Ancient Civilizations

Egypt, Mesopotamia, India and China are all similar because

• They are on islands.

• They all had a river.

• They all had a desert.

• They all had many gods and goddesses.

What made the geography of Greece different than that of the River Valley Civilizations?

• They had mountains.

• Greece had islands and peninsulas.

• Greece was surrounded by large bodies of water.

• There was no river in Greece and farming was difficult.

What is reincarnation?

• The process of recycling.

• The process of life, death and rebirth.

• The process of decomposition.

• The process of farming.

What river did Ancient China build itself on?

• Yellow or Huang

• Blue

• Indus

• Purple

What were people called who were trained to write?

• Scribes

• Writers

• Good students

• Government leaders

Why did the Egyptians preserve their dead?

• To get them ready for the next life.

• It was fun.

• To show faith to their gods.

• It was fashionable.

What was the purpose of the Great Wall of China?

• So they didn't mow the neighbors yard.

• To prevent trade.

• The slaves needed jobs.

• To keep out invaders.

With which civilization did Confucious share his philosophies?

• China

• Greece

• Aztec

• Egypt

How can land forms limit contact with other ancient civilizations?

• Rivers are hard to cross.

• Mountains and large bodies of water can make communication difficult.

• There were no planes or cars back then.

• Rivers provided good soil and people would not want to share.

Which civilizations had the great Nile River for transportation and irrigation?

• Mexico

• Egypt

• Rome