Ziggurats Reading Handout

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Social Studies
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6th - 8th Grade
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Tom Probst
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7 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the primary purpose of ziggurats in Mesopotamia according to historians?
Religious purposes
Military defense
Trade centers
Residential buildings
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Great Ziggurat of Ur was built to honor which god?
Nannar
Enlil
Anu
Marduk
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What material was used as a waterproofing agent in the construction of ziggurats?
Bitumen
Clay
Sand
Wood
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The ziggurat at Ur was completed under the reign of which king?
Shulgi
Ur-Nammu
Hammurabi
Sargon
5.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The ziggurat of Ur was located in modern-day ___.
6.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The primary building materials for the ziggurats were bricks made of mud and ___.
7.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The archaeological dig at Ur was led by Leonard ___.
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