Early River Civilizations Unit Review

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Which of the following is NOT a reason why ancient civilizations settled and developed around rivers?
- Rivers provided easy access to water.
- Rivers provided the ability to grow food.
- Rivers provided protection.
- Rivers provided a way to cleanse their bodies and make themselves 'clean' for their religious beliefs.

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Rivers provided a way to cleanse their bodies and make themselves 'clean' for their religious beliefs.

Front

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of civilizations they might be discussing?
a belief system/religion,
laws & government,
spoken language,
specialized jobs

Back

spoken language

Front

Which civilization is famously referred to as 'The Land Between Two Rivers'?

Back

Mesopotamia

Front

Liam, Kai, and Abigail are on a virtual reality adventure exploring different civilizations. They find themselves in a civilization that's incredibly isolated due to the geographic features surrounding it. Can you guess which civilization they've landed in?

Back

China

Front

Sophia, Ava, and Maya are working on a school project about ancient civilizations. They found a document written on Papyrus. Can you guess which civilization's document they might be studying?

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Egypt

Front

What is the common feature in the way 3 of the 4 civilizations built their homes?

Back

3 of the civilizations built homes with mud bricks.

Front

Can you recall the most famous set of laws from the Early Civilizations in Mesopotamia?

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Hammurabi's Code

Front

In which ancient civilization is the leader NOT considered "on top" of the social structure: Mesopotamia, Egypt, Indus River Valley, China?

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Indus River Valley

Front

What's unique about the CHINESE written language?

Back

It's a language full of mysteries.

Front

Why is the player who owns the bank viewed as the lowest in Monopoly?

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Their riches come from the hard work of others.