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WorksheetsFertile Crescent Facts 11-21
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 4mins
What does polytheistic mean?
Believed in many gods or godesses
Believed in no gods or godesses
Believed in a religion
Believed in cults
How did the Hebrews differ from other ancient people?
They were polytheistic
They were monotheistic
Their names were different
They were extremely religious
What was the most important religious duty of ancient citizens?
To keep their gods happy
To sacrifice nonbelievers
To believe in the power of cheese
To make religious songs
What were temples called in the Fertile Crescent?
Ziggurats
Temples
Churches
Stupid
What stood at the top of each ziggurat?
A shrine to the chief god/goddess
A statue
A tower
A bell
Why did ancient rulers build large palaces and temples?
To make citizens believe in the power of Kanye West
Because why not?
To make civilians realize how powerful the gods are
To make civilians believe in the power and strength of the rulers and gods
What claim did ancient rulers claim to justify their authority?
The god of the wills
The will of the gods
The choice of their old rulers
The power of love
What does it mean when we say that rulers in the ancient world were hereditary rulers?
Leadership was passed from father to son
Leadership was passed based on votes
Leadership was passed based on power
Leadership was passed based on the god's choice
What caused conflicts among the first civilizations of the Fertile Crescents?
Complete control over land
Complete control over civilians
Complete control over water
Complete control over ziggurats
What developed as a result of need to control rivers, collect taxes, and build public works projects?
They competed to control land and water
They competed to control land only
They competed to control water only
They competed to control money
List any three groups of people who developed in the Fertile Crescent
Persians, Akkadians, Bobians
Assyrians, Medes, Sommerians
Assyrians, Sumerians, Hittites
Phoenicians, Persians, Mosos
