Mesopotamian Mythology
Instructions: Explore the gods and legends of the world's earliest civilizations
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The 'Epic of Gilgamesh' is one of the earliest works of literature. Where did it originate?
AEgyptBGreeceCIndiaDMesopotamia (ancient Sumer) - 2.
Who was Gilgamesh in Mesopotamian mythology?
AA god of the sunBA legendary king of UrukCA river spiritDA priest - 3.
Enlil was the Mesopotamian god of what?
ALoveBWind, air, and stormsCThe sunDThe underworld - 4.
Inanna (Ishtar) was the Mesopotamian goddess of what?
AThe moonBLove, beauty, and warCAgricultureDWisdom - 5.
In the Epic of Gilgamesh, who was Enkidu?
AA goddessBA wild man created by the gods who became Gilgamesh's friendCGilgamesh's fatherDThe king of another city - 6.
Tiamat, the primordial goddess in Babylonian myth, was associated with what?
AThe earthBThe saltwater ocean and chaosCFireDThe sky - 7.
What was a 'ziggurat' in Mesopotamian civilization?
AA stepped temple towerBA canal systemCA type of weaponDA royal palace - 8.
Anu was the supreme god of the Mesopotamian pantheon. What was he the god of?
AThe heavensBThe seaCWarDThe underworld - 9.
The Mesopotamian underworld was known by what name?
ADuatBHelCKur (or Irkalla)DTartarus - 10.
Ea (Enki) was the Mesopotamian god of what?
ADeathBThe moonCFireDWater, knowledge, and crafts - 11.
In the Gilgamesh flood story, who was the Mesopotamian equivalent of Noah?
AUtnapishtimBShamashCEnkiduDMarduk - 12.
Shamash was the Mesopotamian god of what?
AThe moonBAgricultureCStormsDJustice and the sun - 13.
In Inanna's 'Descent to the Underworld,' she must pass through how many gates?
AFiveBTwelveCThreeDSeven - 14.
Ereshkigal was the queen of what realm in Mesopotamian mythology?
AThe seaBThe desertCThe heavensDThe underworld - 15.
The 'Enuma Elish' is a Babylonian text describing what?
AAgricultural techniquesBThe creation of the worldCA military campaignDA love story