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Fertile Crescent Facts 11-21

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does polytheistic mean?

a)

Believed in many gods or godesses

b)

Believed in no gods or godesses

c)

Believed in a religion

d)

Believed in cults

2.

How did the Hebrews differ from other ancient people?

a)

They were polytheistic

b)

They were monotheistic

c)

Their names were different

d)

They were extremely religious

3.

What was the most important religious duty of ancient citizens?

a)

To keep their gods happy

b)

To sacrifice nonbelievers

c)

To believe in the power of cheese

d)

To make religious songs

4.

What were temples called in the Fertile Crescent?

a)

Ziggurats

b)

Temples

c)

Churches

d)

Stupid

5.

What stood at the top of each ziggurat?

a)

A shrine to the chief god/goddess

b)

A statue

c)

A tower

d)

A bell

6.

Why did ancient rulers build large palaces and temples?

a)

To make citizens believe in the power of Kanye West

b)

Because why not?

c)

To make civilians realize how powerful the gods are

d)

To make civilians believe in the power and strength of the rulers and gods

7.

What claim did ancient rulers claim to justify their authority?

a)

The god of the wills

b)

The will of the gods

c)

The choice of their old rulers

d)

The power of love

8.

What does it mean when we say that rulers in the ancient world were hereditary rulers?

a)

Leadership was passed from father to son

b)

Leadership was passed based on votes

c)

Leadership was passed based on power

d)

Leadership was passed based on the god's choice

9.

What caused conflicts among the first civilizations of the Fertile Crescents?

a)

Complete control over land

b)

Complete control over civilians

c)

Complete control over water

d)

Complete control over ziggurats

10.

What developed as a result of need to control rivers, collect taxes, and build public works projects?

a)

They competed to control land and water

b)

They competed to control land only

c)

They competed to control water only

d)

They competed to control money

11.

List any three groups of people who developed in the Fertile Crescent

a)

Persians, Akkadians, Bobians

b)

Assyrians, Medes, Sommerians

c)

Assyrians, Sumerians, Hittites

d)

Phoenicians, Persians, Mosos