early river civilizations

How did people meet their needs in early civilizations?

• they moved from place to place to hunt animals

• they used money to buy things.

• the bartered for items they needed

• they lived in small family groups that met their own needs

What are the characteristics of a civilization?

Using the map, what river valley is shaded to the far left?

• Egypt

• Mesopotamia/ Sumer

• India

• China

The invention of agriculture led to rapid population growth because:

• farming led to a surplus of food

• a surplus of food meant people could have larger families

• both A and B

• none of the above

What was the first river valley to appear?

• China

• Egypt

• Indus

• Mesopotamia

Name the civilization: 
- Huang He (Yellow) River
- Calligraphy writing
- Paper and Silk

• Egypt

• Mesopotamia/ Sumer

• India

• China

Which characteristic of civilization is it? Developed to organize the food supply and provide protection to the people?

• religion

• job specialization

• government

• public works

The longest river in the world

• Tigris River

• Nile River

• Amazon River

• Niger River

What civilization is between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?

• Egypt

• China

• Mesopotamia

• Indus

What river valley would have been here?

• China
• Mesopotamia
• Indus
• Egypt