River Valleys - Pretest

Why is Hammurabi's code important?

• It was the first set of laws.

• It allowed people to translate hieroglyphics.

• It was the first religion to believe in one God.

• It told people where the pyramids were located.

Who made these?

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt

• Indus Valley

• China

Who leads in a theocracy?

• A leader elected by the people.

• A religious leader.

• A group of rich nobles.

• A military leader.

What's a ziggurat for?

• Burying dead kings inside.

• Worshiping in the temple at the top.

• Making a safe home for the king.

• Going to buy and sell your goods.

We don't know much about the people of _________ because we never learned how to translate their language.

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt

• the Indus Valley

• China

Who had well-organized cities, street in grid-like patterns, wells, and an elaborate sewage system?

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt

• The Indus Valley

• China

What did all four of these civilizations NOT have in common?

• They were all formed near rivers.

• They all had their own written language.

• They all had the same type of government.

• They all believed in many gods.

What is the system in which nobles own the land and peasants work the land?

• Bureaucracy

• Feudalism

• Mandate of Heaven

• Theocracy

Whose social order had pharaohs at the top, viziers, high priests, artisans, and then slaves and farmers at the bottom?

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt

• The Indus Valley

• China

Who followed Hammurabi's code?

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt

• The Indus Valley

• China