Early River Valley Review

Early River Valley Civilization Review

Brief Timeline of Humanity

civ·i·li·za·tion

​the stage of human social and cultural

development and organization

that is considered most advanced

Open Ended

All civilizations share similar characteristics. Can you list some of them?

Draw

Circle the location of Mesopotamian River Culture

Multiple Select

Which two rivers was Mesopotamia between?

• Tigris

• Nile

• Euphrates

• Indus

Multiple Choice

Based on the map, which geographic feature most influenced where the first civilizations developed?

• rivers

• forests

• ocean access

• mountain ranges

Multiple Choice

What modern-day country is most associated with Mesopotamia?

• Israel

• Sumer

• Saudi Arabia

• Iraq

Draw

Draw lines connecting the challenges to the correct solutions and image.

Fill in the Blanks

Match

Match the following

• Ziggurat

• City State

• Dynasty

A temple that was also the city's center of trade, religion, and government

A self-ruled, independent city, protected by walls with a temple at the center

A chain of hereditary rulers

• A temple that was also the city's center of trade, religion, and government

• A self-ruled, independent city, protected by walls with a temple at the center

• A chain of hereditary rulers

Poll

Do you think that ancient civilizations were more advanced than the nomadic hunter-gatherers?  Are people alive today more advanced than the nomadic hunter-gatherers were?

• Yes. 

• No.

Open Ended

What kinds of things would an archaeologist look for in order to identify a "civilization?"

Name 1-2 things you think ALL "civilizations" have in common.

​Margaret Mead on Civilization

• ​Mead was a cultural anthropologist prominent during the 1960s & 1970s

• she studied the peoples of Oceania

• developed the theory of imprinting, the idea that children learn by watching adult behavior

Match

Match the following Sumerian inventions to the correct captions

The Sail

The Plow

Writing

360 degree circle

• The Sail

• The Plow

• Writing

• 360 degree circle

Multiple Choice

Who was the leader of the first empire?

• Sargon of Akadia

• Hammurabi of Babylon

• Gilgamesh of Babylon

• Jabba the Hittite

Multiple Choice

What does "Presumption of innocence" in Hammurabi's law code mean?

• No cruel and unusual punishment

• Right to a trial by a jury of your peers

• Not guilty if presumed innocent

• Innocent until proven guilty

Ancient India

Multiple Choice

What is a subcontinent?

• vast, grassy plain

• large, distinct land mass of a continent

• city built with a specific layout in mind

• administrative district of a larger empire

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a present-day country in the Indian subcontinent?

• Nepal

• India

• Pakistan

• Bangladesh

• Afghanistan

Multiple Choice

Which mountain range isolates and protects the Indian subcontinent?

• Himalayas

• Rockies

• Pyrenees

• Urals

Multiple Choice

Which mountain range separates India from Afghanistan?

• Himalayas

• Hindu Kush

• Appalachians

• Andes

Multiple Choice

Which major river supports life in India?

• Indus

• Tigris

• Nile

• Yangtze

Multiple Choice

What are monsoons?

• floating fields that support agriculture

• long period of dry, hot weather

• strong seasonal winds that blow at certain times of the year

• disease that causes many deaths

Multiple Choice

What do summer monsoons bring?

• heavy rains with good and bad consequences

• hot dry air

• typhoons that force people ot move

• cold fronts that k

Multiple Choice

Why were monsoons important to the development of the South Asian subcontinent?

• heavy rainfall in summer, providing water for agriculture

• dry winds kept land from being used for agriculture

• protected the Indus River Valley from the cold of the Himalayas

• rainfall was light and not reliable for farming

Multiple Choice

What is a planned city?

• highest in an ancient city

• a city where people move place to place

• a Greek city-state

• city built with specific layout in mind

Multiple Select

Which of the following were planned cities of the Indian civilization?

• Harappa

• Mohenjo-Daro

• Carthage

• Cairo

Open Ended

Which characteristic of a planned city surprises you the most?

Multiple Choice

Which other ancient writing system is similar to the Harappans?

• Sumerian Cuneiform

• Phoenician Alphabet

• Egyptian Hieroglyphs

• Roman Numerals

Poll

Which natural force do you believe is MOST responsible for the disappearance of the Harappan civilization?

• rainfall diminished

• earthquakes & floods

• agriculture declined

Multiple Choice

The Harappan civilization emerged in which river valley?

• Ganges

• Indus

• Nile

• Tigris

Multiple Choice

Which Indian civilization produced some of the world's first planned cities?

• Aryan

• Guptan

• Mauryan

• Harappan

Multiple Choice

What types of natural barriers does Chinese geography have?

• Mountains

• Deserts

• Plateaus

• Rivers

• All of the above

Open Ended

How did China's natural barriers affect the development of Chinese civilization?

Multiple Choice

T or F: Early Chinese religion was monotheistic

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

T or F: The Ancient Chinese believed that if they worshipped their ancestors, it would bring them good fortune.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What were oracle bones used for?

• to beat people

• for dogs to chew on

• to predict the future

• to give as gifts

Multiple Choice

What did the Zhou do to justify their overthrow of the Shang?

• They said they just didn't like them

• They introduced the Mandate of Heaven

• They begged the people to let them take over

• They killed anyone who questioned them

Multiple Choice

What is the Dynastic Cycle?

• An important political theory in China

• An exercise bicycle

• A new song

• A new Dynasty in China

Multiple Choice

What system of land ownership and duties does this picture represent?

• Feudalism

• Caste System

• Class system

• Manorialism

Multiple Choice

T or F: Subsistence Agriculture means you sell your crops for profit

• True

• False

Open Ended

Enduring Issue: Environmental Impact

Choose one Early River Valley civilization and explain how the environment impacted them and what innovation they developed to overcome the environmental obstacle.