Early River Civilizations

An arc of rich land in Southwest Asia between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers is called

• Fertile Crescent

• Nile River delta

• China

• Indus River Valley

A harsh set of laws created by a king of Babylon was called

• The Mandate of Heaven

• Polythesism

• Hammurabi's Code

• City-state

The main purpose of the pyramids of Egypt was to function as

• temples

• palaces

• centers of learning

• tombs

Ancient Egypt was protected by natural barriers formed by

• The Nile River

• The Nile Valley

• deserts

• the delta

Which early civilization had the first carefully planned cities with plumbing?

• Indus Valley

• Egypt

• Mesopotamia

• China

Much like a small country, these functioned with their own government and controlled it's surrounding area.

• polytheism

• city-state

• dynasty

• empire

South Asia which includes modern day India is separated from the rest of Asia by mountains and is called a

• empire

• city-state

• monsoon

• subcontinent

Which civilization had to deal with the issues of unpredictable flooding, no protection against enemies and lacked stone, wood, and metal to use for tools?

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt

• Indus River Valley

• China

Egyptians believed in many gods. This belief is called

• theocracy

• polytheism

• monotheism

• afterlife

Cities in which civilization created a streets in a grid, a citadel and water and sewage systems?

• Egypt

• Indus River Valley

• Mesopotamia

• China