Empires: Quiz 1

Before the rise of civilization people were nomadic. What does this mean?

• People settled in small villages.

• City-States battled for control of resources and created empires.

• People traveled from place to place hunting and gathering food.

• People lived in caves.

In nomadic tribes, behavior was regulated through

• unwritten customs

• unwritten laws

• written laws

• the 10 Commandments

Reorder the following to show the progression of civilizations

• Empires

• Villages

• City-States

• Nomadic Clans

The civilizations of Mesopotamia developed near these two rivers

• Nile and Indus

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Missouri and Mississippi

• Yangtze and the Ganges

Which of the following were reasons that early civilizations developed in river valleys?

• Access to fresh water for human uses

• Access to fresh water for crops and livestock

• transportation

• the annual flooding of the river left silt on the surrounding land enriching the soil

How did the first farmers cope with the challenges pose by the rivers?

• They built houses on stilts

• They moved away from the river valleys

• They went back to hunting and gathering

• They learned to control flooding and use irrigation systems.

What do we call the area that gave rise to the world's first civilizations

(Hint: it is a Greek Word meaning "between the rivers")

• Egypt

• Mesopotamia

• Indus Valley

• Huan He Valley

All civilizations need​ (a)   to survive.

• resources
• polytheism
• monarchy
• rivers

Which of the following are elements of civilization?

Be sure to click all that apply.

• Shared Culture

  (Religion,

  art, architecture, literature, public works)

• writing

• centralized government

• job specialization and social classes

• polytheism and monarchy

What was the first civilization of the ancient world?

• Babylon

• Persia

• Sumer

• Phoenicia