[M1S1] Part 2

Question 1

what was the mesopotamian religion?

Answer 1

Polytheistic

Question 2

3 main gods in Polytheistic religion

Answer 2

Ea (Enki), the god of wisdom and magic
Anu (An), the sky god
Enlil (Ellil), the god of earth, storms and agricultural and controller of fates

Question 3

what influenced Christianity and Islam

Answer 3

Mesopotamian religion

Question 4

Each Mesopotamian city had its own what?

Answer 4

patron god or goddess

Question 5

Mesopotamian temples were designed to a what?

Answer 5

rectangular plan

Question 6

what represented the sacred mountain where gods

and man could meet.

Answer 6

Ziggurats

Question 7

They were brick-built

temple-mounds, taking form of a layered platform.

Answer 7

ziggurats

Question 8

what were the materials used to build Mesopotamian house?

Answer 8

; sun-baked brick made of mud mixed with

straw, mud plaster and wooden doors.

Question 9

often depicts animals, such as
goats, rams, bulls and lions, as well as mythical creatures. Others show gods and goddesses, as well as priests and
worshippers.

Answer 9

Mesopotamian sculptures

Question 10

sculpture takes on a colossal form, with giant statues guarding the
royal palaces under what empires?

Answer 10

assyrian and babylonian empires

Question 11

what are the major concerns

Answer 11

● Transportation and Navigation
● Communication and Record-keeping
● Mass Production
● Security and Protection
● Architecture and Aesthetics

Question 12

first writing system

Answer 12

cuneiform

Question 13

first true city in the world

Answer 13

city of uruk

Question 14

Mountain of Gods,
constructed using sun –
baked bricks

Answer 14

The Great Ziggurat

of Ur

Question 15

One of the world’s most

beneficial engineering works

Answer 15

Irrigation and Dikes

Question 16

essential in transportation
and trading as well as in
fostering culture information
and technology

Answer 16

Sailboats

Question 17

Its first use was for
farm works and food
processes.

Answer 17

Wheel

Question 18

Invented to dig the
earth in a faster
pace.

Answer 18

The Plow

Question 19

to facilitate faster

and easier travel.

Answer 19

Roads

Question 20

one of the seven
wonders of the ancient
world.

Answer 20

Hanging
Gardens of
Babylon

Question 21

This civilization was one of the greatest and most powerful
civilizations in history of the world. It lasted for over 3000
years

Answer 21

Egyptian Civilization

Question 22

Egyptian Civilization was rich in culture including what

Answer 22

government, religion,

arts and writings.

Question 23

a country in North Africa, on the Mediterranean Sea.

Answer 23

egypt

Question 24

Egypt comes from what

Answer 24

Greek Aegyptos

Question 25

Greek Aegyptos was

the Greek pronunciation of what the ancient Egyptian name

Answer 25

‘Hwt-Ka-Ptah’ (“Mansion of the Spirit of Ptah”)

Question 26

‘Hwt-Ka-Ptah’ (“Mansion of the Spirit of Ptah”) was originally the nae of what city?

Answer 26

city of Memphis