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What is a temple structure with stacked rectangular platforms that form a huge pyramid?
a) Ziggurat
b) Polytheism
c) Cuneiform
d) Empire

What is the worship of many gods?
a) Cuneiform
b) Ziggurat
c) Polytheism
d) Monotheism

What is a form of writing using wedge shapes?
a) Scribe
b) Polytheism
c) Ziggurat
d) Cuneiform

Which group is credited with the invention of writing?
a) Hebrews
b) Akkadians
c) Sumerians
d) Babylonians

How did the Sumerians believe kings were chosen?
a) By vote
b) By the weather
c) By the stars
d) By the gods

What was the city-state in northern Mesopotamia?
a) Akkad
b) Sumer
c) Ur
d) Babylonia

What was the city-state in southern Mesopotamia?
a) Akkad
b) Sumer
c) Ur
d) Babylonia

What language is related to Hebrew?
a) Akkad
b) Sumer
c) Sumerian
d) Akkadian

What language was spoken in southern Mesopotamia?
a) Akkad
b) Sumer
c) Sumerian
d) Akkadian

Who was the conqueror of all city-states in Mesopotamia?
a) Abraham
b) Hammurabi
c) Sumer
d) Sargon

Ur's control over Mesopotamia ended around 2000 BC when the city-state fell to invaders from....
a) Israel
b) The northeast
c) Sumer
d) The southeast

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