What was an important result of the Neolithic Revolution?

Food supplies became more reliable

Egyptians used mummification to

Prepare the dead for the afterlife

What was a major advantage of the Chinese system of writing?

People all over China could read it

Why do we know so little about the Indus Valley Civilization?

Its written language hasn't been deciphered

What describes the Neolithic Revolution?

Change from nomadic lifestyle to farming

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Early River Valley Civilizations

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1
What was an important result of the Neolithic Revolution?
Populations declined
Food supplies became more reliable
People became nomadic
Fire was discovered
2
Mesopotamia was also known as the
Holy Land
Land Next to the River
Rooftop to the World
Fertile Crescent
3
Which civilization adapted to their geography using the technique in the picture?
Egypt
Indus
China
Mesopotamia
4
Early civilizations developed mainly in
Mountainous regions
Areas with four seasons
Areas with abundant mineral resources
River Valleys
5
Egyptians used mummification to
Speak to the dead
Preserve artifacts left behind
Create a system of picture writing
Prepare the dead for the afterlife
6
How were all four river valley civilizations similar?
They were monotheistic
They were industrialized
They depended on fertile land
They depended on one another for trade
7
Sumerian cuneiform and Egyptian hieroglyphics were both early
Forms of writing
Systems for telling time
Spoken langauges
Legal codes
8
What was a major advantage of the Chinese system of writing?
Readers did not need to know many pictures to be literate
People all over China could read it
Many different river valley civilizations could read it
The Chinese writing system has not changed
9
Why do we know so little about the Indus Valley Civilization?
There are few artifacts left over
Archaeologists haven't been allowed to explore there
It was only around for a short period of time
Its written language hasn't been deciphered
10
Ancient Egypt was located along what river?
Yangtze
Nile
Tigris and Euphrates
Indus
11
How did the introduction of agriculture affect early peoples?
People began moving out of Africa
The birth rate decreased rapidly
Civilizations developed
Food production declined
12
What was the legal code in Mesopotamia called?
Hammurabi's Code
Hieroglyphics
Ancestral Worship
"An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth"
13
The Indus River Valley showed evidence of
Monotheism
Social Equality
Dynastic Rule
Urban Planning
14
What describes the Neolithic Revolution?
Migration of people to the Americas
Change from nomadic lifestyle to farming
Using iron tools
Decline in large empires
15
Ancient China was located along what river?
Tigris and Euphrates
Yangtze
Indus
Nile
16
Hammurabi's Code made punishment equal for all social classes...true or false?
False
True
17
Oracle bones and the Mandate of Heaven are all associated with early civilizations in
Mesopotamia
China
Indus
Egypy
18
The first people appeared on what continent?
South America
Asia
Africa
India

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