Development of Ancient River Valley Civilizations (8000-500 B.C)

The Sumerians believed in many gods. This is called...

• monotheism

• polygods

• polytheism

• crazy!

The people in the region were able to water their crops by ...

• rain
• praying
• singing
• irrigation

The early people of Mesopotamia invented...

• the wheel
• writing
• the plow
• all of the above

What made Hammurabi famous?

• He was a powerful king who built an empire.
• He had some harsh laws.
• He conquered and enslaved the Jewish people.
• He created the first written laws.

What civilization used hieroglyphics?

• China
• Egypt
• Portugal
• Japan

The early river valley civilizations were similar because they:

• believed in one god
• depended on fertile river land 
• had complex industrial factories

Which of the following was not a development of the New Stone (Neolithic) Age?

• hunting and gathering
• domesticated animals
• farming
• social classes

In ancient China and ancient Egypt, they believed their kings were also?

• bad

• good

• Gods

River civilization that pioneered running water and sewage in very organized cities.

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt

• India (Indus Valley)

• China

River civilization that developed silk.

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt

• China

• India