled different aspects of nature.

• It created a unified religion that supported a single god.

• It decreased the importance of religion in the region.

According to this quote, what can we assume about religion in Sumer?

• Religion provided unity among the city-states in Sumer.

• Religion influenced most parts of daily lives and activities in Sumer.

• Religion created instability in the daily lives of the Sumerians.

• Religion did not have an effect on the daily lives of the Sumerians.

Based on this chart, which is TRUE?

• Mesopotamian deities had no human qualities.

• Mesopotamian deities had no influence on day-to-day life.

• Mesopotamian deities were unimportant to their religion.

• Mesopotamian deities were each responsible for different aspects of nature.

What would be the best title for these notes?

• Contributions of Mesopotamia

• Contributions of Egypt

• Contributions of Monotheism

• Contributions of Polytheism