Early River Valley Civilizations

People being able to settle in one area and farm rather than roam for a food source is known as the....

• Great Migration

• Neolithic Revolution

• Complex Institutions

• Polytheism

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

• Class structure

• Advanced record keeping

• Complex institutions

• Specialized workers

What is a city-state?

• A political unit that encompasses a geographically and ethnically cohesive group of people.

• A city which is the capital of a large kingdom.

• A political unit in which a number of peoples or countries are controlled by a single ruler.

• A city and its surrounding lands functioning as an independent political unit.

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

• Egypt
• Mesopotamia/
  Sumer
• India
• China

What civilization is between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?

• Egypt
• China
• Mesopotamia
• Indus

. 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 one shows events in the correct chronological order? 

W. Rise of Early Empires

X. Neolithic Revolution

Y. Humans are hunter-gatherers

Z. Beginning of River Valley Civilizations

• z-w-x-y

•  y-x-z-w

• x-y-z-w

•  w-x-y-z

What is the Mandate of Heaven?

• A king of ancient Egypt, considered a god as well as a political and military leader.
• A belief in many gods.
• In Chinese history, the divine approval thought to be the basis of royal authority.
• An ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds.

Which of the following is one characteristic of many societies in the Early Civilizations Era (8000 B.C.-500 B.C.)?

• Democratic political values

• Monotheistic belief systems

• Ethnic and cultural diversity

• Inequality between men and women

Ziggurat?

• An ancient wedge-shaped script used in Mesopotamia (Sumer).

• Mountains protecting India (list two)

• A rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Sumerians