Ancient Religions Review

Question 1

The gods of ancient religions were not equally powerful.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

Ancient Egyptians believed that gods lived in pyramids.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

The Ancient Greeks believed their gods lived on Mt. Everest.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 4

Who lived at the top of the ziggurats, according to Mesopotamians?

Accepted Answer

the gods

Question 5

_______________ was used by the Egyptians to preserve bodies for the afterlife.

Accepted Answer

Mummification

Question 6

The ______________ culture in ancient South America mummified the dead.

Accepted Answer

Inca

Question 7

What was the purpose of pyramids in ancient Egypt?

Accepted Answer

tombs for the pharaohs

Question 8

What is the type of myth that explains how the world (or people) were made?

Accepted Answer

creation myths

Question 9

Why did ancient people use oral storytelling to pass down myths from generation to generation?

Accepted Answer

not many people could read or write

Question 10

The ancient Greeks and Romans were similar because both were monotheistic.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 11

How did ancient people think they could become successful?

Accepted Answer

pleasing the gods

Question 12

The job of ________________ in ancient civilizations was to communicate with gods and make them happy.

Accepted Answer

priests

Question 13

In ancient Greece the god of Thunder was Zeus. In ancient Rome people called the same god ___________________.

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

Question 14

______________ is another word for god or goddess.

Accepted Answer

Deity

Question 15

Why did the ancient Egyptians leave everyday items in tombs?

Accepted Answer

so they could be used by the dead in the afterlife

Question 16

What gruesome offering did ancient Maya, Aztec, and Inca make to the gods to keep them happy?

Accepted Answer

Human Sacrifice

Question 17

What does polytheism mean?

Accepted Answer

belief in many gods

Question 18

Ancient cities in Mesopotamia had a main god in addition to the others they worshipped.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 19

Both the Egyptians and Mesopotamians believed that their _________________ were gods or god-like.

Accepted Answer

leaders (king, pharaoh)

Question 20

What is a question that religion seeks to answer?

Accepted Answer

All of the Below.

Question 21

Ancient Greek mythology showed the influence of polytheism in their culture.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 22

What was the purpose of myths in the ancient world?

Accepted Answer

All of the Above

Question 23

Where did ancient people go to make offerings and perform rituals to please the gods?

Accepted Answer

temples

Question 24

Oral tradition (storytelling) was used to pass ____________ down from generation to generation.

Accepted Answer

myths

Question 25

What role did gods and religion serve in ancient civilizations?

Accepted Answer

Both of the Above

Question 26

____________ were pyramid temples in ancient Mesopotamia.

Accepted Answer

Ziggurats

Question 27

The religious beliefs of an ancient civilization did not influence the cultural and daily lives of its people.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 28

What does monotheism mean?

Accepted Answer

belief in one god

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