River Valley Civilizations Review

What invention allowed humans to go from a hunter gatherer lifestyle to one in which we could stay in the same place?

• Agriculture

• Irrigation Canals

• Cars

• Roads

About 5,000 years ago, this invention helped make Mesopotamia the world's first civilization...

• Irrigation Canals

• Writing

• Cities

• Fire

The Mesopotamian writing system was called...

• Cuneiform

• Hieroglyphics

• English

• French

Why were the "river valley civilizations" named as such?

• Because they had large cities

• Because they were very advanced

• Because they were based around rivers

• Because they enjoyed playing sports

What does "Mesopotamia" mean?

• Land between 2 rivers

• Land on top of a mountain

• Little Big Horn

• Messy Marshland

What 2 rivers was Mesopotamia between?

• Tigris & Euphrates

• Potomac & Lehigh

• Delaware & Lehigh

• Nile & Mississippi

Mesopotamia was very dry. How did the Mesopotamian people get water from the rivers to their crops?

• Long hoses

• In buckets

• Trucks

• Irrigation Canals

In Mesopotamian city states, there was usually a large temple at the center. This temple was known as a ________.

• Ziggurat

• Church

• Town Hall

• Administration Building

One famous ruler of the Mesopotamians (Babylonian Empire) created a famous law code that is most known for "an eye for an eye." What was his name?

• Mr. Harris

• Hammurabi

• Ms. Maugle

• King Tut

Ancient Egypt was based around this river...

• Mississippi

• Nile

• Indus

• Potomac