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WorksheetsRiver Valley Civilizations Post Test
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 15mins
Term used for humans that migrated in order to find food
hunter-gatherers
nomads
living off of the landers
gatherer nomads
What was the writing system in ancient Mesopotamia called?
hieroglyphics
cuneiform
mesopotamina
stylus
Which Babylonian ruler is credited with the first set of written laws?
Nebuchadnezzar
Ziggy
Hammurabi
Menes
What were the stepped-pyramid temples in ancient Mesopotamia called?
Pyramid of Giza
Ziggurats
Worship places
Staruggiz
Which civilization is associated with citadels, an early plumbing system, and a writing system that is still undeciphered?
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Indus Valley
China
What was the writing in system in ancient Egypt called?
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphics
Ziggurats
Egyptian
What were the rulers in ancient Egypt called?
Pharaohs
Emperors
Kings
Gods
What was the paper-like writing surface used in ancient Egypt?
Paper
Scroll
Papyrus
College-Ruled
What was the process used in ancient Egypt to preserve the remains of the dead
mummification
mommafication
preservation
burial
In ancient China, the pattern of rise, rule, decline, and replacement of ruling families
Dynastic Cycle
rain cycle
kings over time
natural order
What is the term for a family of rulers?
cycle
dynasty
succession
era
What is Polytheism?
The belief in ONE god
The belief in MANY gods
A type of government in which the political figure-head is also a religious one. Egypt had this type of government, and it is believed the Indus Valley did also.
Democracy
Theocracy
Oligarchy
Monarchy
These were used in ancient China to inscribe questions to ancestors to the gods; they were then heated up until they were cracked and interpreted
human bones
oracle bones
duck bones
sedimentary rocks
The term for a collection or set of ideas
Laws
Philosophy
Religion
Name one of the two major cities from the Indus Valley region
Which civilization formed in the region between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Mesopotamia
Egypt
China
Indus Valley
The taming of animals for human use
domestication
taming
calming down
human benefit
Man-made objects, typically a item of cultural or historical interest
artifacts
anthropologists
ant eater
Which ruler was responsible for building an early version of the Great Wall of China and a massive terra ccotta army?
Emperor Qin/Shi Huangdi
Hammurabi
King Tut
Which Chinese Philosophers promoted ideas about respecting your elders and being upright and morals?
Confucious
Taoism
Legalism
What is the social class system in ancient India called?
Caste System
Pyramid Class System
Hierarchy
"Eye for an eye" comes from what ancient legal system
Hammurabi's Code
The 4 Pillars
Amenhotep
Menes
The use of skills and tools to make our lives easier
technology
inventions
surplus
barter
What does BCE stand for
Before Common Era
Before Christ Exsisted
Before Church Existed
By Common Era
