River Valley Civilizations

Which geographic feature was most important to the development of early river civilizations?

• Fertile soil

• Vast deserts

• High mountains

• Smooth coastlines

The Sumerians believed in many gods. This is called:

• Monotheism

• Polytheism

Cuneiform is...

• A system of government

• The world's first system of writing

• A type of poem or story

• A seal

The people in this illustration were able to get water to their crops by

• Rain

• Praying

• Singing

• Irrigation

The Sumerians of Mesopotamia invented

• The wheel

• Writing

• The plow

• All of the above

What was Hammurabi's greatest achievement?

• 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.

The earliest known permanent agricultural community was established in:

• Brazil near the Amazon River

• North America near the Mississippi River

• Mesopotamia near the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

• Europe near the Rhine River

What is the most important geographic feature to the civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Shang China, and the Indus Valley?

• Mountains

• Rivers

• Plateaus

• Deserts

Which of the following is NOT true of Hammurabi's code?

• It covered many aspects of Babylonian life, not just crimes.

• It was used by many later civilizations as a model

• It treated all people the same under the law.

• It was carved in stone.

A Sumerian temple built to honor their gods was called a

• Scribe

• Pyramid

• Gilgamesh

• Ziggurat