World History Unit 1 River Valley Civilizations Exam Study Guide

World History Unit 1 River Valley Civilizations Exam Study Guide

by Jay Sinofsky

Multiple Choice

What rivers was the Sumer/Mesopotamian civilization located near?

• Yellow and Yang Tze

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Upper and Lower Nile

• Indus and Ganges

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What were the disadvantages associated with the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?

• Predicatable floods every year

• They blocked invaders from the region

• They led to limited natural resources

• They flooded unpredicatably

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What river was Egyptian civilization located near?

• The Nile River

• Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

• The Amazon River

• The Indus River

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What benefits did the Nile River region offer for the Egyptian civilizations?

• Easy transportation

• Natural barriers due to the surrounding desert

• Predictable annual floods

• All of these

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What rivers was the Huang He Chinese river valley civilization located near?

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Upper and Lower Nile

• Indus and Ganges

• Yellow River and Yang Tze River

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What benefits did the Yellow River valley offer for early Chinese civilization?

• Geography isolation thanks to natural barriers

• Predictable flooding

• Extensive contact with the outside world

• Early access to trade with England

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What developments did the Mesopotamian civilization NOT discover?

• Using silk worm cocoons to make silk

• Bronze weapons and tools

• Irrigation

• The wheel, sails, and the plow

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What societal and technological developments are NOT associated with ancient Egypt?

• Hieroglyphics

• Mathematics and geometry

• Pyramids

• Bronze tools and weapons

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What technological developments are NOT associated with ancient Chinese civilization?

• Pyramids

• Silk Worms

• Coined money

• Silk

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Which technological developments are NOT associated with the Indus valley civilization?

• Precisely planned cities

• Plumbing and sewage systems

• Cuneiform writing

• As yet undeciphered writing system

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What civilization is identified on this map?

• Yellow River Valley

• Mesopotamia/Sumer

• Yellow River Valley

• Indus River/Harappa

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What ancient civilization is depicted on this map?

• Indus River/Harappa

• Yellow River Valley

• Mesopotamia/Sumer

• Egypt

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Which river valley civilization is depicted on this map?

• Egypt

• Mesopotamia

• Indus River/Harappa

• Yellow River Valley

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Which ancient civilization is depicted on this map?

• Indus River

• Egypt

• Yellow River

• Mesopotamia