Unit 3: Ancient River Valley Civilizations

Question 1

Why did other cultures like accept the Phoenician alphabet so readily?

Accepted Answer

the letters made sounds so it was easier to use

Question 2

What natural occurrence did river valley civilizations rely on?

Accepted Answer

Floods

Question 3

Why do we know so little about Harappa in the Indus Valley?

Accepted Answer

cannot read their writing

Question 4

_______ is a method to bring water to crops?

Accepted Answer

irrigation

Question 5

Which Chinese dynasty staffed government positions based on MERIT?

Accepted Answer

Han Dynasty

Question 6

What was the first writing system?

Accepted Answer

Cuneiform

Question 7

What contributions did the Indus Valley people create?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 8

What is the name of the writing system of ancient Egypt?

Accepted Answer

Hieroglyphics

Question 9

What is Hammurabi's Code based on?

Accepted Answer

Retaliation

Question 10

Why did Shi Huangdi have the Great Wall built?

Accepted Answer

keep out foreign invaders

Question 11

What benefit did mountain ranges provide to nearby civilizations?

Accepted Answer

Natural defense barrier from invaders

Question 12

Which of the following was NOT a natural barrier for ancient Egypt?

Accepted Answer

Black Sea

Question 13

Confucianism is based on:

Accepted Answer

Family and Education

Question 14

Where is the Indus River Valley located?

Accepted Answer

India

Question 15

Which of the following is a monotheistic group of people?

Accepted Answer

Hebrews

Question 16

What was the purpose of Egyptian mummification?

Accepted Answer

to support their beliefs about life after death

Question 17

What weather occurrence dominates India and the Indus Valley?

Accepted Answer

Monsoons

Question 18

Why are cities important?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 19

What covenant is between God and the Hebrew people?

Accepted Answer

God will protect them if they follow the Ten Commandments

Question 20

What boosts economies and the exchange of ideas and traditions through cultural diffusion?

Accepted Answer

Trade

Question 21

Who was the ruler of in the Indus Valley at the Battle of Kalinga?

Accepted Answer

Ashoka Maurya

Question 22

How were ziggurats different from pyramids?

Accepted Answer

ziggurat was religious and for storage, pyramids were tombs

Question 23

What is the term for fine soil found on a river's bottom?

Accepted Answer

silt

Question 24

What are the key beliefs of Buddhism?

Accepted Answer

Four Noble Truths

Question 25

Why are complex institutions important?

Accepted Answer

offers order and organization

Question 26

Which civilization rose and fell in the Fertile Crescent?

Accepted Answer

Babylonian civilization

Question 27

What is a TRUE statement of Eyptian pharoahs?

Accepted Answer

they were political and religious leaders

Question 28

Which Chinese dynasty was in control during the Golden Age of China?

Accepted Answer

Han

Question 29

Which of the following DOES NOT occur during the Warring States Period?

Accepted Answer

Buddhism

Question 30

What is the name of the first 5 books of the Old Testament?

Accepted Answer

Torah

Question 31

The civilizations of Egypt and Mesopotamia

Accepted Answer

were polytheistic and had similar economies.

Question 32

Which is the sacred text of Hinduism?

Accepted Answer

Vedas

Question 33

What is the Chinese belief that a ruler has the gods approval?

Accepted Answer

Mandate of Heaven

Question 34

Who was Siddhartha Gautama?

Accepted Answer

Buddha

Question 35

River Valleys were a good place for civilizations to grow because they offered ______

Accepted Answer

rich soil

Question 36

What was the trade route which promoted cultural diffusion, especially the Chinese culture?

Accepted Answer

Silk Road

Question 37

What even caused Ahsoka to convert to Buddhism?

Accepted Answer

Battle of Kalinga

Question 38

What do scientist believe was the most likely cause of the Neolithic Revolution?

Accepted Answer

Climate change

Question 39

What natural features did river valley civilizations have that allowed them to flourish?

Accepted Answer

None of the above

Question 40

What BEST describes the caste system?

Accepted Answer

you are born into a caste and must stay in it

Question 41

Which of the following was NOT one of the river valley civilizations?

Accepted Answer

Greece

Question 42

Put the rivers in the same order as the civilizations: India, China, Egypt, Mesopotamia

Accepted Answer

Indus/Huang He/Nile/Euphrates

Question 43

Which group of people wrote the Vedas?

Accepted Answer

Aryans

Question 44

Which of the following rivers had a PREDICTABLE flood?

Accepted Answer

Nile River

Question 45

What lifestyle did people have prior to the Agricultural Revolution?

Accepted Answer

Hunters and Gatherers

Question 46

What building was the center of Mesopotamian life and why was it important?

Accepted Answer

Ziggurat / center of city life

Question 47

What was the major river that was in Ancient Egypt?

Accepted Answer

Nile

Question 48

What is the system of giving land in return for loyalty, military service, and taxes called?

Accepted Answer

Feudalism

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