River Valley Civilizations Review

This picture shows an area known as the..

• Farming Curve
• Fertile Crescent
• Green C
• Fertile Curve

Civilization in Mesopotamia developed between which two rivers?

• the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean
• the Tigris and the Persian Gulf
• the Persian Gulf and the Euphrates
• the Euphrates and the Tigris

Which of the following is  NOT true of Hammurabi's code?

• It covered many aspects of Babylonian life, not just crimes.
• t was used by many later civilizations as a model
• It treated all people the same under the law.
• It was carved in stone.

Which of these are Sumerian inventions?

• Plow
• Wheel
• Sailboat
• All of them

A Sumerian temple to honor their chief god was called a

• scribe.
• cradle.
• Gilgamesh.
• ziggurat.

The few Sumerians who learned how to write often held high positions in society as what?

• artisans
• scribes
• heads of households
• merchants

A city with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside

• City-State
• Country
• Villiage
• Culture

Babylonian leader who created the first written code of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life

• Gilgamesh
• Sargon
• Hammurabi 
• Sumer

Why was irrigation so important to the ancient Egyptian civilization?

• Without irrigation,there would not have been such a large agricultural surplus.
• Irrigation gave farmers a chance to rest.
• Building irrigation projects was a way for Egyptian men to feel proud of their villages.
• None of these

Which of the following is the most important impact of the annual floods on Egyptian civilization?

• During the floods, farmers could work on building projects.
• The annual floods made transportation and trade on the river possible.
• Floods left behind fertile soil making agricultural surplus possible.
• The floods proved that the gods were pleased with the people.