Ch 1: River Valley Civilizations

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

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

What were the Assyrians known for? 

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

Egypt was conquered by which Mesopotamian empire?

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

Which of these was an accomplishment of Persia? 

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

The VERY FIRST CIVILIZATION EVER was called....

Which river civilization was Hammurabi king of? 

The first major monotheistic religion was...

Hammurabi created the first _________. 

How was Egypt a turning point in ancient civilizations? 

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

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