GSEWH1 Early River Valley Civilizations

The main reason for the cosntruction of the pyramids was

In early civilizations, the advance ot trade and exchange of goods led to

The modern alphabet was created by this civilization

What caused the decline of the Zhou Dynasty?

A reason for development of a civilization in the Tigris-Euphrates river valleys was that

The Assyrians gained a reputation in the ancient world for

The Great Wall of China was begun in 214 BCE. What was the purpose?

Jews believed God would protect them if they

Religion in ancient Egypt was vital to society because

The cities of Harappa and Mohenj-Daro developed in this river valley?

The caste system in India developed because

Egyptian tombs were places of worship and also served as

In the Chinese social hierarchy, who possessed the least status?

An adjective that BEST describes Hammurabi's Law Code is

A ruling authority serves as a secular and religious leader in this type of government

The Sumerians, Babylonians, and Phoenicians exported these goods as far as Asia and Europe

The most important Chinese commodity was

Egyptian form of writing were the hieroglyphics while the Sumerians used

One of the first Neolithic villages that practiced farming and sedentary living was located at

Egypt had a hierarchial social order, just under the pharaoh in status were the

The first law code was created by

How did the Jewish view of God differ from people in their region?

Matrilineal means

One way the Sumerians and Phoenicians were similar was that

The river also known as the "River of Sorrow" due to its unpredictable flooding

Center for Sumerian life and religion

Phoenicians are important because they were the first large scale civilization to

Early civilizations on the Tigris, Nile, and Huang-He rivers were similar in that they were

A major reason that civilizations grew along rivers was that they were able to produce

Monotheism is