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Test: River Valley Civilizations

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the Neolithic Revolution

a)

It was the Industrial Revolution.

b)

People noticed they grew their own crops and herded farm animals such as sheep/cattle.

c)

They did not farm or herd animals.

d)

None of the Above

2.

What civilization is located on the map?

a)

Chinese.

b)

Egyptians.

c)

Mesopotamians.

d)

None of the Above.

3.

The Egyptians and Mesopotamians believed in many gods. What is this called?

a)

Montheistic.

b)

Polytheistic.

4.

The Mesopotamians lived and worshiped in this dwelling.

a)

None of the Above.

b)

Ziggurat.

c)

Pyramid.

d)

House.

5.

What type of writing is this?

a)

cuneiform.

b)

hieroglyphics.

c)

magan carta.

d)

times new roman.

6.

Who was the most powerful person in Egyptian society?

a)

none of the above.

b)

queen.

c)

king.

d)

pharaoh.

7.

What civilization lived in the picture?

a)

Egyptians.

b)

Mesopotamians.

c)

Chinese.

d)

Hebrews

8.

Which response best describes Egyptian accomplishments?

a)

Medicine, hieroglyphics, geometry/ astronomy.

b)

gunpowder.

c)

brick platforms.

d)

geometry.

9.

What was a cause of the Neolithic Revolution?

a)

None of the above.

b)

Growth of large cities.

c)

No farming was done.

d)

Cities were small.

10.

What led to the development of river valley civilizations?

a)

Agricultural practices, domestication of animals, and access to fresh water.

b)

Fresh water.

c)

Hunter-gatherers.

d)

No change happened.

11.

During the Neolithic Revolution, early humans transformed from hunter-gatherers to the development of

a)

strategies of war

b)

agricultural techniques and domestication of animals

c)

slash and burn methods

d)

industrial production methods

12.

During the Neolithic Revolution, the evolution of farming technology to increase the food supply included the development of

a)

ways to control of fire

b)

stone tools

c)

brass weapons

d)

irrigation systems

13.
What are the Ten Commandments?
a)
They are a list of prayers all Jews are expected to do each night.
b)

They contain teachings handed down by God to Moses

c)

Teaching passed from generation to generation.

d)
They are a list of things Jews believe God commanded Jesus to do.
14.
____________ leads the Israelites out of Egypt and parts the Red Sea.
a)
Moses
b)
Saul
c)
David
d)
Maccabees
15.
__________ is the belief in one god.
a)
Polytheism
b)
Monotheism
16.

During the Neolithic Revolution, early humans transformed from hunter-gatherers to the development of

a)

strategies of war

b)

agricultural techniques and domestication of animals

c)

slash and burn methods

d)

industrial production methods

17.
Which two cities were discovered in the Indus River Valley?
a)
Tigris and Euphrates
b)
Sumer and Babylonia
c)
Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro
d)
Cairo and Bahgdad
18.
Name the civilization: 
- Huang He (Yellow) River
- Calligraphy writing
- Paper and Silk
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
19.
What were oracle bones used for?
a)
Cooking
b)
Telling stories
c)
Building the Great Wall of China
d)
Asking for advice from the gods
20.
What did early Chinese writing look like? (Hint: they still use this method today!)
a)
Hieroglyphics
b)
Pictographs & ideographs
c)
Cuneiform
d)
Phonetics
21.

Which was a major city in the Indus Valley?

a)

Babylon

b)

Harappa

c)

Thebes

d)

Ninevah

22.

Which of the following best tells what we know about the Indus Valley religion?

a)

They were monotheistic. They had a god of the sun.

b)

They were polytheistic. They had many gods and temples.

c)

They were Hindu. They worshiped the earth.

d)

We don't know much about their religion. We cannot read their writing.

23.

Which generalization best describes where the first four civilizations developed?

a)

They all emerged on separate continents

b)

They all grew up along seacoasts

c)

They developed in the same climate zone

d)

They all formed in river valleys

24.

Hunter Gatherers were nomadic. What statement is correct?

a)

they found one place to live and settled there

b)

they planted crops on farms and raised animal

c)

they lived in town and traded with other peoples

d)

they wandered about following sources of food and water

25.

Who leads in a theocracy

a)

a leader elected by the people

b)

a religious leader

c)

a group of rich nobles

d)

a military leader

26.

Ancestor Worship?

a)

River in India, under the Hindu Kush mountains

b)

Chinese belief in paying respect to spirits of family and making sacrifices in their honor

c)

Giant tombs built for the pharaohs of Egypt

d)

Periods of time in Chinese history where there is one ruling family that holds power for many generation

27.

Code of Hammurabi?

a)

A political unit consisting of a city and its surrounding countryside.

b)

The watering of dry land by means of canals or pipes.

c)

The set of laws drawn up by Babylonian king Hammurabi dating to the 18th century BC, the earliest legal code known in its entirety. "An eye for an eye."

d)

A king of ancient Egypt, considered a god as well as a political and military leader.

28.

Scribes?

a)

The watering of dry land by means of canals or pipes.

b)

First civilization, arose in Mesopotamia

c)

A low triangular area where a river divides before entering a larger body of water.

d)

People trained to write using the earliest forms of writing before literacy was widespread.

29.
Which of the following is  NOT true of Hammurabi's code?
a)
It covered many aspects of Babylonian life, not just crimes.
b)
t was used by many later civilizations as a model
c)
It treated all people the same under the law.
d)
It was carved in stone.
30.

What is a strong, seasonal wind that brings heavy rain to southern Asia?

a)

hurricane

b)

tsunami

c)

monsoon

d)

typhoon