1.07 Ancient River Valley Civilizations

The early river valley civilizations were similar because they:

• believed in one god
• depended on fertile river land 
• had complex industrial factories

According to this map, the Fertile Crescent was located:

• North of Asia Minor
• Along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
• In Lower Egypt
• On the coast of the Caspian Sea

Tearing down forests to build new homes, building factories, or humans polluting an area are examples of what theme of geography?

• Human-environment interaction
• Place 
• Location
• Movement

Why did a civilization develop between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?

• The location protected their people from invasion
• The floods made the soil better for farming
• The rivers provided a direct trade route to Asia
• These rivers flowed into the Atlantic Ocean

The movement patterns of the hunter-gatherers were primarily determined by what?

• Wars with rival tribes
• The worshiping of gods
• Animal migration
• Trade with other civilizations

Old Stone Age people who were constantly on the move looking for new sources of food and water were called ____.

• neanderthals
• Indians
• nomads
• cavemen 

What do we call the period of time where hunting and gathering was the preferred method of obtaining food?

• The Age of Empires
• The Medieval Period
• The New Stone Age
• The Old Stone Age

Which ancient river valley civilization was located in Egypt?

• The Nile River Valley Civilization
• The Tigris-Euphrates River Valley Civilization
• The Indus River Valley Civilization
• The Yellow River Valley Civilization

Where did family authority come from in ancient China?

• The mother
• The father
• The local government
• The 3 wise kings

One mark of a civilization is that: 

• it has religious ceremonies
• it practices sedentary agriculture
• they use stone tools
• they have organized governments