River Valley Civilizations Test Review

Which Mesopotamian civilization first discovered how to smelt iron ore?

Term for the belief in more than one god.

Who is this?

A form of government in which rule is based on religious authority.

What was the first capital city of ancient Egypt?

Name of the two rivers in northern India that will be center points of Indian civilization.

Name of the two rivers in Mesopotamia that early civilizations were located around.

Large temples and shrines built for the chief god or goddess of the city in ancient Sumeria.

Who does this belong to?

The exchange of goods and services for other goods and services.

The Hindu ideas about the repercussions from your good or bad deeds.

The process in which a new idea or a product spreads from one culture to another.

Term for when a Hindu achieves liberation from desires and suffering.

Which of the following two Chinese dynasties came first?

Buddhist term for release from selfishness and pain.

Drawings that represent words.

A specially trained person who knew how to read, write, and keep records.

Who is this?

Who was the god of the Egyptian underworld?

Which of the following empires interacted with the Greeks?

Name of the books used by Egyptians to help guide their souls through the afterlife

The rise, decline, and replacement of dynasties?

It is believed that the Indus Valley Culture ended because of what?

Queen of the New Kingdom who declared herself pharaoh.

Where is this located?

The process of birth, death, and rebirth into another life.

What social class were the majority of Egyptians?

What movie is this?

What social class made up the majority of Egyptians?

The stone discovered by British archeologists that allowed us to learn hieroglyphics.

Ravana is one of the villains in the Indian epic..

Term for the fortified area in early Indian cities that contained the major buildings.

Which of the following Mesopotamian empires is the oldest?

The wedge shaped writing of the ancient Sumerians.

Which of the following was built by Shi Huangdi?

The Great Pyramid is located where?

Name given to the first unified code of laws in Mesopotamia

Upper and Lower Egypt were united by what pharaoh?

What process is depicted in the picture?

What is the name of the first emperor of Mesopotamia, who united the Sumerian city states?