Geography of Ancient Civilizations
Ancient Mesopotamia
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Indus River Valley Civilization
Ancient Greece
100
What geography was most important to all ANCIENT civilizations?
Rivers!
100
What two rivers were most important to Ancient Mesopotamia?
A. Nile River and Amazon River
B. Tigris River and Euphrates River
C. Indus River and Ganges River
D. Yellow River and Yangtze River
B. Tigris River and Euphrates River
100
What was the most important river for Ancient Egypt?
A. Tigris River
B. Euphrates River
C. Nile River
D. Amazon River
C. Nile River
100
1. What river was most important to the Indus River Valley civilization?
A. Nile River
B. Indus River
C. Amazon River
D. Yellow River
B. Indus River
100
What sea is most important to Ancient Greece?
A. Atlantic Ocean
B. Aegean Sea
C. Red Sea
D. Caribbean Sea
B. Aegean Sea
200
What problem was caused by the rivers in Mesopotamia, Egypt, and India?
a. Fertile Soil
b. Dry land
c. Wet land
d. Floods
d. Floods
200
Who was the King of Mesopotamia?
King Hammurabi!
200
What was the leader of Ancient Egypt called?
A. King
B. Pharaoh
C. Emperor
D. President
Pharaoh.
200
What geography protected the people here from enemies?
The Himalaya Mountains.
200
Why did Greeks become good sailors and traders?
A. The land had many flat roads
B. Greece had many mountains and little farmland
C. There were no animals
D. They didn’t like farming
B. Greece had many mountains and little farmland
300
The floods from the rivers made the land very ______________________ .
a. bad
b. useless
c. fertile
d. harmful
c. fertile
300
What were the laws of Mesopotamia called?
Code of Hammurabi
300
What type of religion did the Ancient Egyptians have?
a. monotheistic
b. polytheistic
c. animism
d. atheistic
b. polytheistic
300
What geography affected their agriculture because of dry air?
The Thar Desert.
300
What is one thing Greeks traded with other places?
A. Corn
B. Oil paintings
C. Olive oil
D. Gunpowder
C. Olive oil
400
What is geography?
a. the study of people in history
b. the study of people and animals
c. the study of land, water and people and how they affect each other
d. the study of science and history
c. the study of land, water and people and how they affect each other
400
Which of the following describes a problem that people in Mesopotamia were having?
a. floods
b. dry land
c. too much sun
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
400
What geography helped Ancient Egyptians grow their agriculture the most?
The Nile Delta
400
What geography created a lot of rain and wind that affected their agriculture?
Arabian Sea.
400
What was one way geography affected Greek city-states?
A. Mountains kept them separated
B. Deserts connected them
C. Forests made one big kingdom
D. Rivers united all of Greece
A. Mountains kept them separated
500
List as many geographical features that affected each ancient civilization. (each one is 500 points)
Ancient Mesopotamia
Ancient Egypt
Ancient India
Ancient Greece
Ancient Mesopotamia - mountains, rivers, deserts
Ancient Egypt - deserts, rivers, seas
Ancient India - mountains, rivers, deserts, seas, oceans
Ancient Greece - mountains, seas, islands
500
What system did the Mesopotamians create to bring water from the river to their agriculture?
a. watering pales
b. wooden plows
c. wheels
d. irrigation and canals
d. irrigation and canals
500
Which geography helped connect the Ancient Egyptians to other cultures through trade?
The Mediterranean Sea.
500
Write one thing that was positive and one negative thing about Ancient India's geography.
Positive: helped agriculture; advance technology; share their culture; natural protection from enemies
Negative: destroyed their agriculture; difficult to live in
500
How did the sea help Greek culture grow and spread?
A. It created walls that kept all outsiders away
B. It allowed Greeks to trade, travel, and share ideas with other cultures
C. It made Greece one large empire ruled by one king
D. It gave Greece unlimited farmland for crops
B. It allowed Greeks to trade, travel, and share ideas with other cultures