Ancient River Valley Civilizations

Question 1

What type of soil is good for growing crops?

Accepted Answer

fertile

Question 2

Who led the Jews out of slavery in Egypt?

Accepted Answer

Moses

Question 3

The construction of Stonehenge was completed in

Accepted Answer

Bronze Age

Question 4

Homo sapiens emerged in what part of Africa?

Accepted Answer

East

Question 5

Archaeologists study all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

plants

Question 6

Sumerians developed which form of writing?

Accepted Answer

Cuneiform

Question 7

Egyptians developed which form of writing?

Accepted Answer

Heiroglyphics

Question 8

What is made up of a single city and its surrounding territories?

Accepted Answer

city-state

Question 9

What is the law code of the Hebrews?

Accepted Answer

10 Commandments

Question 10

Which civilization settled between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?

Accepted Answer

Mesopotamia

Question 11

Which law code included crimes and punishments?

Accepted Answer

Code of Hammurabi

Question 12

The Huang He River Valley is located in:

Accepted Answer

China

Question 13

Nubia settled on what part of the Nile?

Accepted Answer

Upper

Question 14

Carbon dating can be used to date something how far back?

Accepted Answer

60,000 years

Question 15

Phoenicians developed which form of writing?

Accepted Answer

Alphabet

Question 16

What is made up of multiple countries under one ruler?

Accepted Answer

Empire

Question 17

What is made up of a single country under one ruler?

Accepted Answer

Kingdom

Question 18

Polytheism is the belief in?

Accepted Answer

many gods

Question 19

Paleolithic developed all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

written language

Question 20

What was NOT a contributing factor to agricultural surplus?

Accepted Answer

crop rotation

Question 21

On what authority were early centralized governments often based?

Accepted Answer

religious

Question 22

What type of trade were the Phoenicians known for?

Accepted Answer

maritime

Question 23

Near what river did the Hebrews settle?

Accepted Answer

Jordan River

Ancient River Valley Civilizations

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