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Ancient River Valley Civilizations: Mesopotamia, Egypt, China, India
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1
Why did Shi Huangdi have the Great Wall built?
as a monument for his dead wife
make sure no one left his lands
keep out foreign invaders
as a way to show off Qin architecture
2
What building was the center of Mesopotamian life and why was it important?
Ziggurat / center of city life
Pyramid / source of religion
Shrine to the king / source of government
Courthouse / the source of law
3
Which of the following rivers had a PREDICTABLE flood?
Nile River
Yangtze River
Tigris River
Ganges River
4
What was the trade route which promoted cultural diffusion, especially the Chinese culture?
Silk Road
Yellow Brick Road
sub-Saharan Trade Roads
I-85
5
Why are cities important?
provide opportunities for specialized labor
create a sense of community
centers of trade
provide protection
6
What was the purpose of Egyptian mummification?
to keep people's bodies on earth
so the body could be reincarnated
to support their belief in karma
to support their beliefs about life after death
7
Which civilization rose and fell in the Fertile Crescent?
Egyptian civilization
Harappan civilization
Chinese civilization
Babylonian civilization
8
Who was Siddhartha Gautama?
Vishnu
Shiva
Abraham
Buddha
9
What was the first writing system?
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphics
Phoenician alphabet
Greek alphabet
10
What natural occurrence did river valley civilizations rely on?
Monsoons
Floods
Droughts
Blizzards
11
What weather occurrence dominates India and the Indus Valley?
Floods
Blizzards
Monsoons
Droughts
12
What is Hammurabi's Code based on?
Social classes
Second chances
Equality
Retaliation
13
Which Chinese dynasty is MOST CLOSELY associated with the Dynastic Cycle?
Qin dynasty
Han dynasty
Zhou dynasty
Shang dynasty
14
Put the rivers in the same order as the civilizations: India, China, Egypt, Mesopotamia
Indus/Ganges/Euphrates/Nile
Indus/Huang He/Nile/Euphrates
Yellow/Indus/Tigris/Nile
Nile/Huang He/Ganges/Tigris
15
What is the name of the writing system of ancient Egypt?
Phoenician alphabet
Cuneiform
Greek alphabet
Hieroglyphics
16
What is the Chinese belief that a ruler has the gods approval?
Mandate of Heaven
Divine right
Absolute power
Dynastic Cycle
17
What lifestyle did people have prior to the Agricultural Revolution?
Hunters and Gatherers
Fisherman
Scavengers
Farmers
18
Why do we know so little about Harappa in the Indus Valley?
we have found no artifacts
they had no scribes to write
they had no writing
cannot read their writing
19
What is a TRUE statement of Eyptian pharoahs?
they were political and religious leaders
only they determined Egyptian religion
they were only military commanders
they were only the head of government
20
Which BEST states the signifigance of Hammurabi's Code?
Treated slaves and women with fairness and respect
Segregate people by class & the 1st written set of law codes
Applied to lower classes & treated them unfairly
Applies to all Babylonians & 1st set of law codes
21
How were ziggurats different from pyramids?
ziggurats were for sacrifices, pyramids were for storage
ziggurats were for education, pyramids were tombs
ziggurats were military, pyramids were tombs
ziggurat was religious and for storage, pyramids were tombs
22
In an agricultural community, what is wealth based on?
Gold
Women
Money
Land
23
What BEST describes the caste system?
Karma enforces the caste system
you could change castes through good deeds
Buddhism supported the caste system
you are born into a caste and must stay in it
24
Why are complex institutions important?
offers order and organization
offers choices
offers stability for the priests
offers structure in government
25
How did Chandragupta hold his empire together?
removed laws
set up a bureaucratic government throughout the empire
Using taxes to control the wealthy
placing military throughout the empire
26
Which of the following was NOT a natural barrier for ancient Egypt?
Black Sea
Red Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Deserts
27
What do scientist believe was the most likely cause of the Neolithic Revolution?
Population increase
Lots of food
New stone tools
Climate change
28
Why did other cultures like & accept the Phoenician alphabet so readily?
it was the first written language
the letters made sounds so it was easier to use
it was the language of the elite (wealthy)
it used oracle bones that were easy to understand
29
What boosts economies and the exchange of ideas and traditions through cultural diffusion?
Trade
Music
Government
Religion
30
Which of the following was NOT one of the river valley civilizations?
Mesopotamia
Greece
Egypt
China
