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Ancient River Valley Civilizations: Mesopotamia, Egypt, China, India
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What is Hammurabi's Code based on?
Equality
Second chances
Social classes
Retaliation
2
Which of the following was NOT one of the river valley civilizations?
Greece
Mesopotamia
Egypt
China
3
What BEST describes the caste system?
Buddhism supported the caste system
Karma enforces the caste system
you could change castes through good deeds
you are born into a caste and must stay in it
4
Why are complex institutions important?
offers structure in government
offers choices
offers stability for the priests
offers order and organization
5
What lifestyle did people have prior to the Agricultural Revolution?
Fisherman
Scavengers
Hunters and Gatherers
Farmers
6
What is a TRUE statement of Eyptian pharoahs?
they were only military commanders
they were only the head of government
only they determined Egyptian religion
they were political and religious leaders
7
Which civilization rose and fell in the Fertile Crescent?
Chinese civilization
Harappan civilization
Babylonian civilization
Egyptian civilization
8
In an agricultural community, what is wealth based on?
Land
Women
Gold
Money
9
What was the trade route which promoted cultural diffusion, especially the Chinese culture?
Silk Road
sub-Saharan Trade Roads
I-85
Yellow Brick Road
10
Who was Siddhartha Gautama?
Vishnu
Abraham
Shiva
Buddha
11
How were ziggurats different from pyramids?
ziggurats were for education, pyramids were tombs
ziggurat was religious and for storage, pyramids were tombs
ziggurats were military, pyramids were tombs
ziggurats were for sacrifices, pyramids were for storage
12
What was the first writing system?
Phoenician alphabet
Greek alphabet
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
13
What do scientist believe was the most likely cause of the Neolithic Revolution?
Population increase
Climate change
New stone tools
Lots of food
14
What boosts economies and the exchange of ideas and traditions through cultural diffusion?
Religion
Music
Trade
Government
15
How did Chandragupta hold his empire together?
placing military throughout the empire
removed laws
Using taxes to control the wealthy
set up a bureaucratic government throughout the empire
16
Why did Shi Huangdi have the Great Wall built?
make sure no one left his lands
keep out foreign invaders
as a way to show off Qin architecture
as a monument for his dead wife
17
Which Chinese dynasty is MOST CLOSELY associated with the Dynastic Cycle?
Zhou dynasty
Qin dynasty
Han dynasty
Shang dynasty
18
Put the rivers in the same order as the civilizations: India, China, Egypt, Mesopotamia
Yellow/Indus/Tigris/Nile
Nile/Huang He/Ganges/Tigris
Indus/Huang He/Nile/Euphrates
Indus/Ganges/Euphrates/Nile
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Why do we know so little about Harappa in the Indus Valley?
they had no scribes to write
they had no writing
we have found no artifacts
cannot read their writing
20
Why did other cultures like & accept the Phoenician alphabet so readily?
the letters made sounds so it was easier to use
it was the language of the elite (wealthy)
it was the first written language
it used oracle bones that were easy to understand
21
What was the purpose of Egyptian mummification?
so the body could be reincarnated
to keep people's bodies on earth
to support their belief in karma
to support their beliefs about life after death
22
What weather occurrence dominates India and the Indus Valley?
Monsoons
Droughts
Floods
Blizzards
23
What natural occurrence did river valley civilizations rely on?
Droughts
Monsoons
Blizzards
Floods
24
What building was the center of Mesopotamian life and why was it important?
Pyramid / source of religion
Ziggurat / center of city life
Courthouse / the source of law
Shrine to the king / source of government
25
Which of the following rivers had a PREDICTABLE flood?
Ganges River
Yangtze River
Nile River
Tigris River
26
What is the name of the writing system of ancient Egypt?
Phoenician alphabet
Greek alphabet
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
27
Which of the following was NOT a natural barrier for ancient Egypt?
Red Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Deserts
Black Sea
28
Why are cities important?
centers of trade
create a sense of community
provide protection
provide opportunities for specialized labor
29
Which BEST states the signifigance of Hammurabi's Code?
Segregate people by class & the 1st written set of law codes
Applies to all Babylonians & 1st set of law codes
Treated slaves and women with fairness and respect
Applied to lower classes & treated them unfairly
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What is the Chinese belief that a ruler has the gods approval?
Mandate of Heaven
Divine right
Dynastic Cycle
Absolute power
