River Valley Civilizations Quiz

What are the rivers that created the very first river valley civilization?

• Yellow - Red

• Tigris - Euphrates

• Nile and Indus

• Indus - Ganges

Why was the main usage for fresh water in river valley civilizations?

• Irrigation for

  farming

• Water for cooking

• Water for fishing

What metal replaced the stone age tools and improved civilization?

• Bronze

• Silver

• Iron

• Steel

What was the name of the place where civilization began and was near the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?

• Beijing

• Harappa

• Memphis

• Mesopotamia

The oldest story in Sumer was a mythical adventure story called The Epic of _________.

• Hammurabi

• Gilgamesh

• Iggy the Cat

• Ozymandias

A Mesopotamian temple was called a ______ and it looked like a pyramid.

• ziggurat

• code

• papaya

• giza

Mesopotamians created a written language called ______whereby they wrote on soft clay tablets and used a stick to make indentations.

• cuneiform

• pathology

• morain

• barbensin

Laws in ancient Babylon were carved into stone and these stone monuments were sent throughout his Mesopotamian Empire. These laws are called “Hammurabi’s ______.”

• document

• code

• Writings

• Choices

The _____River is the longest river in the world.  What makes it so important to people is that it

provides the fresh water and silt soil for farming along its desert banks.

• Nile

• Indus

• Yellow

• Ganges

The ancient cities are called Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa and are the oldest known cities in India. What river civilization are they a part of?.

• Ganges

• Yellow

• Mississippi

• Indus