River Valley Civilization Unit Assessment Review

__________ shows the level of each social class in terms of hierarchy, civic responsibilities, and importance

• Polytheism

• Social Pyramid

• Scribe

• Job Specialization

The belief in many gods is known as...

• monotheism

• polytheism

• social pyramid

• job Specialization

A social scientist studying a group of people discovered they had characteristics such as a common religion, cities, government, language/ record keeping system, technology, and a social hierarchy. The social scientist concluded that the society was a ___________________.

• family

• civilization

• clan

• tribe

__________________ is an unwritten agreement within a community under which members most suited perform that occupation

• Social Pyramid

• Scribe

• Irrigation

• Job Specialization

Since many types of fish were found in the rivers of early civilizations, ___________ were used to catch this important food source for the people of Mesopotamia and Egypt.

• rivers

• harpoons

• levees

• canals

The people of the Indus Valley built homes of several stories using the ___________ found throughout the valley to make sun – baked brick.

• harpoons

• canals

• clay

• levees

The process of supplying water by artificial means is...

• Irrigation

• Polytheism

• scribe

• Job Specialization

Which geographic setting would most likely benefit from the practice of supplying water by artificial means?

• a rain forest

• a mountainous region

• frozen lands

• a dry desert – like land

What is the primary reason ancient civilizations developed in river valleys such as the Nile, Indus and Tigris and Euphrates?

• The river valleys provide a source of freshwater and good farmland

• The river valleys gave protection

• The rivers aided in the exploration of new territories

• The river valleys provided places for recreation

The most important way early civilizations modified their environment was to build systems that increased agriculture production. This is called _____________

• River transportation

• Irrigation of the land

• Mountain climbing

• Building roads