Ancient River Valley Civilizations

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

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.

This civilization is located along the Indus River.

• Sumerian civilization (Mesopotamia)

• Harappan civilization

• Shang Dynasty civilization

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

• Old Kingdom Egyptian civilization

• Sumerian Civilization (Mesopotamia)

• Shang Dynasty civilization

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

• empire

• divine right

• dynasty

This map shows the:

• Rome Empire
• Persian Empire
• Western Civilizations
• Ancient River Valley Civilizations

Which is not correct? (Ancient River Valley Civilization : River it formed by)

• Mesopotamia: Tigris/Euphrates River
• Indus River Valley : Yellow River
• Egypt : Nile River
• China : Huang He River

Which of the following were the major cities of the Indus River Valley civilization?

• Athens/Sparta
• Tigris/Euphrates
• Xi Jiang/Huang He
• Harappa/Mohenjo-Daro

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Hinduism?

• Caste System
• Reincarnation
• Eight Fold Path
• Karma