Ancient River Valley Civilizations Review

Question 1

What Animal did the Egyptians consider to be sacred, and thus keep as pets.

Accepted Answer

Cats

Question 2

This people of this civilization built ziggurats to honor their gods.

Accepted Answer

Mesopotamia

Question 3

Which ancient civilization is known for having well-planned cities with wide streets?

Accepted Answer

India

Question 4

Which ancient civilization is credited with the invention of the compass and gunpowder?

Accepted Answer

China

Question 5

Pyramids were built to serve a tomb for...

Accepted Answer

Just a Pharaoh

Question 6

Which achievement did ALL of the river valley civilizations have in common?

Accepted Answer

written language

Question 7

In this civilization, each city had its own unique god or goddess.

Accepted Answer

Mesopotamia

Question 8

This followers of this religion believe you must follow the 8 Fold Path.

Accepted Answer

Buddhism

Question 9

People in ancient India did not fight the caste system because ________________.

Accepted Answer

it was tied to their religious beliefs

Question 10

The highest mountain range in the world borders which two of the ancient civilizations?

Accepted Answer

India and China

Question 11

The longest river is the world was found in which ancient civilization?

Accepted Answer

Egypt

Question 12

Egyptian paper, called papyrus, was made out of what?

Accepted Answer

River Reeds

Question 13

The Egyptians invented this type of math to help them measure shapes and buildings accuratly

Accepted Answer

Geometry

Question 14

Ancient Egyptian History is divided up into how many time periods or "Kingdoms."

Accepted Answer

Three

Question 15

In India, the most important people were ___________.

Accepted Answer

the religious leaders

Question 16

What ancient people were supposedly enslaved by the Egyptians?

Accepted Answer

Isrealites

Question 17

This stone is what allowed French historians to finally decode hyrogliphics in the 1800s

Accepted Answer

Rosetta Stone

Question 18

What is one of the main differences between emperors and pharaohs?

Accepted Answer

Pharaohs were believed to be gods, but emperor was not.

Question 19

All of the civilizations depended on which of the following geographic feature for rich soil?

Accepted Answer

rivers

Question 20

Egyptians mummified their dead because they believed...

Accepted Answer

That they had to use the same body in the afterlife

Question 21

This ancient civilization placed high levels of importance on their ancestors.

Accepted Answer

China

Question 22

Egypt is known as the gift of the ________

Accepted Answer

Nile

Question 23

This civilization is credited with inventing the number ZERO.

Accepted Answer

India

Question 24

In ancient Egypt, the Pharaohs were both a ________ and __________

Accepted Answer

King and God

Question 25

During mummification, what major organ was removed because it was thought to be useless?

Accepted Answer

Brain

Question 26

Egyptians waited for the yearly floods to deposit a layer of _______ to help the crops grow

Accepted Answer

Silt

Question 27

Egyptians created a type of writing using pictures called _______________

Accepted Answer

Hyrogliphics

Question 28

Most Famous of all the Pharaohs because his tomb was found almost intact.

Accepted Answer

Tutunkahmon

Question 29

Which civilization was the first to use paper money?

Accepted Answer

China

Question 30

Egyptians were conquered by these people, who let them keep their religion, not their freedom

Accepted Answer

Persians

Question 31

God of death who would weigh a person's heart to see if they were worthy of an afterlife

Accepted Answer

Osiris

Question 32

The largest 3 Pyramids were built where?

Accepted Answer

Giza

Question 33

The social structure in India based on the Hindu religion is called the _________.

Accepted Answer

caste system

Question 34

Which civilization was known as "the land between the rivers"?

Accepted Answer

Mesopotamia

Question 35

Hammurabi's Code was the first codified set of laws. Which civilization did it come from?

Accepted Answer

Mesopotamia

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