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WorksheetsCharacteristics of River Valley Civilizations
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 8mins
"The most important gods in Egypt were Re, the sun god and Osiris, the god of the dead."
What does this quote tell you about Egyptian religion?
It was monotheistic
It was polytheistic
It was located in the Americas
It had slaves
Why did the Phoenicians create the alphabet?
They traveled around the Mediterranean Sea
Their traders needed a form of writing to record their business
They started colonies and cities in North Africa, Sicily and Spain
They sailed to China and brought back slaves
According to the map, what was NOT a colony of Phoenicia?
Palermo
Byblos
Carthage
Oea
The four river valley civilizations had all of the following in common EXCEPT
Oracle Bones
irrigation
record keeping
polytheism
Kings in Egypt were considered gods. Kings in Mesopotamia and _______ received their powers from the gods
Phonecia
the Indus Valley
China
What material did river valley civilizations use to improve their tools and weapons?
Wood
Stone
Steel
Bronze
In what TWO ways did the plow change river valley civilizations?
Helped the rise of the first cities
Stopped trade between city-states
Led to food surpluses and job specialization
Led to the belief in many gods
Identify the type of writing
Sanskrit from India
Oracle Bone from China
Cuneiform from Mesopotamia
Hieroglyphics from Egypt
Alphabet from Phonecia
Identify the type of writing
Sanskrit from India
Oracle Bone from China
Cuneiform from Mesopotamia
Hieroglyphics from Egypt
Alphabet from Phonecia
Identify the type of writing
Sanskrit from India
Oracle Bone from China
Cuneiform from Mesopotamia
Hieroglyphics from Egypt
Alphabet from Phonecia
Identify the type of writing
Sanskrit from India
Oracle Bone from China
Cuneiform from Mesopotamia
Hieroglyphics from Egypt
Alphabet from Phonecia
Identify the type of writing
Sanskrit from India
Oracle Bone from China
Cuneiform from Mesopotamia
Hieroglyphics from Egypt
Alphabet from Phonecia
"The gods called on me, Hammurabi, to bring about the rule of righteousness in the land."
Who gives Hammurabi the power to write his laws?
The prince
The gods
The people
He gave himself the power
"A son strikes his father, his hand shall be cut off. If a man put out the eye of another man, his eye shall be put out. If he breaks another man's bone, his shall be broken..."
Based on this quote, what statement best describes Hammurabi's idea of punishment?
Punishment should not cause harm to the person who committed the crime
Harsh punishment should be avoided
A criminal act will have an equal punishment
There was no punishment in Babylon
