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River Valley Civilizations
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1
Why did early civilizations often start in river valleys?
Better slash-and-burn opportunities
That's where all the animals lived
They had fresh water for drinking, irrigation, travel and had fertile soil
They didn't often start in river valleys
2
Learning to farm, having food surplus, domestication animals and building settlements are part of the
Neolithic Revolution
Big Bang Theory
American Revolution
Industrial Revolution
3
Which of the following did the Hunter gatherers did not do?
Made cave paintings
Invent writing
Used a few tools
Hunted and gathered food
4
In India's Caste system, Dalits consisted of:
priests
warriors and landowners
untouchable people performing dirty jobs
servants
5
What is Mesopotamia?
a desert city in Tibet
a desert city in Egypt
a fertile valley between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
a fertile valley between the Caucasus and Ural mountains
6
What is the world's longest river that flows from south to north and predictably floods leaving fertile soil?
Nile River
Ganges River
Tigris River
Huang He River
7
What was the importance of the Rosetta stone?
from it scholars were able to decipher hieroglyphics
it was broken
it was easy to decipher
it had a folktale written on it
8
Why did Egyptians make mummies?
to honor the dead with cremation
to preserve the body for the afterlife
to have a quick burial where the body can decompose
the pharaoh told them to
9
Who was the young pharaoh who's tomb was found with amazing treasures?
Ramses II
Amonhotep
King Narmer
King Tutankhamen
10
Cuneiform in Mesopotamia was which of the following?
A system of writing
The first form of art
A type of food
First form of morse code
11
Silk cloth was first invented by the _________
Ancient Egyptians
Ancient Chinese
Ancient Indians
Ancient Mesopotamians
12
Which mountain range is a natural barrier that forms the Indian subcontinent?
Andes
Alps
Himalayas
Appalachian
13
This ancient civilization was the birthplace of Hinduism and Buddhism.
Mesopotamia
India
Egypt
China
14
What was built by Shi Huangdi to keep invaders from the north out of China?
The Taj Mahal
The Great Wall of China
The Pyramids
The Sahara Desert
15
What was Hammurabi's Code?
A book of stories
A secret message
The 1st written law code
A religious rule
