Unit 2: River Valley Civilizations

What is the seasonal wind pattern that brings heavy rains to the Indian subcontinent?

• monsoon

• Deccan Plateau

• hurricane

• typhoon

A male dominated society is known as a

• matriarchy

• monarchy

• patriarchy

• paleolithic

Egyptian civilization is located on what river?

• the Tigris River

• the Ganges River

• the Indus River

• the Nile River

Mesopotamia was located between what two rivers?

• Nile and Amazon

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Yellow and Yangtze

• Indus and Ganges

Mesopotamians built massive temples in the center of the city called

• pyramids

• sphinxes

• ziggurats

• churches

Mesopotamians developed a system of writing known as

• cuneiform

• hieroglyphics

• sundial

• Code of Hammurabi

Which of the following does NOT describe Hammurabi's Code?

• strict justice

• severe penalties

• all equal under the law, no social class

• an eye for an eye

How did the Zhou come to power?

• They justified their rebellion by saying that they had received the Mandate of Heaven.
• They gained the support of the peasant by offering them land.
• They tricked the last Shang king into giving them power by offering him a huge payoff.
• They used the power of their neighbors from the south to overthrow the Shang.

Name the River Valley Civilization shaded in purple on the map

• Egypt
• Mesopotamia/
  Sumer
• India
• China

Name the River Valley Civilization shaded in orange on the map

• Egypt
• Mesopotamia/
  Sumer
• India
• China