WH Unit 1 Review

Which is NOT a characteristic of early river civilizations?

• democracy

• specialized labor

• reliance of rivers for agriculture

• early law and government

The Babylonians were a people group in

• India

• China

• Egypt

• Mesopotamia

a belief in one God

• Gilgamesh
• monotheism
• polytheism
• scribe

Writing developed by the Mesopotamians that used wedge-shaped marks made in soft clay

• hieroglyphics

• patriarchal

• cuneiform

• typeset

River Valleys were a good place for civilizations to grow because they offered

• religion
• rich soils for agriculture
• government
• 401k's

What river goes with Egypt?

• Nile
• Euphrates
• Egypt
• Indus

Most early religious traditions can be categorized as -

• Monotheistic
• Polytheistic
• Atheistic
• Agnostic

In the development of a society, what allows for the opportunity of job specialization?

• surplus food from farming

• entertainment

• more civilizations

• government

A leader of Egypt that was both god and king represents

• Democracy

• Theocracy

• Oligarchy

• Monarchy

What ruler is credited with having the first written laws?

• Hammurabi

• King Tut

• Chandragupta Maurya

• Chandra Gupta