Ancient River Valley Civilizations

Identify the 4 ancient river valley civilizations.

• Ganges River Valley, Persian Gulf, Blue Danube, Amazon River

• Indian River Valley, Mesopotamia, Tennessee River Valley, Tigris River

• Nile River, Mesoamerica, Hudson River, Mississippi River Valley

• Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, Indus River Valley, Shang China

Early civilizations developed near ________ to sustain life and promote agriculture.

• mountains

• ice

• sand

• water

Religion in Mesopotamian society identified nearly three thousand gods and goddesses, which can be described as ______________.

• polytheistic

• Hindu

• monotheistic

• agnostic

____________ is referred to as the cradle of civilization because it is considered to be the birthplace of civilization.

• Mesopotamia

• Indus River Valley

• North America

• South America

Name the civilization: 
- Nile River
- Hieroglyphics
- Pyramids

• Egypt

• Mesopotamia/
  Sumer

• India

• China

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

• Egypt

• Mesopotamia/
  Sumer

• India

• China

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

• Egypt

• Mesopotamia/
  Sumer

• India

• China

What river valley would have been here?

• China

• Mesopotamia

• Indus

• Egypt

What two rivers are associated with the Indus River Valley?

• Ganges and Indus

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Tigris and Ganges

• Nile and Indus

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

• Egypt

• Mesopotamia/
  Sumer

• India

• China