Ancient River Valley Civilizations Quiz Review

Which of the following describes a system that supplies dry land with water through ditches, pipes or streams?

• irrigation

• heiroglyphics

• social system

• farming

What major river ran through Egypt and helped make trading possible?

• Nile

• Tigris

• Euphrates

• Huang (Yellow)

A pyramid is a ___.

• tomb for the animals of Egypt.

• burial place for the pharaohs.

• treasure map.

• a type of Egyptian food that comes from sheep wool.

The Sumerian system of writing was called ___.

• cuneiform

• heiroglyphics

• papyrus

• scribe

What is Sanskrit?

• A book written by Aryan Brahmins

• Animal sacrifice practiced by Harappans

• The written language of Ancient India

• The practice of mummification

This social structure is representative of which river valley civilization?

• Mesopotamia

• China

• Egypt

• India

What is the most important feature that made the Fertile Crescent such a great place to have a society?

• Many animals for hunting

• Rich soil and water for farming

• Mountains, seas, and desert surround the area to keep it safe

• A large number of people to create a social system

Hammruabi is remembered for ___.

• his agricultural innovations.

• restructuring Mesopotamia religion.

• his law code, a collection of laws for Mesopotamia society.

• overthrowing the Akkadian Empire.

Which of the following describes a person who copies or writes out documents and keeps record of a society?

• scribe

• pharaoh

• priest

• merchant

Who developed the world's first written set of laws?

• Hammurabi

• Menes

• Nebuchadnezzar

• Ramses