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Duplicate of Chapter 2 Ancient River Civilizations
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Four Ancient River Valleys
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1
Mohenjo-Daro city had which unique feature for its time?
Plumbing & sewers
Elaborate tombs & palaces
Brick walls & entrapments
Earthen walls & fire pits
2
Which group developed iron?
Assyrians
Hittites
Phoenicians
Persians
3
Egypt and Mesopotamia both had
Cuneiform
extensive law codes
a positive view of the afterlife
a divine King in power
4
Hammurabi codes were based on social equals & were very
Loose
Harsh
Similar to today
Uniform
5
Just like sumer, Egypt developed ______________
A irrigation system
A pyramid
A canal
A boat
6
The Indus Valley civilization was also called
Mesoamerican
Harrapan
Mesopotamia
Shang
7
The birth of agriculture and domestication of animals was the start of the
Paleolithic Era
Classical Era
Industrial Revolution
Neolithic Revolution
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The earliest river valley civilizations existed everywhere EXCEPT the
Indus R.V.
Tigris and Euphrates R.V.
Rhine R.V.
Yellow R.V.
9
Sumerian Artisans did what?
Farmed the land
Crafted artifacts of gold
Led prayer
Recorded transactions
10
Which of the following civilization had a negative view of the afterlife?
Egypt
Indus
Sumer
China
11
The two rivers of the Sumerian civilization are?
Nile & Lower Nile
Indus & Ganges
Tigris & Euphrates
Yellow & Yangtze
12
A criticism of the Neolithic Revolution was that
Craftwork was a lower quality
Disease spread more
It forced people to live a nomadic lifestyle
It kept civilization from developing
13
Hammurabi is most famous for what?
Building the pyramids
Code of Laws
Uniting Egypt
Rosetta Stone
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There is archaeological evidence to suggest trade between which two early civilizations?
Olmec and Egyptian
Harappan and Mesopotamian
Egyptian and Harappan
Shang and Olmec
15
Jewish monotheism taught of
many gods
a religion where ethics were undefined
one all powerful God
a King who should have complete religious authority
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A feature that was found in Harappa, but not in other river valley civilizations:
Irrigation
a Temple
Indoor homes
Indoor plumbing
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A criticism of the Paleolithic Era was that
It forced people to live a nomadic lifestyle
It created more gender inequality than the Neolithic Era
Disease was more likely to spread than in the Neolithic Era
18
The Sumerians temples were known as?
Ziggurats
Pyramids
Pagotas
Earthen mounds
19
The first written law code was
Hammurabi's Code
Filial Piety
the 10 Commandments
Zarathustra
20
The Neolithic Revolution
Caused people to become nomadic
led to an increased population
encouraged people to live in smaller settlements
Decreased diseases
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Patriarchy means
Government is run by a small elite, wealthy class
Society is dominated by males
Inheritance is passed through the mother's side of a family
Government is run by religious heads
22
Sumerians religion worshiped many gods, this is known as
Dualtheistic
Theocracy
Monotheistic
Polytheistic
23
Jewish law code
Upanishads
Hammurabi's Code
10 Commandments
Koran
24
All are true about the 10 Commandments EXCEPT that they are
guidelines for behavior
a moral code
Associated with Judaism
almost identical to Hammurabi's Code
25
The first monotheistic belief system was
Hinduism
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
26
Which river influenced Egypt?
Ganges
Tigris
Yellow
Nile
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Egypt built the pyramids
to demonstrate the authority of Pharaohs
as a burial building for everyone
to worship gods
to store surplus grain
28
Which civilization was notorious for being brutal and warlike?
Babylon
Sumer
Assyria
Persia
29
All of the following are characteristics of civilization except...
Written language
Religion
Government
Law Codes
30
Where did Sumerians live?
Africa
Indus Valley
Mesoamerica
Mesopotamia
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The Sumerians were what?
Least known civilization
Best preserved civilization
Youngest civilization
Oldest known civilization
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The first written law code developed in
Egypt
Assyria
Sumer
Babylon