Early River Valley Civilizations

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

Name the civilization:

- Huang He (Yellow) River

- Calligraphy writing

- Paper and Silk

• 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 two rivers are associated with the Indus River Valley?

• Ganges and Indus
• Tigris and Euphrates
• Tigris and Ganges
• Nile and Indus

What is a city state?

• A city surrounded by agricultural land.

• A city.

• A city with a wall.

• An empire.

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.

True or False: Early humans settled far away from rivers.

• True

• False