Unit 2: Early River Valley Civilizations

Egyptian civilization is located on what river?

• the Tigris River

• the Ganges River

• the Indus River

• the Nile River

Mesopotamia was located between what two rivers?

• Nile and Amazon

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Yellow and Yangtze

• Indus and Ganges

Mesopotamians developed a system of writing known as

• cuneiform

• hieroglyphics

• sundial

• Code of Hammurabi

Which of the following does NOT describe Hammurabi's Code?

• strict justice

• severe penalties

• all equal under the law, no social class

• an eye for an eye

Name the River Valley Civilization shaded in purple on the map

• Egypt
• Mesopotamia/
  Sumer
• India
• China

Name the River Valley Civilization shaded in orange on the map

• Egypt
• Mesopotamia/
  Sumer
• India
• China

Name the River Valley Civilization shaded in pink on the map

• Egypt
• Mesopotamia/
  Sumer
• India
• China

Name the River Valley Civilization shaded in yellow on the map

• Egypt
• Mesopotamia/
  Sumer
• India
• China

a belief in one God

• Gilgamesh
• monotheism
• polytheism
• scribe

___________ is considered to be the founder/father of Judaism.

• Abraham
• Jesus
• David
• Muhammad