early river valley civilization

Name the civilization: 
- Nile River
- Hieroglyphics
- Pyramids

• Egypt
• Mesopotamia/
  Sumer
• India
• China

Name the civilization: 
- Tigris and Euphrates
- Cuneiform
- City-States

• Egypt
• Mesopotamia/
  Sumer
• India
• China

Most early religious traditions can be categorized as -

• Monotheistic
• Polytheistic
• Atheistic
• Agnostic

The ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt were similar in that both cultures

• established trade routes to China

• used the ziggurat form for their temples

• developed along rivers

• used a hieroglyphic writing system

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

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.

The Neolithic Revolution occurred when people discovered how to -

• grow food and domesticate animals

• trade with others in the same river valley

• fight wars using metal weapons

• make stone temples for religious ceremonies

What does Mesopotamia mean?

• land between three rivers
• land between two rivers
• land between the east and the west
• land between five rivers

What allowed farming to flourish?

• good soil
• rain
• irrigation
• better tools

What is the world's longest river?

• Amazon
• Mississippi
• Nile
• Yellow River