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River Valley Civilizations Post Test

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Term used for humans that migrated in order to find food

a)

hunter-gatherers

b)

nomads

c)

living off of the landers

d)

gatherer nomads

2.

What was the writing system in ancient Mesopotamia called?

a)

hieroglyphics

b)

cuneiform

c)

mesopotamina

d)

stylus

3.

Which Babylonian ruler is credited with the first set of written laws?

a)

Nebuchadnezzar

b)

Ziggy

c)

Hammurabi

d)

Menes

4.

What were the stepped-pyramid temples in ancient Mesopotamia called?

a)

Pyramid of Giza

b)

Ziggurats

c)

Worship places

d)

Staruggiz

5.

Which civilization is associated with citadels, an early plumbing system, and a writing system that is still undeciphered?

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Egypt

c)

Indus Valley

d)

China

6.

What was the writing in system in ancient Egypt called?

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Hieroglyphics

c)

Ziggurats

d)

Egyptian

7.

What were the rulers in ancient Egypt called?

a)

Pharaohs

b)

Emperors

c)

Kings

d)

Gods

8.

What was the paper-like writing surface used in ancient Egypt?

a)

Paper

b)

Scroll

c)

Papyrus

d)

College-Ruled

9.

What was the process used in ancient Egypt to preserve the remains of the dead

a)

mummification

b)

mommafication

c)

preservation

d)

burial

10.

In ancient China, the pattern of rise, rule, decline, and replacement of ruling families

a)

Dynastic Cycle

b)

rain cycle

c)

kings over time

d)

natural order

11.

What is the term for a family of rulers?

a)

cycle

b)

dynasty

c)

succession

d)

era

12.

What is Polytheism?

a)

The belief in ONE god

b)

The belief in MANY gods

13.

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.

a)

Democracy

b)

Theocracy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Monarchy

14.

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

a)

human bones

b)

oracle bones

c)

duck bones

d)

sedimentary rocks

15.

The term for a collection or set of ideas

a)

Laws

b)

Philosophy

c)

Religion

16.

Name one of the two major cities from the Indus Valley region

4 lines
17.

Which civilization formed in the region between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Egypt

c)

China

d)

Indus Valley

18.

The taming of animals for human use

a)

domestication

b)

taming

c)

calming down

d)

human benefit

19.

Man-made objects, typically a item of cultural or historical interest

a)

artifacts

b)

anthropologists

c)

ant eater

20.

Which ruler was responsible for building an early version of the Great Wall of China and a massive terra ccotta army?

a)

Emperor Qin/Shi Huangdi

b)

Hammurabi

c)

King Tut

21.

Which Chinese Philosophers promoted ideas about respecting your elders and being upright and morals?

a)

Confucious

b)

Taoism

c)

Legalism

22.

What is the social class system in ancient India called?

a)

Caste System

b)

Pyramid Class System

c)

Hierarchy

23.

"Eye for an eye" comes from what ancient legal system

a)

Hammurabi's Code

b)

The 4 Pillars

c)

Amenhotep

d)

Menes

24.

The use of skills and tools to make our lives easier

a)

technology

b)

inventions

c)

surplus

d)

barter

25.

What does BCE stand for

a)

Before Common Era

b)

Before Christ Exsisted

c)

Before Church Existed

d)

By Common Era