River Valley Civilizations

What was the first river valley to appear?

• China
• Egypt
• Indus
• Mesopotamia

What civilization is between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?

• Egypt
• China
• Mesopotamia
• Indus

Name the civilization: 
- Nile River
- Hieroglyphics
- Pyramids

• Egypt
• Mesopotamia/
  Sumer
• India
• China

The Sumerians believed in many gods. This is called...

• monotheism
• polygods
• polytheism
• crazy!

Cuneiform is...

• a system of government
• the world's first system of writing
• a type of poem or story
• a seal

The early people of Mesopotamia invented...

• the wheel
• writing
• the plow
• all of the above

The first civilization in Mesopotamia were the

• Babylonians
• Egyptians
• Iranians
• Sumerians

What made Hammurabi famous?

• He was a powerful king who built an empire.
• He had some harsh laws.
• He conquered and enslaved the Jewish people.
• He created the first written laws.

The Neolithic Revolution occurred when people discovered how to -

• grow food and domesticate animals

• trade with others in the same river valley

• fight wars using metal weapons

• make stone temples for religious ceremonies

Which river valley had the most unpredictable flooding?

• Yellow River Valley

• Indus River Valley

• Nile River Valley

• Mesopotamia River Valley