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A review of the 4 River Valley Civilizations
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1
A family of rulers is known as a
kingdom
theocracy
dynasty
bureaucracy
2
Why did the first civilizations develop along river valleys?
Provided water for irrigation
Provided transportation for trade
Provided protection from invasion
Provided fertile soil for crops
3
What does the word polytheistic mean?
You believe in life after death
You believe in one god
You don't believe in god
You believe in many gods
4
What is the name of the area of land which the Hebrews first settled?
Canaan
Asia Minor
Egypt
Mesopotamia
5
The type of government that best describes early Mesopotamia was that of
independent city-states
two powerful kingdoms
a democracy
a vast empire
6
Which ancient river was also known as the "River of Sorrow" due to its destructive flooding?
The Huang He (Yellow) River
The Tigris
The Euphrates
The Nile
7
What is the name of the ruler pictured above?
Caesar
Emperor
Pharaoh
Dictator
8
What is the name of the writing system used by the Sumerians in Mesopotamia?
Alphabet
Cuneiform
Pictograms
Hieroglyphics
9
What does the name Mesopotamia refer to?
The promised land
The land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
The land between the Indus and Ganges rivers
The land of the Pharaohs
10
What is another name for the region known as Mesopotamia?
Ark of the Covenant
No Man's Land
The Fertile Crescent
The Promised Land
11
This was a set of harsh laws based on the idea of an "eye for an eye"
The Bill of Rights
Mandate of Heaven
Hammurabi's Code
The Ten Commandments
12
Ziggurats are to temples as pyramids are to
marketplaces
churches
tombs
monuments
13
The idea that Chinese rulers received their authority from heaven was known as?
The Covenant
Divine Right of Kings
Mandate of Heaven
Hammurabi's Code
14
Which civilization developed along the Nile River?
Mesopotamia
China
Egypt
India
15
Why was the writing of the ancient Chinese culture difficult to learn?
It used thousands of characters
It used numbers instead of letters
It was a mixture of hieroglyphs and numbers
It had an advanced system of pictograms
16
This group of ancient people were known for their great ships, their alphabet, and purple dye.
The Hebrews
The Mesopotamians
The Phoenicians
The Babylonians
17
Which river valley civilization was responsible for developing this structure?
Sumerians
Egyptians
Chinese
Greeks
18
What is the name of the writing system pictured here?
Cuneiform
Phoenician Alphabet
Greek
Hieroglyphics
19
The Hebrews made a covenant with God in which they received protection if they followed
The commands of the Pharaoh
Hammurabi's Code
The teachings of Jesus Christ
The Ten Commandments
20
Which group of people were the first to practice monotheism, the belief in one god?
Hebrews
Mesopotamians
Chinese
Egyptians
