RVC Quiz Review - Global 9 - 2023/2024

Early civilizations settled by rivers because they provided fresh water to help their farms. Which section of the PERSIAN chart does this represent?

• Religious

• Near Geographic

• Political

• Arts/Architecture

Based on the map below, we know that the earliest civilizations...

• built pyramids.

• lived as equals.

• lived near the best soil deposits.

• did not interact with each other.

Which sentence does not belong in the following paragraph about River Valley Civilizations?

• Early civilizations often settled by rivers for a variety of reasons.

• Many civilizations were polytheistic, meaning they believed in many gods.

• Once early civilizations were able to harness the water through irrigation projects, they were able to domesticate plants to regularly grow crops.

• In conclusion, rivers offered early civilizations the stability and resources to help them grow into more complex societies.

Hammurabi's Code belongs in which PERSIAN Chart section?

• Political

• Economic

• Religious

• Arts/Architecture

Ziggurats were massive temples that were built in Mesopotamia. Ziggurats were made to honor the gods of Mesopotamia, and many city-states had their own ziggurat as a sign of respect. Which pair of PERSIAN Chart sections best represent ziggurats?

• Political / Near Geographic

• Religious / Economic

• Arts & Architecture / Religious

• Arts & Architecture / Political

The Caste System in the Indus Valley was a ranking system that people were born into and could not change. It determined a person's job, where they lived, who they could marry, and how they were treated by other people. It belongs in which section of the PERSIAN Chart?

• Near Geographic

• Social

• Arts / Architecture

• Intellectual

The idea that emperors of China were chosen by god to rule the dynasty was called what?

• Code of Hammurabi

• Ten Commandments

• Mandate of Heaven

• Dynastic Square

The people of the Yellow River believed strongly in the contact between the living and non-living worlds, and because of this they had great respect for their ancestors.

Which section of the PERSIAN Chart does this belong in?

• Religious

• Social

• Political

• Intellectual

The Silk Road was a complex network of trade routes that stretched from East Asia to Western Europe.

Which section of the PERSIAN Chart does that belong in?

• Arts & Architecture

• Economic

• Social

• Near Geographic

Mesopotamia used the Tigris and Euphrates to help improve their trade across the Fertile Crescent.

Which two sections of the PERSIAN Chart could that belong in?

• Near Geographic & Religious

• Economic & Social

• Economic & Near Geographic

• Political & Religious