Unit 1 - Early Civilizations

Which Civilization was based around the Nile River?

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt

• China

• The Indus River Valley Civilization

(T or F) Humans growing more food after the Neolithic Revolution led to a larger population of humans.

• True

• False

(T or F) The Neolithic Revolution led to humans being able to build permanent homes

• True

• False

The word Urban means...

• The city / having to do with the city

• the countryside / having to do with the countryside

Which Characteristic of Civilization is this?:

Large populations of humans in one place

• Cities

• Technology

• Writing

• Complex Institutions

Which civilization was the birthplace of the religion of Hinduism?

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt

• China

• The Indus River Valley Civilization

Which Characteristic of Civilization is this?:

A government, religion, or system of ethics which help structure the society

• Cities

• Technology

• Complex Institutions

• Writing

More food means...

• More problems

• Less people

• More people

Which civilization was based around the Yangtze and the Huang He Rivers?

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt

• China

• The Indus River Valley Civilization

The first set of laws that were ever written out were called...

• The Pharaoh

• Hammurabi's Code

• Ziggurat

• Cuneiform