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Ancient River Valley Civilizations
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A review of key river valley concepts
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1
What is a surplus?
too little
just enough
none
more than enough
2
On what river was ancient Egypt located?
Huang He and Yangtze
Tigris and Euphrates
Indus and Ganges
Nile
3
What characteristic of a civilization allows for the creation of history?
religion
writing
4
Mohenjo-daro is an example of a
hieroglyphics
city planning
social class
religion
5
On what rivers was ancient India located?
Tigris and Euphrates
Nile River
Huang He and Yangtze
Indus and Ganges
6
What is an example of monumental architecture in Egypt?
ziggurat
the Great wall
Trump Tower
pyramids
7
What is a positive aspect of living near a river?
It is foggy.
It is wet.
It floods.
It is cold.
8
What is the term when people have different jobs in a civilization?
central government
writing
job specialization
religion
9
What is a positive about terrace farming?
You can dance on them.
You can swim in them.
You can grow crops on them.
You can hunt on them.
10
On what continent were Mesopotamia, ancient India and ancient China located?
Antarctica
Africa
Asia
Australia
11
Hieroglyphics is the writing system of
Egypt
Mesopotamia
ancient India
ancient China
12
How much food is needed by a civilization?
just enough
none
a suplus
little
13
What is a positive about irrigation ditches?
They bring water to crops.
You can swim in them.
They can collapse.
You can travel on them.
14
What does adapt mean?
dance
sing
farm
change
15
Cuneiform is the writing system of
ancient India
Mesopotamia
ancient Egypt
ancient China
16
How many characteristics do civilizations have?
1
7
5
6
17
Which ancient river valley civilization is the furthest east?
ancient China
Mesopotamia
ancient India
ancient Egypt
18
What is a negative aspect of a river?
It is foggy.
It is wet.
It is cold.
It floods.
19
What is an example of monumental architecture in China?
pyramids
the Great Wall
Trump Tower
ziggurat
20
On what rivers was Mesopotamia located?
Huang He and Yangzte
Tigris and Euphrates
Indus and Ganges
Nile River
21
Why did the Neolithic Revolution have to come before the ancient river valley civilizations?
Civilizations need a surplus of food.
Civilizations need people.
Civilizations need religion.
Civilizations need government.
22
What is a negative about terrace farming?
It is safe.
It is dangerous.
It is fun.
It is predictable.
23
What characteristic of a civilization deals with beliefs
government
building
social class
religion
24
On what continent was ancient Egypt located?
Africa
Antartica
Australia
Asia
25
An adaptation to growing food on a mountain is
slash-and-burn farming
hunting and gathering
terrace farming
subsistence farming
26
On what river was ancient China located?
Indus and Ganges
Tigris and Euphrates
Nile river
Huang He and Yangtze
27
What is a negative about irrigation ditches?
You can swim in them.
They may collapse and fill with dirt.
They bring water to crops.
You can travel on them.
28
Hieroglyphics and cuneiform are examples of
social class
writing
religion
government
29
Which ancient river valley civilization is the furthest west?
ancient China
Mesopotamia
ancient India
ancient Egypt
30
An adaptation to an unreliable access to water is
irrigation ditches
subsistence farming
hunting and gathering
terrace farming
