1. REligion
Madison and Danika

2. What? Had patron gods for each city
Polytheistic: believed in many gods
Sumerian world view: gods lived in the skies
Ziggurats: temples built for gods
Mythology: told stories of gods and their relation to the world
Oracles: predicted the future by interpreting signs of the gods
Mesopotamians feared death

3. Who? Where?
Four gods: Enlil (air), An (heaven), Enki (earth and water), Ninhursag (mother goddess of all living things)
Anthropomorphic: similar to humans
Lived in the heavens, skies, and on mountaintops

4. Interesting Facts
Examined sheep livers to divine future; the liver was considered the seat of emotion and true knowledge
Held religious festivals
Buried with their possessions to take them with them to the afterlife
Humans were created from clay to serve the gods