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What rivers framed Indus Valley?
Ganges & Indus River
Nile
Huang He & Yellow
Tigris & Euphrates
2
Their cities had central temples called ziggurats.
Indus
Egypt
Mesopotamia
China
3
Meaning of decipher
confusing
build out of wood
create
figure out
4
Who learned how to embalm bodies as part of their complex beliefs about life after death?
Phoenicians
Chinese
Egyptians
Mesopotamians
5
Food surpluses helped bring about what?
nomadic lifestyles
disease
population decrease
sedentary lifestyles
6
Which civilization was in the region of Mesopotamia?
Egypt
Hittite
Shang
Cairo
7
This civilization created advanced indoor plumbing
Palestine
Indus Valley
Mesopotamia
Egypt
8
People in early civilizations developed tools like what to make their world more orderly?
wheel
schools
calendars
fire
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Surpluses allowed people to do what?
develop specialized jobs other than agriculture
go on vacations
forage more than once a week
be domesticated
10
The Mandate of Heaven was...?
A weapon
gods giving power to ruler
a tomb for the Emperor
A religion
11
Name 4 early river civilizations.
The Nile and the Cooper River
China, Egypt, Mali, Aryans
Iraq, Israel, Iran and Turkey
Indus, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Huang He
12
Example of a complex institution
food gathering
religion
wooden toys
Mental institution
13
Pre-historic means
Ancient civilizations
history of the dinosaurs
History before the invention of writing
History of humans
14
Characteristics of a civilization
record keeping & organized religion
constant warfare
recreation, education, and government
the English language and art
15
In what city was the Indus Valley civilization?
Sumer
Charleston
Cairo
Mohenjo Daro
16
What rivers framed Mesopotamia?
Huang He & Nile
Tigris & Euphrates
Nile & Yellow River
Nile
17
Ancient cities were centers of
ruin
trade & beauty
prisoner of war camps
political, religious & economic life
18
The people in the Indus Valley lived in what?
planned cities
communities of pyramids
unorganized towns
19
The Chinese writing system was?
undecipherable
characters for ideas
hieroglyphics
cuneiform
20
Who used the Mandate of Heaven to decide ruling dynasty's?
Indus Valley
Egpyt
Mesopotamia
China
21
Egyptian version of a king
pharaoh
emperor
monarch
president
22
Food surpluses helped bring about what?
tribes living together
Europe
the continent of Africa
early civilizations
23
The Indus Valley writing system was?
characters for ideas
cuneiform
undecipherable
hieroglyphics
24
The Mandate of Heaven could be lost.
True
False
25
The Egyptian writing system was?
hieroglyphics
cuneiform
undecipherable
characters for ideas
26
The Sumerian writing system was?
undecipherable
characters for ideas
hieroglyphics
cuneiform
27
What rivers framed China?
Tigris & Euphrates
Huang He & Yellow
Nile
Ganges & Yellow River
28
"nomad" means
city dwellers
with the help of other civilizations
with lots of people
people who wander
29
Each civilization developed a system of what?
taking tickets at the theatre
writing
reading
punishments
30
Characteristics of civilization
art & education
pizza restaurants & car dealers
there are no characteristics of a civilization
religion & foraging
31
What river did Egyptian Civilization develop on?
Nile
Tigris & Euphrates
Huang He & Yellow
Ganges & Indus River
32
Mesopotamian civilization lasted this long
2000 BCE - 2000 AD
3500 BCE - 1100 BCE
5000 BCE - 1000 BCE
33
What's a ritual?
something that's done often or daily
something you do infrequently
something only children do
something done once a month
34
Example of a complex institution
artisans
math associations
law
birthday parties
35
What civilizations were in ancient China?
Ming & Dynasty
Sumer & Paris
Zhou & Shang
Mohenjo Daro
