Religion

Question 1

polytheism

Answer 1

belief in many gods who represented the force of nature and cosmic phenomena

Question 2

anthropomorphic

Answer 2

the form of human beings

Question 3

kings’ function

Answer 3

functioned as kings and high priests

Question 4

life after death

Answer 4

believed to be either pleasant or unpleasant

Question 5

mummifying

Answer 5

Egyptians did that to the dead to keep their body intact for afterlife

Question 6

Epic of Gilgamesh

Answer 6

13th-11th century BC; written in Babylonian cuneiform script; comprises of 11 clay tablets; story about seeking immortality; includes a flood story

Question 7

Sin-Leqi-unninni

Answer 7

composer of the Epic of Gilgamesh

Question 8

Gilgamesh

Answer 8

king of Uruk (c. 2750 BC), featured in the epic

Question 9

henotheism/monolatry

Answer 9

confidence placed in one god out of the entire pantheon of gods (other gods were acknowledged but not worshipped) (early Israel)

Question 10

monotheism

Answer 10

worship of one single god, denial of other gods’ existence

Question 11

Zoroastrianism

Answer 11

Persian religion approached monotheism to some extent

Question 12

Marduk

Answer 12

Babylonian main God

Question 13

Ra/Amon/ Amon-Ra

Answer 13

Egyptian sun god/main god