River Valley Civilization

What was the first river valley to appear?

• China
• Egypt
• Indus
• Mesopotamia

Name the civilization: 
- Nile River
- Hieroglyphics
- Pyramids

• Egypt
• Mesopotamia/
  Sumer
• India
• China

Using the map, what river valley is shaded in yellow?

• Egypt
• Mesopotamia/
  Sumer
• India
• China

Using the map, what river valley is shaded in pink?

• Egypt
• Mesopotamia/
  Sumer
• India
• China

Using the map, what river valley is shaded in purple?

• Egypt
• Mesopotamia/
  Sumer
• India
• China

The longest river in the world; associated with Ancient Egypt.

• Tigris River

• Nile River

• Amazon River

• Niger River

Over thousands of years, Mesopotamian scribes recorded daily events, trade, astronomy, and literature on clay tablets. Cuneiform was used by people throughout the ancient West Asia to write several different languages.

• advance cities

• complex institution

• specialized workers

• record keeping

Founded by Hammurabi.

• Cuneiform

• The Codes of Hammurabi

• Sumer

• Assyrian Empire

Who was the most powerful person in Egyptian society?

• none of the above.

• queen.

• king.

• pharaoh.

What civilization lived in the picture?

• Egyptians.

• Mesopotamians.

• Chinese.

• Hebrews