Pre-history and River Valley Civilizations

Mesopotamia means

• Land between two rivers
• Land of the rising sun
• Land of the long white cloud
• Land of the midnight sun

What two rivers were vital to Mesopotamia?

• Nile and Amazon
• Ganges and Brahmaputra
• Tigris and Euphrates
• Mississippi and Missouri

The agricultural area stretching from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea is called

• The Fertile Crescent
• The Great Plains
• The Sahara Desert
• The Amazon Basin

What were religious centers called in Mesopotamia?

• Ziggurats

• Churches
• Mosques
• Synagogues

Which best describes the political units of Mesopotamia?

• City-states
• Unified empire
• Democratic republics
• Monarchies

The process by which a new idea, tradition, or product spreads from one culture to another is called

• Cultural Diffusion
• Cultural Assimilation
• Cultural Integration
• Cultural Adoption

What was the Mesopotamian system of writing called?

• Hieroglyphics
• Alphabet
• Cuneiform
• Pictographs

Which Mesopotamian leader was known for his code of laws?

• Alexander the Great
• Julius Caesar
• Napoleon Bonaparte
• Hammurabi

Which river is associated with ancient Egypt?

• Amazon River
• Nile River
• Mississippi River
• Yangtze River

Who united the kingdoms of Egypt?

• Alexander the Great
• Julius Caesar
• Cleopatra
• Narmer