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