How Did Religious Practices in Mesopotamian Society Circa 3500 BCE

question 23

Multiple Choice

How did religious practices in Mesopotamian society circa 3500 BCE differ from those of earlier societies?

• A) Workers in a temple were required to focus solely on spiritual activities to maintain their ritual purity,whereas shamans in earlier societies engaged in trade and other economic activities.
• B) Temple priesthoods rejected long-distance trade as bringing "foreign" elements into the community,whereas earlier societies eagerly sought trade.
• C) Temples reflected increased wealth and social stratification,whereas earlier societies had less monumental architecture and concentration of wealth.
• D) Temple priesthoods maintained a strict separation of state and religion,whereas earlier societies were ruled by priest-kings.

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