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Religion in the Ancient World

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the belief in more than one god called?

a)

Polytheism

b)

Atheism

c)

Monotheism

d)

Theocracy

2.

What is the belief in only one god called?

a)

Polytheism

b)

Atheism

c)

Monotheism

d)

Theocracy

3.

What is the belief in no god called?

a)

Polytheism

b)

Atheism

c)

Monotheism

d)

Theocracy

4.

Which of these groups is NOT polytheistic?

a)

Hindu

b)

Ancient Egyptians

c)

Ancient Chinese

d)

Jews

5.

The Ancient Greeks believed in 12 main deities with hundreds of other minor gods/goddesses. What type of religion did they have?

a)

Polytheism

b)

Monotheism

c)

Atheism

d)

Delusional

6.

In Ancient Egypt, we talked about the "full collection" of the gods. What word did we use for the words in italicize?

a)

Family

b)

Pantheon

c)

Parthenon

d)

Cultural Diffusion

7.

Who was the patron deity of Athens?

a)

Ares

b)

Hera

c)

Athena

d)

Zeus

8.

Who was the patron deity of Sparta?

a)

Ares

b)

Apollo

c)

Athena

d)

Hades

9.

Which civilization believed their leader, called Pharaoh, was a god?

a)

Egypt

b)

India

c)

China

d)

Mesopotamia

10.

What is the Mandate of Heaven?

a)

It's the order Jesus received from God to go ahead and write the Bible.

b)

A Chinese belief that the right to rule came from the Heavens.

c)

It's the first book of the Islamic religion.

d)

It is an idea that started in Mesopotamia that stated that leaders were gods.

11.

What is the world's first monotheistic religion?

a)

Judaism

b)

Christianity

c)

Islam

d)

Hindu

12.

Which religion started in the Roman Empire as a persecuted minority and is now the largest religion in the world?

a)

Judaism

b)

Paganism

c)

Christianity

d)

Wicca

13.

What do we call the "universal law" of treating each other the way we want to be treated?

a)

Law of Attraction

b)

Prayer of Serenity

c)

10 Commandments

d)

Golden Rule