First River Valley Civilizations

What is a city state?

• A city surrounded by agricultural land.
• A city.
• A city with a wall.
• An empire.

The Sumerians believed in many gods. This is called...

• monotheism
• polygods
• polytheism
• crazy!

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

• rain
• praying
• singing
• irrigation

The early people of Mesopotamia invented...

• the wheel
• writing
• the plow
• all of the above

The first civilization in Mesopotamia were the

• Babylonians
• Egyptians
• Iranians
• Sumerians

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.

What continent is India in?

• Europe
• Africa
• Asia
• Australia

What is the name of the form of communication used in India?

• Hieroglyphics
• Sanskrit
• Cunnieform
• pictographs

What was Egypt's writing system called?

• cuneiform
• hieroglyphics
• pictograghs

Which group believed the kings were gods?

• Mesopotamia
• Egypt
• China