Ancient River Civilizations

What is a complex society with organized communities and governments?

• government

• civilization

• tribunal

This civilization is located along the Nile River in North Africa

• Old Kingdom Egyptian civilization

• Sumerian civilization

• Harappan civilization

This civilization is located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.

• Old Kingdom Egyptian civilization

• Harappan civilization

• Sumerian civilization (Mesopotamia)

This civilization is located along the Indus River.

• Sumerian civilization (Mesopotamia)

• Harappan civilization

• Shang Dynasty civilization

This civilization used long ditches to bring water from the rivers to the dry regions.

• Shang Dynasty civilization

• Harappan civilization

• Sumerian civilization (Mesopotamia)

This civilization relied on the Nile River for drinking water and for its crops.

• Old Kingdom Egyptian civilization

• Sumerian Civilization (Mesopotamia)

• Shang Dynasty civilization

This civilization relied on the predictable monsoon winds that allowed for the river to fertilize the land around it.

• Shang Dynasty civilization

• Harappan civilization

• Sumerian Civilization (Mesopotamia)

What is a line of rulers from the same family called?

• empire

• divine right

• dynasty

People moved into this river valley civilization because there was plenty of timber and climate change pushed them out of Southern Asia.

• Shang Dynasty civilization

• Harappan civilization

• Old Kingdom Egyptian civilization

This civilization used hieroglyphics as their form of writing.

• Old Kingdom Egyptian civilization

• Sumerian civilization (Mesopotamia)

• Harappan civilization