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Early River Civilizations Quiz

Authored by Daniel Archdeacon

Geography, Social Studies, History

9th Grade

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Early River Civilizations Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Hammurabi's Code was important because

It was the first major collection of written laws in history

They ended the use of the death penalty

It was the first set of laws that talked about equality

It taught people right from wrong

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The pyramids and temples the Egyptians built showed

that they were a primitive society

that the Egyptians depended a great deal on the Nile River

the great power of farmers

the importance of afterlife and religion to the Egyptians

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What geographic feature do almost all early civilizations have in common:

Excellent hunting grounds

Thick forests

Deserts

Rivers

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The Pacific Ocean, the Himalayan Mountain Range, and the Gobi Desert contributed to China's

isolation

militarism

expansionism

socialism

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why is the Huang He referred to as the "River of Sorrows"?

the yellow soil made the river water undrinkable

the river stopped flowing as it filled up with silt

swift moving currents prevented the people from using the river for transportation

floods destroyed crops and led to mass starvation

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The cities of Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa were impressive because

they were monotheistic civilizations

they thrived without access to a river

they left easy to understand writing

they had a system of straight roads and sewers, laid out in a grid

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The earliest example of Shang Chinese writing was found

in private letters between the king and his family

on the walls of ancient temples

in the Code of Hammurabi

on turtle shells and animal bones called "oracle bones"

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