Unit 2 Test Review

Where did the first civilizations rise?

• Along river valleys

• Near mountains

• Along the ocean front

• Near Seas

What is the name of the strict social structure of the Indus Valley?

• Upper Class

• Caste System

• Triangle Structure

• Social System

Mesopotamia means the land between two rivers. Name the two rivers.

• Nile and Amazon

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Snake and Colorado

• Pol and Yangtze

Who was a ruler of ancient Egypt?

• pharaoh

• scribe

• noble

• mummies

Specialization of labor means that people had different

• jobs

• religion

• homes

• governments

Who leads in a theocracy

• a leader elected by the people

• a religious leader

• a group of rich nobles

• a military leader

What society was known as the Gift of the Nile?

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt

• The Indus Valley

• China

What is a subcontinent?

• a large and distinctive landmass that is a distinct part of a continent

• a strong wind that brings heavy rain to southern Asia in the summer

• a Hindu prince or king in India

• a state of perfect wisdom in which one understands basic truths about the universe

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