Quiz 3.3.1. Mesopotamia & Indus River Valley

Which action is most closely associated with the early Mesopotamian civilizations?

• building floating gardens to grow corn

• establishing representative democracies

• developing a writing system using cuneiform

• constructing Hindu temples

Which river system is found in Mesopotamia?

• Nile River

• Yellow River

• Tigris and Euphrates rivers

• Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers

• If a son has struck his father, they shall cut off his hand

.• If a seignior has destroyed the eye of a member of the aristocracy, they shall destroy his eye.

• If he has broken another seignior's bone, they shall break his bone.

Which document contains these statements?

• Ten Commandments

• Code of Hammurabi

• Edicts of Asoka

• Twelve Tables

The Code of Hammurabi was a major contribution to the development of civilization because it

• treated citizens and slaves equally

• ended all physical punishment

• recorded existing laws for all to see

• rejected the principle of filial piety

One reason for the development of an early civilization in the Tigris-Euphrates river valleys was that

• the location protected the people from land invasion

• periodic flooding left rich soil, which was ideal for farming

• these rivers provided a direct trade route between Europe and Asia

• these rivers flowed into the Mediterranean Sea

Some several thousand years ago there once thrived a civilization in the Indus Valley. Located in what's now Pakistan and western India, it was the earliest known urban culture of the Indian subcontinent. The Indus Valley Civilization, as it is called, covered an area the size of western Europe. It was the largest of the four ancient civilizations of Egypt, Mesopotamia, India and China. However, of all these civilizations the least is known about the Indus Valley people. This is because the Indus script has not yet been deciphered. There are many remnants of the script on pottery vessels, seals, and amulets, but without a "Rosetta Stone" linguists and archaeologists have been unable to decipher it. ...

- Tarini J. Carr, "The Harappan Civilization" (adapted)

Based on this passage, what is a valid conclusion about civilization in the Indus Valley?

• Lack of a Rosetta stone has hindered linguists from deciphering Indus Valley script.

• The absence of pottery vessels and seals from the Indus Valley indicates limited urban development.

• The Indus Valley civilization controlled a territory that extended from western Europe to China.

• Artifacts suggest the Indus Valley civilization is older than the civilizations in Egypt and Mesopotamia.

Which statement about the early Indus River valley civilization is an opinion rather than a fact?

• Farmers grew a surplus of barley, wheat, and dates.

• The Indus people developed a system of writing.

• Planned cities indicated a use of technology.

• The Indus city-states were the most developed of the time period.

The caste system in India was characterized by

• toleration for various religious beliefs

• equality between men and women

• a lack of social mobility

• the right of people to choose their occupations

Archaeological studies of the Indus Valley cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro show evidence of

• dynastic rule

• monotheism

• social equality

• urban planning

The development of early civilizations usually depended on

• the formation of democratic governments

• a location near large deposits of gold and silver

• the existence of large armies

• a plentiful water supply and fertile land