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#River Civilizations Review
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1
What group used Cuneiform as their form of writing?
Egyptians
Chinese
Phoenicians
Sumerians
2
Which statement refers to Mesopotamia?
The land between the mountains
The land of the Mediterranean Sea
The land of the upper Nile
The land between the rivers
3
Which is NOT usually considered a primary source for the study of World History before 1500 AD?
a textbook
a cuneiform tablet
Cave Paintings
Egyptian hieroglyphics
4
A line of rulers from the same family that ruled for long periods of time in China was known as
Dictatorship
Pharaoh
Dynasty
Monarchy
5
The arc of land that stretches from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea is called:
the Mediterranean Basin
the Arabian Desert
Mesopotamia
Fertile Crescent
6
Which is NOT a characteristic of the Paleolithic period?
Small Clans
Hunting-gathering
Spoken Languages
Villages
7
What rivers were located in the Mesopotamian Civilization?
Indus River
Euphrates River
Nile River
Tigris River
8
What archaeological site is this?
Statue of Liberty
Stonehenge
Macho Picchu
Babylon
9
Name of this Sumerian structure
Pyramid
Sphinx
Temple
Ziggarat
10
Which religion is best described by the following list: Monotheism, Torah, Ten Commandments
Judaism
Buddhism
Christianity
Zoroastrianism
11
Which group discovered the color purple and was a source of trade for them?
Phoenicians
Sumerians
Chinese
Egyptians
12
The color purple came from Murex snails.
True
False
13
Which written law codes are from the ancient river valley civilizations?
Twelve Tables
Code of Hammurabi
Justinian's Law
Ten Commandments
14
Which ancient writing system is illustrated in this picture?
Egyptian hieroglyphics
Chinese Characters
Phoenician alphabet
Sumerian cuneiform
15
Which civilization discovered metal and was a great source of trade for them?
Babylonians
Kush/Nubians
Indus River
Sumerians
16
Which statement best describes the importance of the Ten Commandments
The religious writings of the Persians
The basic beliefs of Sumerians
The sacred text of the Egyptians
A set of moral laws for the Hebrews
17
Where would peasants be located on this rigid social class pyramid?
Orange
Purple
Green
Yellow
18
Nubia existed along the upper part of the:
Huang He River
Euphrates River
Tigris River
Nile River
19
In ancient world history, slavery was based solely on race.
False
True
20
The primary significance of King Hammurabi's Law Code is that it
was the first written law code
all citizens would have a punishment if a law was broken
freed all slaves
guaranteed the rights of all nobles
21
Which statement about ancient Egyptian religion is correct?
Egyptian pyramids were temples
Egyptians were monotheistic
Osiris was the most important Egyptian god
Egyptians were polytheistic
22
Which civilization became expert traders along the rivers because of sailing?
Chinese
Phoenicians
Nubians
Sumerians
23
Name of the mineral that turns the Huang He River yellow
Loess
Calcite
Quartz
Lime
24
We can thank the Sumerians for our simplied alphabet!
False
True
25
What Monotheistic religion was first practiced by the Hebrew people?
Hinduism
Islam
Christianity
Judaism
26
From which part of the world did early man first emerge?
Australia
Asia
Europe
Africa
27
Which area was under the control of Hammurabi?
Kush
Babylon
China
India
28
What was the major change caused by the agricultural revolution?
end of hunting
increase in spoken languages
development of permanent settlements
elimination of trade
29
How did Homo sapiens reach North America from Africa?
A land bridge from Asia into North America
Sailed from the southern tip of Africa to South America
They sailed from West Coast of Africa to North America
Went to Europe and sailed west into Greenland
30
People from early civilizations, who could read & write the language of their culture were
bureaucrats
scribes
pharaohs
priests