Unit 1 - Ancient River Valley Civilizations

What does monotheism mean?

• belief in one god

• belief in many gods

• belief in no gods

• belief in all gods

What does polytheism mean?

• belief in one god

• belief in many gods

• belief in no gods

• belief in all gods

What were three accomplishments of the Qin dynasty?

• Unified China under the first empire

• Started the Great Wall of China

• Created the Terracotta Army

• Became the first documented dynasty of China

• Established a strong centralized economy

What was the first law code in the world and which writing system was it written in?

• Code of Hammurabi, Cuneiform

• Code of Hammurabi, Sanskrit

• Rosetta Stone, Hieroglyphics

• Ten Commandments, Hebrew

Name two events the Hebrews suffered at the hands of two river valley civilizations

• Captivity in Babylon

• Slaves in Egypt

• Famine in China

• Plagues in India

Which civilization means "the land between the rivers"?

• Mesopotamia

• Aztecs

• Indians

• Mayans

What was the Mandate of Heaven?

• the right to rule by divine authority

• bread that fell out of the sky

• another term for the Ten Commandments

• a form of fortune telling using the stars

Who founded Buddhism?

• Siddhartha Gautama

• Confucius

• Asoka

• Lao Tzu

Who founded Confucianism?

• Siddhartha Gautama

• Confucius

• Asoka

• Lao Tzu

What was the writing system of the Egyptians?

• Hieroglyphics

• Cuneiform

• Sanskrit

• The Alphabet