SSWH1ab River Valley Civilizations Review

Question 1

The Nile River flowed from ________________ to _________________

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South to North

Question 2

The Yellow River (Huang He) is called the "River of Sorrows" because

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floods destroyed crops and villages

Question 3

Egyptians god/kings were known as

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Pharaohs

Question 4

Sumerian innovations include all of the following EXCEPT:

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umbrella

Question 5

Mandate of heaven, production of silk, and respect for ancestors are all associated with

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China

Question 6

Under Hammurabi's code

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punishment varied based on the class of the offended person

Question 7

Hammurabi was the ruler of...

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Babylon

Question 8

The two rivers in China are the

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Yellow and Yangtze

Question 9

What is the name of the landform shown on the map?

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subcontinent

Question 10

The ruler of Babylonia who created a code of laws was named...

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Hammurabi

Question 11

The civilization of Sumer was located in

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Mesopotamia

Question 12

Which civilization is shown in the picture?

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Harappa

Question 13

The religions of the river valley civilizations were similar in that they all had

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Polytheistic beliefs

Question 14

Gridlike pattern & a system of pipes for moving water found in Harappa suggests that this city

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had organized government

Question 15

Each of the 4 river valley civilizations developed...

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writing system

Question 16

The pyramids at Giza were built as places to

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honor and bury the pharaohs

Question 17

Monsoons were a defining characteristic of

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India

Question 18

The Chinese believed their governments ruled according to...

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mandate of heaven

Question 19

Upper Egypt was ____________________ of lower Egypt

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South

Question 20

Hammurabi's code was a huge advance in law because it...

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made the government responsible for justice

Question 21

The Shang dynasty tried to predict the future by

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scratching on oracle bones

Question 22

The Sumerian system of writing is known as

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cuneiform

Question 23

Egyptian farmers based their seasons and calendar on the...

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flooding of the Nile

Question 24

Which two cities were located in ancient India?

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Harappa & Mohenjo-Daro

Question 25

Less is known about Harappa than the other river valley civilizations because

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archeologists are unable to decipher their writing

Question 26

Which two rivers was Mesopotamia located between?

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Tigris & Euphrates

Question 27

Which is NOT a geographic characteristic shared by all four river valley civilizations?

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no natural borders

Question 28

The Egyptians believed that the afterlife would be

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Very similar to their daily lives

Question 29

China's geography differs from that of Mesopotamia because it had...

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many natural boundaries

Question 30

What is the name of the highlighted area on the picture?

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Fertile Crescent

Question 31

In ancient Egypt, social classes...

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were clearly defined

Question 32

Units of Mesopotamian living consisted of many...

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City-states

Question 33

Egypt was ruled by many...

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dynasties

Question 34

The Sumerians modified their environment to increase food production by

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digging irrigation systems

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