Page 9 - Advanced Biblical Backgrounds Student Textbook

came out of a background that worshipped many gods and revered the ancestors and their deities.
Often following the one true God means we have to say no to parts of our culture and heritage that
does not honor God.

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. What should be our response in keeping 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?

8