Electric, oil and candle. There may have been some gas lighting, but i cannot confirm.
watery bean soup
are you suggesting that there was some? or what if there was some? which kind of government are you thinking of? More data needed
horses were used for pulling or carrying things, cows were used for eating, the normal kind of uses.
colourful massive houses
that is a relative term. Look up the 'grey zone', the concept (by Primo Levi) not the play or the film.
horrible deaths
Bus? Please explain.
watery bean soup
not that many...people were too busy bbqing
houses like ours
unarmed, armed, passive, and aggressive resistance.
are you suggesting that there was some? or what if there was some? which kind of government are you thinking of? More data needed
Gas street lighting
what kind of houses mesopotamia people lived in
Which kind of film is most likely to use high-key lighting
wood houses
they lived in houses