Geography: Early River Valley Civilizations

How many Early River Valley Civilizations were there?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

What were the names of the two rivers located in Mesopotamia?

• Huang He and Yangtze

• Ganges and Indus

• Amazon and Nile

• Tigris and Euphrates

What was the name of the river located in the Ancient Egypt Civilization?

• Nile River

• Ganges River

• Yellow River

• Tigris River

What were the names of the rivers located in the civilization of Ancient India?

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Ganges and Indus

• Tigris and Nile

• Huang He and Yangtze

What were the rivers located in the civilization of Ancient China?

• Tigris and Nile River

• Nile and Indus River

• Ganges and Indus River

• Huang He (Yellow River) and Yangtze River

What are "NATURAL BARRIERS?"

What is NOT an example of a NATURAL BARRIER?

• mountain

• Sea/Ocean

• River

• Desert

The word MESOPOTAMIA means what?

Why did early people settle near rivers? *(There should be 5 reasons!)

How did early people get the water from the rivers to their cities?

• They brought the water by their hands

• They built canals and irrigation

• They used buckets

• They did not bring the water to their cities