6 Features of a Civilization
A location where people live in large numbers, building a city.
A. Social Class
B. Shared Communication
C. Administering territories
D. Urban Areas
D. Urban Areas
What is not an example of the 4 key values of a River?
A. Water
B. Transportation
C. Depth
D. Fertile land
C. Depth
What is not true about the capital of a civilization?
A. The location is the center of government.
B. Center for farming
C. Center for Trade
D. Center for Religion
B. Center for farming
Capitals cannot have all the farms there
The civilization's name that means "land between the rivers."
A. Egypt
B. Kush
C. Mesopotamia
D. Code of Hammurabi
C. Mesopotamia
Any creative expression, including designs of buildings
A. Art and Architecture
B. Shared Communication
C. Administering territories
D. Urban Areas
A. Art and Architecture
How do rivers follow food as a key value?
Provides people and animals with fish and shellfish to eat.
In the Nile Valley civilization, what is a pharaoh?
A. The government and religious leader of the nation
B. The government judge
C. The person who handles the trade of the civilization
D. A person who is elected and leads the government for 4 years.
A. The government and religious leader of the nation
Why is Mesopotamia an important civilization?
A. They were the most powerful civilization in history.
B. They created the first democracy
C. They were one of the world's first civilizations.
D. They were the first culture.
C. They were one of the world's first civilizations.
How a location is managed, made productive, and peaceful.
A. Art and Architecture
B. Shared Communication
C. Administering territories
D. Urban Areas
C. Administering territories
What does fertile land mean?
Land that is rich in nutrients from the river and easy to grow crops in.
What was not important for the Nile Valley Civilization?
A. Religion
B. Farming
C. The Nile River
D. Roads
D. Roads
(They used the river for most, if not all, of the transportation)
What do Mesopotamia and the Nile Valley Civilizations have in common?
A. They relied on their military.
B. Their civilizations were copies of each other.
C. Their civilizations developed around their river(s).
D. They both did not find religion as important for their civilization.
C. Their civilizations developed around their river(s).
A group of people within a society who share a similar economic status, level of education, type of job, and lifestyle.
A. Administering territories
B. Social Class
C. Shared Communication
D. Divisions of labor
B. Social Class
Why are rivers easy to travel on?
They are Natural highways (have currents and are close to land) for transportation, being the easiest and quickest way to travel.
What is the longest river in the world, around which both ancient Egypt and Kush grew?
The Nile River
A complex human society with a high level of organization, culture, and technology is called a _____.
A. Mesopotamia
B. Civilization
C. River
D. Protectorate
B. Civilization
Breaking a complex task into many smaller, simpler, and specialized steps, with each step performed by a different worker or group.
A. Art and Architecture
B. Urban Centers
C. Administering territories
D. Divisions of labor
D. Divisions of labor
Why do most civilizations develop around or next to a river?
They provide 4 key values: water, fertile land, Transportation, and food.
The capital city of ancient Egypt during the Old Kingdom.
A. Ur
B. Memphis
C. Mesopotamia
D. Nile Valley
B. Memphis
The capital city of ancient Mesopotamia.
A. Ur
B. Memphis
C. Mesopotamia
D. Nile Valley
A. Ur