River Valleys

What rivers belong to China

• Nile
• Yellow & Yangtze
• Indus & Ganges
• Tigris & Euphrates

What rivers belong to Sumer

• Nile
• Yellow & Yangtze
• Indus & Ganges
• Tigris & Euphrates

What rivers belong to India

• Nile
• Yellow & Yangtze
• Indus & Ganges
• Tigris & Euphrates

What rivers belong to Egypt

• Nile
• Yellow & Yangtze
• Indus & Ganges
• Tigris & Euphrates

Dynastic rule is passed down from

• Mother to daughter
• Cousin to cousin
• father to son
• uncle to niece

Specialization means that people had different _____

• Jobs
• religion
• homes
• governments

Polytheism means belief in _____

• One god
• Many gods
• No gods
• strong government

Monotheism means a belief in

• One god
• many gods
• no gods
• strong government

Hammurabi's code was important because

• Lots of people went to jail
• People stopped committing crime
• Laws were written down
• Ended slavery

A city-state means that

• each city controls its area
• one ruler controls everything
• one ruler controls a bigger area
• People are nomadic