Unit 3 River Valley Civilizations

Question 1

Why is Mesopotamia called "The Cradle of Civilization"?

Accepted Answer

There were many new innovations created there

Question 2

Irrigation systems of Egypt and Mesopotamia are examples of this characteristic of civilization

Accepted Answer

Technology

Question 3

Canals built by ancient Mesopotamia were examples of what?

Accepted Answer

Irrigation systems

Question 4

What geographic feature did all four civilizations have in common?

Accepted Answer

Rivers provide fertile soil for agriculture

Question 5

What characteristic of civilizations contributed most to the development of towns and cities?

Accepted Answer

Surplus of food supply that allowed for job specialization

Question 6

Which of the following is a characteristic of civilization?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a civilization?

Accepted Answer

Holidays

Question 8

What geographic features were used as protection in ancient civilizations?

Accepted Answer

Deserts and Mountains

Question 9

What is silt?

Accepted Answer

Bits of soil and plant life

Question 10

How was ancient writing similar to modern writing?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 11

You walk into a room with a match, an oil lamp, a candle, and wood. Which do you light first?

Accepted Answer

match

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT an example of a river valley writing system?

Accepted Answer

Alphabet

Question 13

This is the Egyptian form of writing

Accepted Answer

Hieroglyphs

Question 14

The adapting and adopting of cultural and technological innovations describes what?

Accepted Answer

Cultural Diffusion

Question 15

What geographic feature made it easy to settle in Northern India?

Accepted Answer

Northern India had two major rivers

Question 16

Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro are examples of this characteristic of a civilization.

Accepted Answer

Cities for cultural diffusion

Question 17

This is the Sumerian form of writing

Accepted Answer

Cuneiform

Question 18

Pyramids and Ziggurats are examples of this characteristic of a civilization.

Accepted Answer

Arts & Architecture

Question 19

Cuneiform, Sanskrit, and Hieroglyphics are all examples of this characteristic of civilizations

Accepted Answer

Writing

Question 20

What geographic feature separates India from the rest of the Asian continent?

Accepted Answer

Himalaya Mountains

Question 21

Kings, Priests, Warriors, Slaves are all examples of this characteristic of civilization.

Accepted Answer

Social classes / Job specialization

Question 22

Why was it good for Egyptians when the Nile flooded?

Accepted Answer

The flood water left behind silt that was good for farming

Question 23

Which ancient Indian oral language eventually became a written language

Accepted Answer

Sanskrit

Question 24

How did the ancient civilizations of Egypt and Mesopotamia bring water into desert areas?

Accepted Answer

They invented irrigation systems

Question 25

Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro were two major cities of what ancient civilization?

Accepted Answer

Indus River valley

Question 26

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a civilization?

Accepted Answer

Geography

Unit 3 River Valley Civilizations

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Unit 3 River Valley Civilizations

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