WH Unit 1 Ancient River Valley Civilizations

Which of the following is NOT one of the 4 river valley civilizations?

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt

• Mali

• Indus

• China

What geographic location did early civilizations settle around?

• mountains

• plains

• rivers

• deserts

Why did early people settle?

• they got tired of walking

• the ice age caused animals to die off, meaning less hunting

• they wanted to settle around mountains to stay away from invaders

• fertile soil near rivers meant good farming, causing a food surplus

Which one is not a characteristic of a civilization?

• cities

• nomadic tribes

• religion

• written language

Civilization in Mesopotamia developed between which two rivers?

• the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean
• the Tigris and the Persian Gulf
• the Persian Gulf and the Euphrates
• the Euphrates and the Tigris

Who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?

• Gilgamesh
• Hammarabui
• Nineveh
• Sargon

The Sumerian writing system was called

• Cuneiform
• Hieroglyphs
• English
• Sargon

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

• It covered many aspects of Babylonian life, not just crimes.
• t was used by many later civilizations as a model
• It treated all people the same under the law.
• It was carved in stone.

What was the main religion of the Sumerians?

• Monotheism
• Christianity
• Polytheism
• Judaism

A city with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside

• City-State
• Country
• Villiage
• Culture