River Valley Civilizations

What was the first river valley to appear?

• China
• Egypt
• Indus
• Mesopotamia

What civilization is between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?

• Egypt
• China
• Mesopotamia
• Indus

Name the civilization: 
- Nile River
- Hieroglyphics
- Pyramids

• Egypt
• Mesopotamia/
  Sumer
• India
• China

How would historians categorize most early religious organizations?

• Monotheistic
• Polytheistic
• Atheistic
• Agnostic

Using the map, what river valley is shaded in purple?

• Egypt
• Mesopotamia/
  Sumer
• India
• China

What was Egypt's writing system called?

• cuneiform
• hieroglyphics
• pictograghs

Which group believed the kings were gods?

• Mesopotamia
• Egypt
• China

Which group traded within the Fertile Crescent?

• Mesopotamia
• Egypt

Which of the following ancient civilizations was the first to develop a writing system, build an empire, and establish a law code?

• Egyptian 
• Mesopotamian
• China
• India

One way in which the Huang He, the Indus, and the Nile civilizations were similar is that they each

• flourished by trading salt and gold
• developed monotheistic religions
• suffered repeated invasions
• originated in river valleys