Indus Valley civilization is in what is now ...

Pakistan and southeast India today.

Which of the following is NOT true about the Nile River.

The Nile River flooded unpredictably.

Civilizations developed at valleys with plenty of water because...

It was easy to farm and get water for drinking.

What was NOT true of prehistoric people?

They left written records with cave paintings.

Where was Ancient Mesopotamia located?

In modern-day Iraq, Kuwait, and Syria

What was historically significant about the Indus Valley Civilization?

They were much more peaceful than the Mesopotamians.

What is NOT a feature of civilization?

People used violence and killed each other all the time.

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Ancient Civilizations

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1
Indus Valley civilization is in what is now ...
India and Bangladesh today.
Pakistan and northwest India today.
Pakistan and Bangladesh today.
Pakistan and southeast India today.
2
Mesopotamia means...
Land within all rivers
Land between 2 rivers
Land over all rivers
Land without rivers
3
The world's first civilization started in around...
4000 BC/BCE
2000 BC/BCE
2000 AD/CE
4000 AD/CE
4
What is another historical name for The Fertile Crescent?
The Cradle of Civilization.
The Valley of the Dead
The Breadbasket of Culture.
The Mesopotamian Delta.
5
The oldest form of writing usually done in clay tablets are like ...
Ideas
Pictures
Etchings
Alphabets
6
Which of the following is NOT true about the Nile River.
It was slow-moving and navigable, which was good for trade.
The Nile River flooded unpredictably.
It shaped Ancient Egyptian religion and government.
Without the Nile, Ancient Egypt would not have existed.
7
These great buildings built by ancient Egyptians are called?
Sphinx
Temples
Pyramids
Parthenon
8
Civilizations developed at valleys with plenty of water because...
It was easy to run away from trouble.
People could earn money from boating.
It was easy to farm and get water for drinking.
There were less diseases in these areas.
9
What was NOT true of prehistoric people?
They left written records with cave paintings.
They lived in caves or huts in small groups and used tools.
They exchanged goods(barter), they had no money.
They did NOT have fixed laws, violence was common.
10
Who invented the oxcart, an ancient means of transport in Ancient India (Indus Valley)?
Mesopotamians
Egyptians
Dravidians
Sumerians
11
Where was Ancient Mesopotamia located?
In modern-day Iraq, Kuwait, and Syria
In modern-day Greece and Turkey.
In modern-day Egypt and the area of Palestine/Israel
On the border of modern-day India and Pakistan.
12
Mesopotamia was between the ...
Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
Tigris and Nile Rivers.
Huanghe and Nile Rivers.
Indus Valley and Huanghe rivers.
13
What was historically significant about the Indus Valley Civilization?
They developed many modern farming techniques we use today.
They were much more peaceful than the Mesopotamians.
They developed taxes, trade, & writing before Mesopotamians.
They were the only undefeated civilization.
14
What is NOT a feature of civilization?
People used violence and killed each other all the time.
People have religious belief and practices, temples & idols.
People set up government & rules to maintain law and order.
People had economic systems, using money & writing records.
15
What human developments were made in Ancient Mesopotamia?
The first use of trade.
The first use of taxes.
The first use of writing.
All of these.

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