River Valley Civilizations

Question 1

In Mesopotamia and Egypt, men held more power than women. This male dominance is known as:

Accepted Answer

Patriarchy

Question 2

By what date did all four river civilizations exist?

Accepted Answer

1700 BCE

Question 3

Polytheism means the belief in many gods.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

When was the Mesopotamian civilization established?

Accepted Answer

3600 BCE

Question 5

Which area refers to a large river surrounded by fertile land in present-day India/Pakistan?

Accepted Answer

Indus River Valley

Question 6

In ancient Egypt, cats were praised for their natural ability to do what?

Accepted Answer

Catch small animals

Question 7

When something intensifies, it...

Accepted Answer

Becomes stronger

Question 8

Males and females had more equality during the Stone Age than the Agrarian (farming) Age.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

As population increases, so do social problems as well as proposed solutions.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

When was the ancient Yellow River Valley civilization established?

Accepted Answer

1700 BCE

Question 11

When was the ancient Egyptian civilization established?

Accepted Answer

3200 BCE

Question 12

The Indus River Valley had sewage systems.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 13

What was the name of the type of writing used in ancient Mesopotamia?

Accepted Answer

Cuneiform

Question 14

Which two cities existed in the ancient Indus River Valley?

Accepted Answer

Harappa, Mohenjo-Daro

Question 15

What was the type of script used in ancient Egypt?

Accepted Answer

Hieroglyphs

Question 16

Which of the following did the Shang Dynasty (ancient China) NOT have?

Accepted Answer

A writing system using clay tablets

Question 17

Which of the following group of people are NOT 'elite?'

Accepted Answer

Factory workers

Question 18

Pharaohs (kings) were considered gods in ancient Egypt.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 19

The Mesopotamian king named ______ conquered all of the Sumerian states in 2200 BCE.

Accepted Answer

Sargon

Question 20

When was the Indus River Valley civilization established?

Accepted Answer

2600 BCE

Question 21

The name of the ancient Egyptian Nile River god was

Accepted Answer

Hapi

Question 22

Who developed the earliest known system of mathematics?

Accepted Answer

The Sumerians/Mesopotamians

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