Ch 2 Early River Valley Ciilizations

Which of the following is an Indus Valley city?

Which Mesopotamian group was the first to use the arch and the wheel?

One of the great achievements of the Indus Valley civilization was?

One way in which the Huang He, Indus, and Nile civilizations were similar is that they each?

The river valleys provided rich soil for crops, as well as protection from ________?

One similarity in the Mesopotamian, Egyptian, and Chinese civilizations was that they developed

Who were the first Chinese rulers to leave written records?

A key geographic advantage of river valleys was their?

Archaeological studies of the Indus Valley cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro show evidence of?

Who was the creator of the world's first empire?

Which of the following is a river in the Fertile Crescent?

The belief that a just ruler has divine approval -used to justify a change in dynasties?

Indus Valley cities were laid out on precise grids, what was the fortified area called?

Egyptian, Sumerian, and Chinese writing systems all developed from?

The main political unit in Sumer was the?

Legendary Sumerian king who went on an unsuccessful quest for immortality?

The Tigris-Euphrates, Huang He, and Indus river valleys were centers of early civilization?

What law code believed in the "eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth." concept?

Lowest of all Sumerian gods; caused disease, misfortune, and all kind of human trouble?

One similarity found in both Egyptian and Sumerian civilizations is that each developed?

Which of the following groups of people developed cuneiform writing?

The final resting place of a pharoah?

What does the term Polytheism mean?

What is the name for the ancient area known as the "land between the rivers"?

In contrast to the rulers of Sumer, the rulers of Egypt were considered to be?