Ancient River Valley Civilizations Fall '25

What is a city state?

• A city surrounded by agricultural land.
• A place where people went to worship.

• A city with a wall.
• An empire.

The Sumerians believed in many gods. This is called...

• monotheism
• polygods
• polytheism
• spiritualism

Cuneiform is...

• a system of government
• the world's first system of writing
• a type of poem or story
• a set of laws

The people in the region were able to water their crops by ...

• rain
• praying
• singing
• irrigation

The early people of Mesopotamia invented...

• the wheel
• writing
• the plow
• all of the above

This Mesopotamian civilization had the first set of recorded laws:

• Babylonians
• Hittites

• Phoenicians

• Sumerians

What made Hammurabi famous?

• He was a powerful king who conquered all of Mesopotamia.

• He created a new religion.

• He enslaved the Egyptian people.

• He created the first written laws.

What continent is India in?

• Europe
• Africa
• Asia
• Australia

Which is a reason historians know little about the Indus Valley Civilization?

• The Indus River washed away much of the artifacts and ruins.

• The government did not allow trade.

• Cities were protected by 40 foot walls.

• We cannot translate their written language.  

Which mountains border northern India?

• Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro
• Andes

• Adirondacks

• Himalayas and Hindu Kush