| A | B |
|---|
| What does polytheistic mean? | Believe in many gods and goddesses |
| How did Hebrews differ from other ancient people? | They were monotheistic, not polytheistic |
| 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 |
| Why did ancient rulers build large palaces and temples? | To make citizens believe in power/strength or rulers/gods |
| What did ancient rulers claim justified their authority? | The will of the gods |
| What does "Rulers in the ancient world were hereditary leaders" mean? | Leadership was passed from father to son |
| What caused conflicts among the first civilizations of the FC | They competed to control land/water |
| What resulted from need to control riv/coltax/pubwk projects? | The first centralized governments in history |
