Ancient River Valley Civ Test Review

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

• monotheism
• polygods
• polytheism
• crazy!

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

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 civilization is in the red box?

• China
• Egypt
• India
• Mesopotamia

What civilization is in the red box?

• China
• Egypt
• India
• Mesopotamia

What river(s) are associated with Egypt?

• Tigris-Euphrates
• Indus
• Nile
• Yellow

What river(s) are associated with Mesopotamia?

• Tigris-Euphrates
• Indus
• Nile
• Yellow

This picture shows an area known as the..

• Farming Curve
• Fertile Crescent
• Green C
• Fertile Curve