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| What tasks did the first organized governments perform? | 1. wrote laws 2. collect taxes 3. provided food supplies 4. maintained defense |
| Why were the first laws written? | To control the behavior of people. |
| What does it mean when we say that rulers in the ancient times were hereditary leaders? | Leadership was passed from father to son. |
| What does polytheistic mean? | The belief in many gods |
| What does monotheistic mean? | The belief in only one god. |
| What was the most important religious duty of ancient citizens? | To keep their gods happy |
| What were temples in the Fertile Crescent called? | Ziggurats |
| What stood at the top of each Ziggurat? | A shrine to the chief god or goddess of the city |
| What claim did ancient rulers claim to justify their authority? | The will of the gods |
| What group of people only believed in one god? | The Hebrew people |
