River Valley Civilizations Review

· Created thousands of years ago· Consists of thousands of gods. Describe what major religion?

The Epic of Gilgamesh is originally from

The only wiritng system that has not been deciphered yet is that from

Ziggurats were built in

The area where the first civilization appeared was called _____, or "between rivers". 

cuneiform, ziggurats, Code of Hammurabi All of these are MOST related to which civilization?

Which letter is CLOSEST to the Huang He River Valley?

Ancient Sumerians developed the first known form of writing, which was called ____. 

What river is labeled on this map?

According to Hindu beliefs, your position in the caste system is determined by

Which civilization flourished between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?

Hammurabi created the first _________. 

The main citis of the Indus Valley civilization are

The Code of Hammurabi belongs to which of the following categories?

A group of people that moved into the Indus Valley are known as

Phoenicians are known for developing

Which of the following is NOT one of the major ancient river civilizations? 

Dynasty means

At the top of the social structure in the Egyptian civilization was the

A basic tenet of Hinduism is the belief that

The desire for possessions causes suffering. These statements are key to the belief system of

The Eightfold Path is a guiding principle of

Which belief is common to BOTH Hinduism and Buddhism?

Brahman, Shiva, Vishnu Which of these would be the BEST title of this list?

The first writing system was developed by

The concept of karma is best described as

Oracle bones were used to

Which civilization flourished in the Huang He River?

Egyptian writing system is called

Which two ancient civilizations traded among them?