River Valley Civilizations Test Review

Question 1

The leader of an empire is called the ___________.

Accepted Answer

emperor

Question 2

The Phoenicians invented a new way of writing: the _________________.

Accepted Answer

alphabet

Question 3

This map represents the travels of which group of people?

Accepted Answer

Phonecians

Question 4

A ruler who gives power to his son/daughter when he dies is:

Accepted Answer

hereditary

Question 5

Another term for rich soil is:

Accepted Answer

fertile land

Question 6

Belief in many gods is called:

Accepted Answer

polytheism

Question 7

The Mesopotamians invented a way to take water from the river to their farms called ______.

Accepted Answer

irrigation

Question 8

Which letter is in Mesopotamia?

Accepted Answer

B

Question 9

Cuneiform, the earliest writing, was from ____________.

Accepted Answer

Sumer

Question 10

Sumer is in ____________________.

Accepted Answer

Mesopotamia

Question 11

What was the first written law code?

Accepted Answer

The Code of Hammurabi

Question 12

Early civilizations organized their territory into all of these types of government EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

irrigation

Question 13

Someone who believes there is only one god is __________________.

Accepted Answer

monotheistic

Question 14

What did the kingdom of Egypt and the city-states of Mesopotamia have in common?

Accepted Answer

Both had writing systems, Both are in river valleys, Both existed thousands of years ago, Both were theocracies

Question 15

Which letter is in the Indus Valley?

Accepted Answer

C

Question 16

Another word for extra is:

Accepted Answer

surplus

Question 17

The organization of society into different levels is:

Accepted Answer

social class

Question 18

The Hebrews were the only monotheistic group in ancient Mesopotamia. True or False?

Accepted Answer

True

Question 19

A family of rulers who have power for hundreds of years is called a ___________.

Accepted Answer

dynasty

Questions 19