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Ancient Mesopotamia 101

1.4 Let’s Practice…

1. What were the names of the Two Rivers that the Ancient Mesopotamia was in between?

2. What country is this land located in today?

3. What does the name Mesopotamia mean?

4. How did Abraham view God the way his culture taught him to when Yahweh first started
communicating with him?

5. Does God want His people to keep cultural customs that do not honor Him and Him alone?

6. How can wealth disqualify a person from pleasing God?

7. What was the name of the Sumerian deity of the moon?

8. What inventions did the Sumerians create that we still use today?

9. Describe the use of the ancient ziggurats.

10. What type of structure was the Tower of Babel?

1.5 Let’s Personalize this lesson…

This week you might want to develop and teach a Sunday school lesson or sermon on
Abraham and explain some of these backgrounds to the congregation. Explain the
differences and similarities between Ancient Mesopotamian culture and your culture.

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