WorksheetsLand Between Two Rivers Guided Note Page Part 2
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 18mins
What was a ziggurat in the world of Ancient Mesopotamia?
A temple to the local god of the city
A large theatre where people performed
A type of vehicle used for racing
A siege weapon used in war
Where was the ziggurat, or ziggurats, located within a city?
There were numerous ziggurats all around the city
Along the northern wall
There was one at each corner of the city
At the centre
What did a ziggurat look like?
It was a tall tower with steps around the outside
Like a pyramid with large steps or levels
It looked like a giant square block
It had a large dome with columns around the outside
The point of building the ziggurats so tall was so the shrine on top would be as close to the heavens as possible.
True
False
What became Sumer's downfall and led to the decline of Sumerian Civilization.
The climate in the region changed.
It's wealth people wanted what others had and they fought
The rivers dried up so they fought the people who had it
Famine and disease swept the region.
What civilization was led by Sargon and was located north of Sumer?
Akkadia
Egypt
Babylonia
Sinai Penninsula
Who did Sumer lose its power to once and for all?
Babylon
Mesopotamia
Akkadia
Hammurabi
Why was Sargon important?
He united Sumer and improved the government
He united Babylon to create the first empire
He united Mesopotamia and made the first civilization
He united Babylon and improved the government
Why did priests wash the statues of gods before and after each meal was offered
to avoid spreading germs
in case they spilled food on them
to help the crops grow
to honor their gods
What is a myth?
A story that features gods and goddesses and was created to explain people's beliefs
True story about gods and goddesses
a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral.
an account of imaginary or real people and events told for entertainment.
A belief in many gods is called ______________.
Polymethalene
Polytheism
Monotheism
Poliwag
What is polytheism?
an amphibian with many legs
the worship of many gods
the worship of one god
the worship of no god/gods
Who was the lowest within Mesopotamia's social hierarchy?
Kings
Landowners
Noblemen
Slaves
Which statement shows how important priests and priestesses were in Sumerian society?
They lived closest to the ziggurat in the temple complex.
They lived furthest from the ziggurat in the temple complex.
Their houses were very close together.
They prayed before meals.
Without science, the Mesopotamians had to
a) conduct many experiments.
b) turn to religion to make sense of what they could not otherwise explain.
c) read more religious myths.
d) Both A & C
Mesopotamians believed
they could control everything
they had control over their own good fortune
the gods had control over good and bad fortune
the gods had control over bad fortune only
Which of the following people would be in the highest social class?
Scribe
Merchant
Priest
Farmer
Which social class do artisans, musicians, soldiers & doctors belong to?
Upper class
First class
Middle class
Lower class
Ziggurats were built in the center of the city-state which signified the importance of religion in their daily lives.
True
False
Sumerian city-states were ruled by kings, like Gilgamesh, who were believed to be chosen by the gods or part-god
True
False
Which empire was ruled by Sargon?
Akkadians
Babylonians
Egyptians
Assyrians
Why did fighting over the use of river water begin the end Sumer's Civilization?
They were thirsty
They became weak and vulnerable to attack
They had no real weapons to fight with
It didn't
