A Mesopotamian city-state has built a mighty ziggurat honoring the god that its citizens believe looks over the city. They are grateful to have him visit and happy to give him somewhere to stay. However, a conquering army has stormed the city-state and destroyed the ziggurat.

Based on Mesopotamian religious beliefs, which of the statements below would best express the feelings of a person living in this city-state?

A.
“The enemy has killed our protector.”
B.
“The enemy will be punished for treating our god in this way.”
C.
“We should have done more to build up our defenses.”
D.
“We must have done something wrong to make our god leave us unprotected.”

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Question

A Mesopotamian city-state has built a mighty ziggurat honoring the god that its citizens believe looks over the city. They are grateful to have him visit and happy to give him somewhere to stay. However, a conquering army has stormed the city-state and destroyed the ziggurat.

Based on Mesopotamian religious beliefs, which of the statements below would best express the feelings of a person living in this city-state?

A.
“The enemy has killed our protector.”
B.
“The enemy will be punished for treating our god in this way.”
C.
“We should have done more to build up our defenses.”
D.
“We must have done something wrong to make our god leave us unprotected.”

Please don't type in anything unrelated. Thanks!

Vocaloid · Answer

you have to know a bit about Mesopotamian religious beliefs to answer this - Mesopotamians believed in wrathful/unforgiving gods who must be appeased by good human behavior. based on that, what do you think a Mesopotamian might think in response to the ziggurat's being destroyed? reference: https://www.encyclopedia.com/religion/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/ancient-religions-egypt-and-mesopotamia