River Valley Civilizations

Where did the first civilizations rise?

• Along river valleys

• Near mountains

• Along the ocean front

• Near Seas

Which generalization best describes where the first four civilizations developed?

• They all emerged on separate continents

• They all grew up along seacoasts

• They developed in the same climate zone

• They all formed in river valleys

Why did cities develop in the Indus River Valley?

• The valley was ruled by a king

• There was no need to trade for goods

• Priests ruled individual cities

• Farmers were able to produce a surplus of food.

Mesopotamia means the land between two rivers. Name the two rivers.

• Nile and Amazon

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Snake and Colorado

• Pol and Yangtze

Building dams, channels, canals, and ditches to bring water to crops is known as

• irrigation

• architecture

• fishing

• cuneiform

Hunter Gatherers were nomadic. What statement is correct?

• they found one place to live and settled there

• they planted crops on farms and raised animal

• they lived in town and traded with other peoples

• they wandered about following sources of food and water

Who was a ruler of ancient Egypt?

• pharaoh

• scribe

• noble

• mummies

Specialization of labor means that people had different

• jobs

• religion

• homes

• governments

Who leads in a theocracy

• a leader elected by the people

• a religious leader

• a group of rich nobles

• a military leader

What society was known as the Gift of the Nile?

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt

• The Indus Valley

• China