River Valley Civs Review

In the city-state of Sumer, which of the following was built to honor the city's chief god or goddess?

• Oracle Bones

• Hieroglyphics

• Cuneiform

• Ziggurat

What factor most enabled people to establish permanent settlements along the Nile River?

• the development of tools necessary to adapt to climate extremes

• the military skills needed to defend against desert invaders

• the knowledge of how to produce food on a flood plain

• the technical ability to construct large buildings

Which of the following was a form of early writing that was created by pressing a wedge-shaped tool into soft clay?

• Cuneiform

• Hieroglyphics

• Rosetta Stonel

• Chinese Symbols

Which era or age does the following represent?

Domestication of Plants --> Reliance on Agriculture --> Emergence of Settlements

• Paleolithic Era

• Neolithic Era

• Bronze Age

• Iron Age

How did the Neolithic Revolution lead to the development of social classes?

• by introducing a more durable material for weapons

• by establishing a more reliable method of food production

• by enabling groups to make a record of business transactions

• by allowing groups to govern themselves through representation

This section of the Code of Hammurabi reflects which aspect of many ancient systems of law?

If any one strikes the body of a man higher in rank than he, he shall receive 60 blows...in public.

If a free-born man strikes the body of another free-born man or equal rank, he shall pay one gold mina.

• commitment to equal protection

• pursuit of economic justice

• protection of social hierarchy

• civil resolution of disputes

The ___________________________ was an instrumental discovery used to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics.

• Rosetta Stone

• Codify

• Hierarchy

• Cultural Diffusion

What natural barrier did Egypt, China, Indus Valley, and Mesopotamia have in common?

• Mountains

• Cataracts

• Rivers

• All of the Above

What is the Indus River Valley Civilization sometimes referred to?

• Indo-Gangetic Culture

• Monsoon Society

• Harrapan Culture

• Mohenjo-Daro Culture

Which of the following had a theocratic government?

• Mesopotamia City-States

• Indus River Valley

• Egypt

• All of the above were theocracies