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RVC Test Prep

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which RVC is located at letter A

a)

Egypt

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

Indus Valley

d)

China

2.

Which RVC is located at letter B

a)

Egypt

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

Indus Valley

d)

China

3.

Which RVC is located at letter C

a)

Egypt

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

Indus valley

d)

China

4.

Which RVC is located at letter D

a)

Egypt

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

Indus valley

d)

China

5.

Where did the earliest civilizations begin?

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Egypt

c)

Indus Valley

d)

China

6.

The River Valley Civilizations have shared environmental characteristics. What characteristics do they share? Choose all the apply.

a)

Rivers

b)

Flooding

c)

Silt

d)

Monsoons

e)

Tornados

7.

What does the word Mesopotamia mean?

a)

Land between the rivers

b)

Land under the stars

c)

Land beneath the sea

d)

Land beneath the sea

8.

What river(s) were located in Mesopotamia?

a)

Euphrates River

b)

Nile River

c)

Yellow River

d)

Indus River

e)

Tigris River

9.

What river(s) were located in Indus Civilization?

a)

Euphrates River

b)

Nile River

c)

Yellow River

d)

Indus River

e)

Tigris River

10.

What river(s) were located in China?

a)

Euphrates River

b)

Nile River

c)

Yellow River

d)

Indus River

e)

Tigris River

11.

What river(s) were located in Egypt?

a)

Euphrates River

b)

Nile River

c)

Yellow River

d)

Indus River

e)

Tigris River

12.

Hammurabi's Code was created by Hammurabi, King of Babylonia. What are the characteristics of Hammurabi's Code? Choose all that apply.

a)

First set of written laws

b)

Based on the idea that all people are created equal

c)

Based on the idea of an "eye for an eye"

d)

Provided laws for the civilization in Ancient China

13.

Writing is an important achievement for civilizations. The first system of writing had a specific name and place of origin. Where did the first system of writing develop?

a)

Mystery language in Indus Valley

b)

Chinese Pictographs in China

c)

Cuneiform in Mesopotamia

d)

Hieroglyphics in Egypt

14.

Which achievements are from Mesopotamia? Choose all that apply.

a)

First writing system, Cuneiform

b)

Plow

c)

pyramids

d)

sailboat

15.

Which achievements are from Egypt? Choose all that apply.

a)

Running water

b)

365 day Calendar

c)

Pyramids

d)

Papyrus- early form of paper

16.

Which achievements are from Indus Valley? Choose all that apply.

a)

Bronze Weapons, tools, and religious objects

b)

Running water

c)

Flushable Toilets

d)

Standard sized Bricks

17.

Which achievements are from China? Choose all that apply.

a)

Bronze Weapons, tools, and religious objects

b)

Running water

c)

The first writing systems, Cuneiform

d)

Oracle Bones

18.

Early Chinese civilizations were ruled under a dynastic system. What do scholars consider the first, true Chinese dynasty?

a)

Chin Dynasty

b)

Huang Dynasty

c)

Shang Dynasty

d)

Xjou Dynasty

19.

Egyptian Pharaohs were considered to be Gods on earth. Pharaohs had pyramids built to honor themselves. What was the purpose of the pyramid?

a)

Pyramids are houses

b)

Pyramids are tombs for Pharaohs

c)

Pyramids are used to store grain

d)

Pyramids are places for communities to gather

20.

Why is very little known about the Indus Valley civilization?

a)

People are not interested in the Indus Valley Civilization

b)

The Indus Valley civilization's language has never been translated

c)

Nothing has been found from the Indus Valley Civilization

21.

What happened to the Indus Valley civilization?

a)

Scientists believe the residents moved to Mesopotamia

b)

Scientists believe the civilization was destroyed by disease or natural disaster

c)

Scientists believe the residents moved the civilization underground to hide

22.

River Valley Civilizations, like China and Egypt, were protected from invasion by natural barriers such as deserts, mountains, rivers, and oceans.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Rivers provide both advantages and disadvantages to civilizations. What are some of the advantages rivers provide? Choose all that apply.

a)

Floods destroy homes

b)

Mode of transportation

c)

Promotes trade

d)

Wash away crops

e)

Source of food