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Ancient River Civilizations
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This is all about the ancient civilizations that began in river valleys. Good luck!
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1
Who overthrew the Shang dynasty around 1027 B.C.?
Zhou
Xia
Shang
Qin
2
What was the early civilization that had the first carefully planned cities on a grid?
Mesopotamia
Indus Valley
Egypt
China
3
What is the spreading of ideas or products from one culture to another called?
Oracle Bones
Loess
Cultural Diffusion
Mandate of Heaven
4
What were the ancient pyramids used for?
School
Tombs
Parties
Temples
5
What was the name of the route used for China to travel on to trade with other civilizations to the west?
The Great Wall of China
Oregon Trail
Hindu-Kush Pass
Silk Road
6
Which religion was founded in India by a prince named Siddhartha Gautama ?
Confucianism
Daoism/Taoism
Hinduism
Buddhism
7
What is the land mass that contains India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal called?
an island
a continent
a peninsula
a subcontinent
8
Who was the first ruler of united Egypt?
Menes
Qin Shuangdi
Hammurabi
Hatshepsut
9
Which is the area in SW Asia that civilization first arose?
Fertile Crescent
Peru
Egypt
Bejing
10
What ruler made a uniform code of laws to unify his empire?
Shang
King Tut
Chang Jian
Hammurabi
11
What is the process of drying and preserving someone's body?
Evaporation
Mummification
Crusification
Meditation
12
What were the seasonal winds that dominated India's climate and affect crops called?
Typhoons
Huricanes
Tornadoes
Monsoons
13
What did ancient Chinese priests use to communicate with the gods?
Papyrus
Shang Di
Pharaohs
Oracle Bones
14
What form of writing did the ancient Egyptians use?
pictographs
hierogliphics
magic
cuneiform
15
What is the Belief in many gods?
judeism
monotheism
polytheism
cuneiform
16
What were built to house the pharaoh's bodies after death?
Pyramids
Temples
Shrines
Sphinxs
17
What was a series of rulers from the same family called?
Duck Dynasty
Kingdom
Gilgamesh
Dynasty
18
What's it called when a king grants nobles use of his land in return for their loyalty and military support?
Empire
Digging
Feudalism
Polytheism
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What is a ruler who is believed to have godlike powers called?
Emperer
Pharaoh
Ra
Bishop
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What is the rise, fall, and replacement of families of rulers called?
Shang
Dynastic cycle
Mandate of Heaven
Loess
