Mesopotamia and Indus Valley Civilizations

Cuneiform is...

• a system of government
• the world's first system of writing
• a type of poem or story
• a seal

The people in the region were able to water their crops by ...

• rain
• praying
• singing
• irrigation

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.

Which two cities were discovered in the Indus River Valley?

• Tigris and Euphrates
  
• Sumer and Babylonia
• Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro
• Cairo and Bahgdad

The Code of Hammurabi was a major contribution to the development of civilization because it -

• treated citizens and slaves equally

• ended all physical punishment

• established written laws

• rejected the principle of filial piety

Cuneiform (depicted in the image) was one of the earliest writing systems invented by which city/river valley civilization?

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt/Nile

• Indus/Harrappa

• Yellow/China

India is a ________________, meaning it is a part of Asia.

• subcontinent
• continent
• region
• landform

What river ran through the Indus Valley civilization?

• Tigris River
• Euphrates River
• Huang Ho River
• Indus River

What were the capital cities of ancient Indus Valley?

• Ur and Sumer
• Babylon and Thebes
• Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa
• Harappa and Memphis

Why do we know less about the Indus Valley than other civilizations?

• We haven't found ancient artifacts and ruins.
• We have not discovered the location of the civilization.
• We can't interpret their writing.
• We do not have anyone who has survived from the civilization to ask.