WorksheetsAncient Mesopotamia & Israel PART B
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 14mins
The people of Mesopotamian believed in many gods. Which word below means the belief in many gods?
monotheism
polytheism
priests
temples
Who or what did the Mesopotamians include in their written works or stories?
dragons
kings
gods or god-like characters
temples
What was the name of the writing that told the story of a mean King that became a nice king?
polytheism
Code of Hammurabi
Ishtar Gate
Epic of Gilgamesh
What did the priests in Mesopotamia do in their daily lives?
washed religious statues
baptize people
carved religious statues
gave offerings to the gods in the form of three big meals per day
What type of infrastructure or architecture did the Mesopotamians build that honored the gods?
canals
roads
ziggurats/temples/
shrines
houses
What was the name of the king that turned Babylon into the most powerful city-state in Mesopotamia?
Solomon
Israelites
Gilgamesh
Hammurabi
What did Hammurabi build that made Babylon the most powerful city-state in the region?
public buildings
canals
bridges
granaries (storage buildings for food)
temples
What did Hammurabi use to expand control of Babylon, making it the most powerful city-state in the region?
his children
his army to conquer other city-states
his friends
his servants
What impacted the growth of Babylon into the most powerful city-state in the region?
trade routes with other countries
fighting against other city-states
a stable food supply
What was a benefit of having the Code of Hammurabi?
It allowed more temples to be built.
It established a uniform system of laws and justice throughout the empire.
It established more statues in Babylon.
It created the hanging gardens.
What does the phrase "an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth" mean?
No one could cause harm to eyes or teeth.
the punishment should match the crime
If someone committed any crime, they would lose an eye or tooth.
What type of religion did the ancient Israelites believe in?
monotheistic (belief in one god)
polytheistic (belief in more than one god)
What is the name of the written text that the ancient Israelites created?
Epic of Gilgamesh
Code of Hammurabi
Tanakh (Hebrew Bible)
What types of laws did the ancient Israelites create?
Code of Hammurabi
The Ten Commandments
What types of written texts did the ancient Israelites create?
Tanahk (Hebrew Bible)
The Ten Commandments
The Epic of Gilgamesh
Gezer Calendar
What type of architecture or infrastructure did the ancient Israelites create?
The Ishtar Gate
Chariots
Solomon's Temple
What special traditions are part of ancient Israelite culture?
Code of Hammurabi
Believing in and living by the Ten Commandments
Passover
Sabbath
The Ten Commandments is an example of...
infrastructure
culture
writing
The Temple of Solomon is an example of...
writing
infrastructure
culture
Passover is an example of...
writing
culture
infrastructure
Which statement best describes the purpose of the Ten Commandments in the daily lives of ancient Israelites?
The Ten Commandments were the first set of laws written by an ancient civilization.
Moses initially wrote the Ten Commandments on stone tablets.
The ancient Israelites did not abide by the Ten Commandments.
The Ten Commandments were a set of laws that ancient Israelites followed.
Which answer best describes the religion of the ancient Israelites?
polythestic
monothestic
pantheistic
agnostic
Which characteristic best describes the Tanakh?
infrastructure
belief system
writing
culture
Which conclusion tells why ancient Israelites celebrated Passover?
It made them think of how their ancestors suffered while being enslaved in Egypt.
It reminded them of how God had saved them through the ten plagues.
It allowed them to remember the time they spent wandering in the desert.
It reminded them of how Moses was saved from the Pharaoh's orders.
Which statement tells why Solomon built the temple?
He built the temple to show the wealth of his kingdom.
He built the temple because Mount Moriah was a holy place.
He built the temple because his father died.
He built the temple for God.
