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Ancient River Valley Civ Test Review

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The Sumerians believed in many gods. This is called...
a)
monotheism
b)
polygods
c)
polytheism
d)
crazy!
2.
Cuneiform is...
a)
a system of government
b)
the world's first system of writing
c)
a type of poem or story
d)
a seal
3.
The people in the region were able to water their crops by ...
a)
rain
b)
praying
c)
singing
d)
irrigation
4.
The first civilization in Mesopotamia were the
a)
Babylonians
b)
Egyptians
c)
Iranians
d)
Sumerians
5.
What made Hammurabi famous?
a)
He was a powerful king who built an empire.
b)
He had some harsh laws.
c)
He conquered and enslaved the Jewish people.
d)
He created the first written laws.
6.
What civilization is in the red box?
a)
China
b)
Egypt
c)
India
d)
Mesopotamia
7.
What civilization is in the red box?
a)
China
b)
Egypt
c)
India
d)
Mesopotamia
8.
What river(s) are associated with Egypt?
a)
Tigris-Euphrates
b)
Indus
c)
Nile
d)
Yellow
9.
What river(s) are associated with Mesopotamia?
a)
Tigris-Euphrates
b)
Indus
c)
Nile
d)
Yellow
10.
This picture shows an area known as the..
a)
Farming Curve
b)
Fertile Crescent
c)
Green C
d)
Fertile Curve
11.
What geographical feature most contributed to the growth of Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia?
a)
river valleys
b)
network of caves
c)
annual monsoons
d)
surrounding mountains
12.
One reason for the development of an early civilization in the Tigris-Euphrates river valleys was that 
a)
the location protected the people from land invasion
b)
periodic flooding left rich soil, which was ideal for farming
c)
these rivers provided a direct trade route between Europe and Asia
d)
these rivers flowed into the Mediterranean Sea
13.

Where was cuneiform created?

a)

Sumer

b)

Babylon

c)

Anatolia

d)

Henrico

14.

What is special about cuneiform?

a)

it was spoken

b)

it was the first system of writing

c)

it was cool looking

d)

it was permanent

15.
Which modern idiom refers to Hammurabi's Code?
a)
An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth
b)
It's raining cats and dogs.
c)
Break a leg!
d)
The wisdom of an old man brings wealth.
16.
The Phoenicians were the first people to create what?
a)
writing
b)
goverment
c)
alphabet
d)
cedar wood
17.
The Phoenicians dominated _______ trade across the Mediterranean.
a)
land
b)
all
c)
sea
d)
air
18.
What was the first river valley to appear?
a)
China
b)
Egypt
c)
Indus
d)
Mesopotamia
19.
How would historians categorize most early religious organizations?
a)
Monotheistic
b)
Polytheistic
c)
Atheistic
d)
Agnostic
20.

spiritual leaders who interpret divine messages: Abraham, Zoroaster, Jesus, Muhammad

a)

prophets

b)

gods

c)

pharaohs

d)

lords

21.

Cradle Civilizations are centered around what natural feature?

a)

Mountains

b)

Rivers

c)

Oceans

d)

Desert

22.

Which ancient civilization created the settlements shown on this map?

a)

F Egyptian

b)

G Phoenician

c)

H Hebrew

d)

J Greek

23.

The Jews first settled:

a)

in the Tigris and Euphrates river valleys

b)

between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River

c)

Along the upper Nile River Valley

d)

along the Mediterranean coast

24.

Which term means the spreading of the Jewish people to

different parts of the world?

a)

A Sabbath

b)

B Covenant

c)

C Diaspora

d)

D Monotheism

25.

All of the following are credited to the Phoenicians except:

a)

purple dye

b)

establishing colonies along the Mediterranean

c)

creating the alphabet

d)

building ziggurat's to honor the god's

26.

Kush is part of what kingdom that Egypt was influenced by and traded with?

a)

Nubia

b)

Persia

c)

Mesopotamia

d)

Indus River Valley

27.

The main religion of Persia was -

a)

Christianity

b)

Judaism

c)

Polytheism

d)

Zoroastrianism

28.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of the Persian Empire.

a)

Tolerance of conquered people

b)

Built Royal road system

c)

Practiced Zoroastrianism

d)

Established first system of coined money

29.

Why was the Rosetta Stone so important?

a)

It allowed scholars to understand how the pyramids were built.

b)

It gave directions to the Temple at Karnak

c)

It helped scholars translate Egyptian Hieroglyphics.

d)

It was originally written by Ramses II

30.

Hammurabi was best known for his _______. A set of laws that governed life in the Babylonian empire.

a)

Beard

b)

Code

c)

Consequences

d)

Sword

31.

Pyramids of Egypt were used for ________________.

a)

worship

b)

burying the after-life

c)

residency

32.

Shortly before the Nile reaches the Mediterranean Sea, it divides into different branches that fan out over an area of fertile soil called a _____.

a)

alpha

b)

beta

c)

delta

d)

omega

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