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# rivercivilizations A review of Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, Ancient China & Indus Valley
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1
Traders using the Silk Road had to overcome physical barriers posed by the mountains & ?
desert climate conditions
numerous river crossings
bandits
The Great Wall
2
What cartoon are these characters from?
The Smurfs
Blues Clues
The Fairly Odd Parents
Oswald
3
What information is shown on the map?
burial sites of ancient Egyptian rulers
location of early river valley civilizations
trade routes between ancient civilizations
location of European colonial empires
4
Seasonal winds that can bring dry or wet weather are called?
monsoons
storm surges
tornadoes
typhoons
5
What was an important achievement of the early Sumerians?
invention of the wheel
Development of hieroglyphics
garments made of silk
first cotton clothing
6
Which best explains why the first civilizations grew up in river valleys?
people had higher diets by eating fish
river valleys discouraged trade with nearby civilizations
river valleys allowed people to build irrigation works
Farmers could grow enough food to support specialized jobs
7
How did the Code of Hammurabi contribute to human progress?
it treated free citizens & slaves equally
it rejected religious prejudice
it put an end to physical punishments
its written laws defined obligations & punishments
8
ONE of these inventions does NOT belong to Ancient China? Which one?
pottery
silk
gunpower
wheel
9
What is polytheistic?
a supreme essence
belief in more than one god
belief in one god
10
Rivers in Ancient Civilizations were important for all of the following except:
transportation
protection from invasions
fertile farmland
fishing
11
Camels, exchange of goods, silk, exchange of customs & ideas, and bandits all describe what?
The Great Wall
The Silk Road
East Asia
network of empires
12
What do ziggurats, monarchy & writing on clay tablets have in common?
They are artifacts of the Egyptian civilization
They are triumphs of ancient Chinese culture
They are accomplishments of the Indus Valley civilization
They are achievements of the peoples of Mesopotamia
13
Why did Mesopotamia, Huang He, & Indus River become centers of early civilization?
they were easy to defend against invasions by other peoples
They were isolated from other civilizations
they contained rich soils from annual floods
They had rich deposits of iron ore & coal
14
Ancient Civilizations most heavily relied on which of the following for survival:
trade and bartering
floods for watering crops
Ziggurats
deserts to keep invaders away
15
What goes up but never goes down?
a ball
gravity
your age
the sun
16
The Nile, Tigris, Euphrates, & Huang He civilizations have what in common?
They developed in areas with fertile soil & natural waterway
Each held monotheistic beliefs?
They were able to make iron & steel tools
They had outlawed the practice of slavery
17
What is the name of the bone between the knee and the hip?
femur
patella
knee cap
phalange
18
What might a physical geographer studying ancient civilizations investigate?
boundaries of ancient empires at different time periods
impact of trade on ancient cultures
types of family patterns in ancient societies
role of climate on ancient river valley civilizations
19
Which geographic factor most contributed to the development of the Huang He civilization?
availability of fertile soil
vasts deserts areas
smooth coastline
high mountain ranges
