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Four Ancient River Valleys
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1
Which ARVCs developed the Alphabet?
Egypt
Phoenicia
Huang He
Indus
2
This stone was the clue to deciphering hieroglyphics.
Rosetta Stone
Yangtze Stone
Blarney Stone
Stone of the Dead
3
Mohenjo-Daro city had this unique feature for its time?
Earthen walls & fire pits
Elaborate tombs & palaces
Brick walls & entrapments
Plumbing & sewers
4
This ARVC wrote the Ten Commandments
Hebrew
Egypt
Sumer
Indus
5
The most amazing thing about the Indus Valley civilization is?
Peaceful
Expansionists
War like conqurers
Easy translatable records
6
Chinese religion used Oracle Bones to consult with dead ancestors and who?
Dizang
Guanyin
Ka
Shang Di
7
The two rivers of the China Dynasties are?
Huang He & Yangtze
Indus & Ganges
Tigris & Euphrates
Nile & Kush
8
Hammurabi is most famous for what?
Building the pyramids
Uniting Egypt
Rosetta Stone
Code of Laws
9
Ancient Egypt contained pyramids, sphinx, pharaohs, and what?
craved seals
Shang Di
Mummies
Ziggurats
10
The two rivers of the ancient Indus river valley were the Indus and ?
Ganges
Huang He
Yangtze
Euphartes
11
Chinese artisans made bronzeworking and this famous?
Stone carving
Silk weaving
Teak carving
Marble statues
12
Sumerian Artisans did what?
Led prayer
Recorded transactions
Crafted artifacts of gold
Farmed the land
13
The Ancient Hebrews were the first ARVC to...
develop math.
develop writing
practice monotheism.
use coins.
14
This star helped the Egyptians develop a calendar of 365 days.
Sirius
Orion
Alpha Draco
Kochab
15
Hammurabi codes were based on social equals & were very what?
Unuiform
Strict
Loose
Unknown
16
Phoenicians sacrificed their firstborn daughters.
False
True
17
Sumerians first writing system contained a reed stylist & clay tablet, called what?
Hieroglyphics
Papyrus
Cuneiform
Sandscript
18
The Zhou dynasty used blast furnaces to produce weapons made from what?
Gold
Iron
Bronze
Copper
19
The two rivers of the Sumerian civilization are?
Tigris & Euphrates
Yellow & Yangtze
Nile & Lower Nile
Indus & Ganges
20
The Sumerians lived where?
Africa
Mesopotamia
Indus Valley
Mesoamerica
21
The Indian subcontinent is impacted by these massive rains called?
Tidal waves
Monsoons
Tsunami
Hurricanes
22
This is the central social institution of Chinese culture?
Work
Shang Di
Family
Oracle Bones
23
ALL of these metals were used during ARVCs EXCEPT:
gold
iron
broze
copper
24
During ARVCs, slavery was based on race.
False
True
25
The Indus Valley civilization is also called this?
Mesoamerican
Mesopotamia
Shang
Harrapan
26
Egyptian ruin came at the outside invaders called what?
Assyrians
Shang
Mongols
Hyksos
27
In Mohenjo-Daro the largest building was a what?
Emporer's Palace
King's tomb
Great Bath
Priest Temple
28
What Dynasty made the Great Wall?
Shang Dynasty
Qin Dynasty
Tang Dynasty
Han Dynasty
29
Name this writing system
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
Sanskrit
30
The Sumerians temples were known as?
Earthen mounds
Pagotas
Ziggurats
Pyramids
31
Sumerians invented wheeled carts, algebra, 60 min, & this naval item?
Oars
Barges
Rudder
Sail
32
China's first Dynasty was ruled by whu?
Shang
Zhou
Yu
Qin
33
When different dynasties would take over, the new ruler had divine approval called?
Seal of Shang Di
Blessed Yin & Yang
Hand of Heaven
Mandate of Heaven
34
Sumerians religion worshiped many gods, this is known as?
Monotheistic
Dualtheistic
Polytheistic
Theocracy
35
The Zhou dynasty used these to improve trade and make it easier?
Common spoken word
Elaborate Seals
Coins
Oracle Bones
36
The first form of writing is pictograms.
True
False
37
The Sumerians were what?
Least known civilization
Youngest civilization
Best preserved civilization
Oldest known civilization
38
He was the first King to unite both Upper and Lower Egypt.
Ka
Yu
Namer
Hammurabi
39
This mountain range is between India and China
Hindu Kush
Himalayas
Karakorams
40
Which river influenced Egypt?
Nile
Ganges
Yellow
Tigris