River Valley Civilization

Which heading would complete the partial outline below? 

__________________________

-specialized workers

-cities

-technology

-religion and government

-record keeping and writing system

• Economic Development in Ancient Egypt

• Cultural Diffusion in the Indus River Valley

• Characteristics of Civilizations

• Features of the Neolithic Revolution

 

Which social system concept is illustrated by this diagram?

• Four Noble Truths

• Mandate of Heaven

• the caste system

• Hammurabi’s Code

What two rivers are associated with the Mesopotamia?

• Ganges and Indus

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Tigris and Ganges

• Nile and Indus

How would historians categorize most early religious organizations?

• Monotheistic

• Polytheistic

• Atheistic

• Agnostic

 

Which of the following is one change that directly resulted from the development of farming approximately 10,000 years ago?

• It led to the production of stone tools

• It led to the creation of settled communities

• It led to the expansion of political rights for women

• It led to the growth in the number of nomadic groups.

Which characteristic of civilization in the Indus River Valley is illustrated in the diagram?

• Economic systems

• Systems for record keeping

• Religious institutions

• Advanced urban areasindusindind

The domestication of plants and animals in areas near the Indus, Huang He, Nile, and Tigris-Euphrates rivers resulted in the development of villages and cities. The growth of early settled communities contributed to —

• the development of political and religious institutions

• the rise of industrial production methods

• a nomadic lifestyle of hunters and gatherers

• cave paintings showing early man using toolsons

The use of pottery and textiles are related to which characteristic of early civilizations?

• Class structure

• Advanced record keeping

• Complex institutions

• Specialized workers

The transformation to having surplus agriculture lead to the development of permanent settlements because it allowed for —

• specialization of labor

• creation of religions

• population increases

• technological innovation

Why is the government of ancient Egypt considered a theocracy?

• The government has a representative legislature

• Leadership passes from father to son

• The pharaoh is considered a god-king.

• Wealthy elite control most parts of government