Ancient Civilizations

Why do we know so little about the Indus Valley civilization?

• It existed for only a few hundred years.

• There are few artifacts from the Indus Valley.

• Its written language has not yet been deciphered.

• It existed in a part of the world that has been largely ignored.

How do we know that the people of the Indus Valley traded with the Sumerians?

• The civilization boats were found in the Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea.

• Indus seals were found in Sumer and Sumerian items in the Indus Valley.

• Indus Valley plumbing tools were found in Sumer.

• Sumerian bronze artifacts were found in the Indus Valley ruins.

What did Egyptian and Mesopotamian society have in common?

• Women could pursue careers and own property.

• These two early civilizations were run by women.

• Children of both sexes were educated together.

• All the above are true.

Why were Egyptian farmers more fortunate than the farmers of Mesopotamia?

• The Tigris and Euphrates frequently changed course; the Nile didn’t.

• The Nile flooded at regular intervals; the Tigris and Euphrates flooded irregularly.

• The Nile flowed north, the Tigris and Euphrates flowed southeast.

• The Nile flooded more deeply than the Tigris and Euphrates.

What did the pyramids show about the Old Kingdom dynasties of Egypt?

• The leadership, economy, and government were strong.

• They had access to a good supply of stone, both limestone and granite.

• They had well-developed mathematical and engineering skills.

• All of the above are true.

The main purpose of the pyramids of Egypt was to function as

• Tombs

• Temples

• Palaces

• Centers of Learnign

Papyrus was used as a surface for the Egyptian writing system called

• Cuneiform

• Hieroglyphics

• Inscribing

• Pictographs

The social class system that came to be known as the caste system was established in India by

• Hittites

• Ayrans

• Hindus

• India's First residents

Which of the following distinguished the cities of the Indus Valley?

• Cities were constantly at war despite huge defensive structures.

• Cities were laid down without thinking, forming a jumble of streets.

• Cities were planned and had their own plumbing and sewage systems.

• Cities were destroyed by invaders in horse-drawn chariots.

What ruler was famous for a uniform code of laws that unified his empire?

• Fertile Crescent

• Pharaoh

• Polytheism

• Shang

• Hammurabi