River Valley Civilizations

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

Who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?

• Gilgamesh
• Hammarabui
• Nineveh
• Sargon

The Sumerian writing system was called

• Cuneiform
• Hieroglyphs
• English
• Sargon

A Sumerian temple to honor their chief god was called a

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

A city with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside

• City-State
• Country
• Villiage
• Culture

Ancient Egyptians had

• 1 god
• many gods

What is commonly found in the pyramids?

• tombs
• books
• ghosts
• bugs

Egyptian Civilization grew up

• in the middle of the Sahara
• along the Nile River
• in the land of Sumer
• north of the Mediterranean Sea

Where did Buddhism originate?

• India
• China
• Korea
• Rome

Name the civilization: 
- Nile River
- Hieroglyphics
- Pyramids

• Egypt
• Mesopotamia/
  Sumer
• India
• China