Religion in Mesopotamia
This is the type of religion that Mesopotamians practiced.
Polytheism
Mesopotamians built this pyramid-like structure to give the gods a place to stay while on earth.
Ziggurats
The Epic of Gilgamesh was written on this type of surface.
Clay Tablets
In the story, Gilgamesh is the king of this Mesopotamian city-state.
Uruk
This is Mr. Aguilar's favorite sports team.
The Raiders
Name one god from Mesopotamia
Marduk, Enlil, Ishtar...etc
These people took care of and often lived in the Ziggurats, they were located near the top of the social pyramid.
Priests/Priestesses
The Epic of Gilgamesh was written in this type of alphabet.
Cuneiform
The gods created this enemy, and eventual bestie, of Gilgamesh.
Enkidu
Mr. Aguilar speaks another language besides English. What is it?
Spanish/Español
What did Mesopotamians believe their gods controlled?
Literally everything
What did Mesopotamians do in order to make the gods happy?
Give offerings
True or False: The Epic of Gilgamesh is 100% complete.
False
This monster was killed in the Cedar Forest.
Humbaba
This is the color of Mr. Aguilar's cat.
Orange
King Hammurabi built the city-state of Babylon to honor this chief god.
Marduck
What did the staircase shape of the Ziggurat symbolize?
ascent to the heavens, descent from the heavens for gods.
The Epic of Gilgamesh was found by archeologists in this type of ancient building.
Library
Divine Bull
How many siblings does Mr. Aguilar have?
2
The goddess of both love and war.
Ishtar
The location of the Ziggurats in their city-states
Center/middle
The term for someone who is part human and part god
Demi-god
Utnapishtim promised Gilgamesh this in exchange for staying awake for seven days.
Immortality
Mr. Aguilar worked at this school before coming to Bidwell Jr. High
Orland High School