Totalitarian government is when a single group completely takes over and makes the people subservient to the state (they make all of the rules) and if there was more than one group, opinions may differ and actions may be more diverse, and it wouldn't have total control over the decisions anymore. Ex: Hitler- changed laws to what he saw fit, changed culture, controlled how people were treated, threw Jew's in concentration camps because of a personal bias, etc. He had total control, thus totalitarian gov.
Answer:
1. Polytheist
2. Government or the Ruling
3. At the center of the city
Explanation:
1. The Mesopotamians were POLYTHEIST because they worshipped more than one god. Polytheism is known as a form of belief or religion in which people worshipped more than one god.
2. The Sumerian city-states were a theocracy because the priests were in charge of the GOVERNMENT or RULING. Theocracy is known as a form of governance in which the head or the rulers are comprised of religious leaders or priests, ruling in the name of God.
3. Temples in the Sumerian city-states were located "at the CENTRE of the city" This is otherwise known as " Ziggurat"
Limiting the colonies trade with other nations
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They wanted to find a faster way to the East Indies.