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River Valley Review

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Pick the Civilization(s) that apply: Located near at least one major river

a)

Ancient Mesopotamia

b)

Ancient Egypt

c)

Ancient India

d)

Ancient China

e)

All of the above

2.

Pick the civilization that applied: Had flooding that occurred at the same time each year

a)

Ancient Mesopotamia

b)

Ancient Egypt

c)

Ancient India

d)

Ancient China

3.

Pick the civilization(s) that applied: Depended on silt to enrich the soil near the riverbanks

a)

Ancient Mesopotamia

b)

Ancient Egypt

c)

Ancient India

d)

Ancient China

e)

All of the above

4.

Pick the civilization(s) that applied: Considered the Himalayan Mountains a natural barrier

a)

Ancient Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt

b)

Ancient China and Ancient India

c)

Ancient China and Ancient Egypt

d)

Ancient India and Ancient Mesopotamia

5.

Pick the civilizations that applied:Had at least one nearby desert that served as a natural barrier

a)

Ancient Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt and Ancient China

b)

Ancient China, Ancient Egypt and Ancient India

c)

Ancient Mesopotamia

d)

Ancient China

6.

Pick the civilization(s) that applied: Believed in many gods (polytheistic)

a)

Ancient Mesopotamia

b)

Ancient Egypt

c)

Ancient India

d)

Ancient China

e)

All of the above

7.

Pick the civilization(s) that applied: Practiced Buddhism

a)

Ancient Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt

b)

Ancient Egypt and Ancient India

c)

Ancient India and Ancient China

d)

Ancient Mesopotamia and Ancient India

8.

Pick the civilization that applied: believed their leader was a god on Earth

a)

Ancient Mesopotamia

b)

Ancient Egypt

c)

Ancient India

d)

Ancient China

9.

Pick the civilization that applied: Practiced Hinduism

a)

Ancient Mesopotamia

b)

Ancient Egypt

c)

Ancient India

d)

Ancient China

10.

Pick the civilization that applied: Had pyramids for the afterlife

a)

Ancient Mesopotamia

b)

Ancient Egypt

c)

Ancient India

d)

Ancient China

11.

Pick the civilization(s) that applied: had a written language

a)

Ancient Mesopotamia

b)

Ancient Egypt

c)

Ancient India

d)

Ancient China

e)

all of the above

12.

Pick the civilization(s) that applied: used paper

a)

Ancient Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt

b)

Ancient Egypt and Ancient India

c)

Ancient Egypt and Ancient China

d)

None of the above

13.

Pick the civilization that applied: credited with the wheel

a)

Ancient Mesopotamia and Ancient India

b)

Ancient Egypt and Ancient China

c)

Ancient India and Ancient China

d)

Ancient Egypt

14.

Pick the civilization that applied: Built the Great Wall and Qin Shihuangdi's tomb

a)

Ancient Mesopotamia

b)

Ancient Egypt

c)

Ancient India

d)

Ancient China

15.

Pick the civilization that applied: built Ziggurats

a)

Ancient Mesopotamia

b)

Ancient Egypt

c)

Ancient India

d)

Ancient China

16.

Pick the civilization that applied: believed in the "Mandate of Heaven" principle

a)

Ancient Mesopotamia

b)

Ancient Egypt

c)

Ancient India

d)

Ancient China

17.

Pick the civilization that applied: Was a theocracy in how they believed their leader was a god

a)

Ancient Mesopotamia

b)

Ancient Egypt

c)

Ancient China

d)

Ancient India

18.

Pick the civilization that applied: Monarchy - was ruled by a king

a)

Ancient Mesopotamia

b)

Ancient Egypt

c)

Ancient India

d)

Ancient China

19.

Pick the civilization(s) that applied: Ruled by dynasties or single-family bloodlines for extended periods of time

a)

Ancient Mesopotamia and Ancient India

b)

Ancient Egypt and Ancient China

c)

Ancient Mesopotamia

d)

Ancient Rome

20.

Pick the civilization(s) that applied: Used the river systems and waterways as trade highways

a)

Ancient Mesopotamia

b)

Ancient Egypt

c)

Ancient China

d)

Ancient India

e)

All of the above

21.

Pick the civilization that applied: Originated the “Silk Road” for exports

a)

Ancient Mesopotamia

b)

Ancient Egypt

c)

Ancient India

d)

Ancient China

22.

Pick the civilization(s) that applied: Used a system of bartering to acquire goods

a)

Ancient Mesopotamia

b)

Ancient Egypt

c)

Ancient India

d)

Ancient China

e)

All of the above

23.

Pick the civilization that applied: May have used small “seals” with animal carvings as a currency

a)

Ancient Mesopotamia

b)

Ancient Egypt

c)

Ancient India

d)

Ancient China

24.

Pick the civilization(s) that applied: Had a social hierarchy

a)

Ancient Mesopotamia

b)

Ancient Egypt

c)

Ancient India

d)

Ancient China

e)

All of the above

25.

Pick the civilization that applied: Used the Caste system

a)

Ancient Mesopotamia

b)

Ancient Egypt

c)

Ancient China

d)

Ancient India

26.

Pick the civilization(s) that applied: Women could gain power

a)

Ancient Mesopotamia

b)

Ancient Egypt

c)

Ancient India

d)

Ancient China

27.

Pick the civilization(s) that applied:Strong family units and family-based systems

a)

Ancient Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt

b)

Ancient Egypt and Ancient India

c)

Ancient India and Ancient China

d)

Ancient China and Ancient Rome

28.

Pick the civilization that applied: Could gain more power by the Civil Service Exam rather than by being born in the class

a)

Ancient Mesopotamia

b)

Ancient Egypt

c)

Ancient India

d)

Ancient China