stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
Unit 2 - River Valley Civilizations Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
Unit 2 - River Valley Civilizations
Unit 2 - River Valley Civilizations
54 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
212 plays
Basic Global Questions, River Valley Civilizations, Neolithic Revolution
Flashcards
54 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
54
Answers
1
The River of Sorrows
Yellow
Nile
Tigris
Indus
2
Turning point is …
a place where you have to turn around.
a piece of bad news.
information that helps you remember something.
an important change.
3
to look for the similarity and differences
Characterization
Compare & Contrast
Argument
Coherent
4
Between which rivers in the Fertile Cresent located?
Nile and Euphrates
Indus and Nile
The Yellow and Indus
Tigris and Euphrates
5
Which of the following is NOT an example of a characteristic of civilization?
Specialized worker
Religion
Armies
Advanced technology
6
Ancient China was isolated because
People were afraid of the Chinese
The Geography
Too hard to travel there
The Great Wall
7
Where was the Indus River Valley civilization?
Modern Day Egypt
Modern Day China
Modern Day India
Modern day Iraq
8
Q10 - The Neolithic Revolution is often considered a turning point in history because
city dwellers learned to control fire
permanent settlements developed in river valleys
societies became more nomadic
nuclear families evolved into extended families
9
Early humans and Paleolithic peoples did not settle in one place, but were mostly...
citizens of city-states
nomads
merchants
sedentary farmers
10
Main river of Ancient Egypt:
The Nile
The Euphrates
The Indus
The Tigris
11
AUDIENCE is...
the intended reader
the reader
anyone
everyone
12
Why is the Yellow River called, the Yellow River?
All of the above
When the sun hits the water it shines yellow
When if floods it deposits yellow silt on the ground
The water looks yellow all the time
13
What were some of Ancient China's inventions?
Internet
rice, millet and wheat
paper, silk and the wheelbarrow
tables, pottery and jewelry
14
ancient china was isolated because of...
physical distance
Natural Barriers
Laws banning trade
cultural traditions
15
Which answer best fits characteristics of civilization
art & education
religion & foraging
there are no characteristics of a civilization
pizza restaurants & car dealers
16
What is the name for the form of picture writing used by the ancient Egyptians?
Cursive
Hieroglyphics
Papyrus
Handwriting
17
Which document contains these statements?
Twelve Tables
Edicts of Asoka
Ten Commandments
Code of Hammurabi
18
Which action is most closely associated with the early Mesopotamian civilizations?
building floating gardens to grow corn
establishing representative democracies
developing a writing system using cuneiform
constructing Hindu temples
19
What is the most common job in ancient Egypt?
Farmer
Slave
Pharaoh
King Tut
20
Point of view is _____
the perspective from which the story is told
the sequence of events in a story
a segment from a text
a quote from a text
21
The
main
reason early civilization began near rivers:
Natural barrier
Silt left from floods provided nutrient-rich soil for crops.
Only source of drinking water.
Rivers are nice to look at.
22
The Harappan Civilization (Indus River Valley) had indoor plumbing, an example of ____.
Complex Institutions
Advanced Technology
Specialized Workers
Writing
23
During the neolithic (New Stone Age) revolution, people began to...
Keep being nomads
sing
Raise crops and build small villages
Build huge palaces
24
A dynasty, as seen in China, is
a large area of land ruled by one person
a ruler who is both the political and religious leader
a government representative to another country
a line of rulers from one family
25
Ancient Egyptian government can be described as:
Pharaohs ruling with the power of the "gods"
Several leaders ruling together
Kings chosen by the people
A president voted into office
26
The leader of Ancient Egypt was known as the ______________ ?
Priest
Emperor
Pharaoh
King
27
What is the caste system?
the name of the Hindu priesthood
the division of all the people in a society in categories
a voting system used in Asian elections
the name for the way labor in India is divided between men a
28
What is cause and effect?
A reason and consequences when something happens
A half eaten pizza
A cat meowing
A motorcycle speeding by
29
Why was Harappa and Mohenjo-daro special?
they were planned communities
They weren't special
None of the above
they had the great bath
30
What made the Fertile Cresent, fertile?
the rivers
the city
the water
the soil (silt)
31
The Indus and Huang He (Yellow) rivers are both closely associated with
cradles of early civilization
sacred biblical sites
border disputes
oil discoveries
32
Which is a characteristic of civilization?
specialized labor
all of the above
religion
cities
33
Which early civilization was influenced most directly by the Tigris River & Syrian Desert?
Chinese
Egyptian
Maya
Mesopotamia
34
How did Ancient Egypt's river impact farming?
Egypt is too dry for farming.
It flooded during specific months.
It flooded at random times.
No flooding at all.
35
Which heading best completes this partial outline?
Harappa—City on the Indus
China’s Sorrow—Huang He River
Egypt—Gift of the Nile
Mesopotamia—Land Between the Rivers
36
Ancient Egyptian religion:
Humanistic
Atheistic
Polytheistic
Monotheistic
37
The main goal of an
empire
is to:
Acquire as much gold as possible
Make the gods happy
Unite several cultures under ONE system of government
Make the emperor happy
38
Context is...
circumstances that form a situation
words in text which help you discover the meaning of others
opposing ideas about a situation
information provided in the text
39
Q1 - Which practice is closely associated with most ancient river valley civilizations?
spreading monotheistic religious customs
recording events in cave paintings
using irrigation systems
developing democratic traditions
40
A geographic similarity between Italy and India is that both of these countries are located
south of the equator
between two oceans
on archipelagos
on peninsulas
41
basic characteristics of civilization
a social ranking according to jobs
a nomadic lifestyle
a traditional economy
a culture
42
What was ancient China's written language?
hieroglyphics
Cunieform
characters and symbols (ideogram)
cursive
43
The Code of Hammurabi and Chinese legalism both rely on the idea that
all subjects are equal under the law
harsh laws are needed to control society
religion and government must be brought closer together
governments must provide their people with rights
44
Which major geographic feature has hindered cultural diffusion between India and China?
Deccan Plateau
Great Rift Valley
Gobi Desert
Himalaya Mountains
45
Karma and dharma are a
set of rules
golden ages
language barriers
twin sisters
46
Natural
barriers
(such as mountains, rivers, or deserts):
Provided great views
Kept people from leaving the city
Protected early city-states from invasion
Offered natural resources
47
author's purpose is
to tell what the story is about
The way a character acts
The reason the author wrote the text
To make you a believer
48
What polytheistic religion that believes in reincarnation began in South Asia and spread into Southeast Asia?
D) Buddhism
A) Christianity
C) Hinduism
B) Islam
49
Ancient Egypt had pharaohs, but ancient China had ____________.
warriors
kings
scribes
emperors
50
Ancient Egyptian society...
Put great importance on death and the afterlife
Utilized the Nile for agricultural stability
Was highly stratified in terms of social classes
All of the above
51
This Babylonian ruler introduced a code of harsh laws and strict punishment in Mesopotamia.
Confucious
Pharoh Menes
Asoka the Great
Hammurabi
52
Hammurabis code was...
created by the people
better than modern laws
fair for everyone
unfair for lower class people
53
Reincarnation is associated with...
Hinduism
Islam
Christianity
Judaism
54
What human developments were made in Ancient Mesopotamia?
The first use of trade
All of these
The first use of writing
The first use of taxes
