Early River Civilizations Review

What river(s) is(are) nearby the Ancient Chinese civilization?

• Nile River

• Indus River

• Yangtze and Yellow Rivers

• Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

Which civilization was associated with the Mandate of Heaven?

• Mesopotamia
• Egypt
• Indus Valley
• China

What is the written script of the Sumerians (Mesopotamia) called?

• hieroglphs
• cuneiform
• calligraphy
• sanskrit

Besides providing a stable food diet, what other advantage did Egypt's location provide for early Egyptians?

• Temples to worship in
• Sumerian artwork
• Natural barriers to protect them
• 2 dynasties to celebrate religious tradtion

What is a dynasty?

• a collection of queens
• a collection of kingdoms
• series of rulers from different families
• series of rulers from the same family

Rich soil that was deposited after flood waters recede is called

• pebbles

• silt

• dust

• clouds

Why was the Rosetta Stone so important?

• It helped archaeologists decipher Egyptian writing?
• It gave clues about building.
• It was a book of the dead.
• It told how pharaoh's rules.

A wind that blows across the subcontinent one direction in the winter and the opposite direction in the summer.

• hurricane
• monsoon
• tornado
• tsunami

______________ and Mohenjo-Daro were very well organized cities in the Indus River Valley.

• Hamahama
• Harappa
• Himalaya
• Hindu Kush

This civilization used Hieroglyphics?

• Egypt
• Mesopotamia
• India
• China