Which is one of the basic characteristics of civilization?

social ranking according to jobs

Which most accurately describe hieroglyphics?

series of pictures that tell a story, series of pictures represent objects

Hammurabi's code was important because it was the first time that state's laws

were set down in writing and applied to social classes

How did the Mandate of Heaven affect government in China?

New rulers used it to justify overthrow of old dynasty

The rise, decline, and replacement of families of rulers in ancient China was called the

Dynastic cycle, Mandate of Heaven

Main reason people settled in ancient river valleys was

soil was suitible for cultivation

Governments in civilizations authorized public works to

benefit the city and its people

Organized government in civilizations was to

coordinate large projects, laws, defense systems

Archeologists have discovered what about the Indus Valley civilizations?

the civilization had advancements: plumbing & city planning

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Characteristics of the Firsts: River Valley Civilizations

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1
Which is one of the basic characteristics of civilization?
social ranking according to jobs
simple culture
small family groups
nomadic lifestyle
2
The Fertile Crescent was
an area in Mesopotamia
Where the Shang Dynasty formed
where early Mohenjo-Daro civilization began
Between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
3
The populations of early civilizations were able to grow mostly due to
rise of village life
food surpluses
availability of jobs other than farming
large amounts of land
4
Shang rulers raised and controlled large forces of workers to
form levees around the Huang He River to control floods
build massive walls for protection
All of these
construct irrigation ditches
5
Most ancient peoples were polytheistic, meaning what?
they worshipped pictures
they believed in many gods
they worshipped animals
believed in 1 god
6
Which most accurately describe hieroglyphics?
series of pictures represent a sound
series of pictures that tell a story
series of pictures represent objects
undeciphered images
7
Hammurabi's code was important because it was the first time that state's laws
provided prisons for punishment
imposed taxes on citizens
applied to royal housholds
were set down in writing and applied to social classes
8
All the following are basic features that define civilizations except
organized governments
social classes
job specialization
nomadic lifestyle
9
How did the Mandate of Heaven affect government in China?
led to long periods of warfare among families
Ruler received direct Mandate he should resign
New rulers used it to justify overthrow of old dynasty
Religious leaders use oracle bones to select leaders
10
A major result of migration, trade, and warfare was
transition from nomadic to settled life
rise of cities
cultural diffusion
destruction of civilizations
11
The rise, decline, and replacement of families of rulers in ancient China was called the
Dynastic cycle
foundations of civilization
Mandate of Heaven
reading of oracle bones
12
Main reason people settled in ancient river valleys was
soil was suitible for cultivation
easier to domesticate animals on steppes
layout of cities
more easily to be nomads
13
What two aspects of Indian society began during Aryan times and has lasted to the present day?
cuneiform, hieroglyphics
Mandate of Heaven, dynastic cycle
theocracy, pharoahs
caste system, Hinduism
14
The set of rules given to Moses by god are called
The 10 Commandments
the Koran
The Talmud
The Gospels
15
Major accomplishment for Egypt was
gridded street system
residential sewage system
authority to rule by Mandate of Heaven
Great Pyramids
16
Governments in civilizations authorized public works to
benefit the city and its people
Rank groups by job or economic standing
Punish slaves
organize defense system
17
Why were Egyptian farmers more fortunate than Mesopotamian farmers?
Nile flooded more deeply
Tigris and Euphrates frequently changed course
Nile flooded regularly
Nile flowed North, Tigris and Euphrates flow South
18
Organized government in civilizations was to
develop religious beliefs
organize large scale reform
create system of writing
coordinate large projects, laws, defense systems
19
Archeologists have discovered what about the Indus Valley civilizations?
the civilization had advancements: plumbing & city planning
a terrible flood was likely to be their downfall
deciphered their language
learned they were constantly at war
20
The form of writing developed by the ancient Sumerians in Mesopotamia was called what?
Seals
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
Oracle bone

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