Ch 1: River Valley Civilizations

Question 1

The first major monotheistic religion was...

Accepted Answer

Judaism

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT one of the major ancient river civilizations?

Accepted Answer

Greece

Question 3

The civilizations in Mesopotamia (Sumer, Akkadia, etc) were built around which rivers?

Accepted Answer

Tigris, Euphrates

Question 4

How was Egypt a turning point in ancient civilizations?

Accepted Answer

It had [some] social equality, It was a river civilization that grew into an empire, We know a lot about it because of the records they kept

Question 5

Which river civilization was Hammurabi king of?

Accepted Answer

Babylon

Question 6

The area where the earliest civs appeared is ALSO known as _____ because you could grow stuff.

Accepted Answer

The Fertile Crescent

Question 7

In order to develop agriculture, river valley civilizations had to use...

Accepted Answer

irrigation, domestication

Question 8

The VERY FIRST CIVILIZATION EVER was called....

Accepted Answer

Sumer

Question 9

What were the Assyrians known for?

Accepted Answer

Libraries, War

Question 10

Ancient Sumerians developed the first known form of writing, which was called ____.

Accepted Answer

cuneiform

Question 11

"If a man strikes another man, they shall cut off his hand." What law system is this from?

Accepted Answer

Code of Hammurabi

Question 12

The area where the first civilization appeared was called _____, or "between rivers".

Accepted Answer

Mesopotamia

Question 13

Hammurabi created the first _________.

Accepted Answer

written laws

Question 14

Which of these was an accomplishment of Persia?

Accepted Answer

First empire

Question 15

Egypt was conquered by which Mesopotamian empire?

Accepted Answer

Persian

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