Mesopotamia lies in this region, which is partially named after one phase of the moon.
What is the fertile crescent?
100
This river flows through Egypt.
What is the Nile river.
100
These two rivers flow through China.
What are the Huang He (Yellow) and Yangtze rivers?
200
Civilization developed largely as a result of
a) The agricultural revolution
b) Religious beliefs
c) The domestication of animals
d) Government and other institutions
What is a) the agricultural revolution
200
The Indus valley is located in present day India. India is considered a ______________ because it is a distinct land mass, not just a country
What is a subcontinent.
200
These two rivers that flow through Mesopotamia.
What are the Euphrates and the Tigris rivers?
200
This is the term for the god-king or king-god that the Egyptians worshiped.
What is a Pharoah?
200
These were the first dynasty in China.
What is the Shang (1500 to 1050 B.C)
300
Nomadic groups who obtain food by hunting animals and collecting plants are called
Hunter gatherers
300
The Harrappan Civilization was known for this
(multiple answers choose 1)
Urban planning; grid-like cities
plumbing; sewer system
300
This form of writing was created in Mesopotamia.
What is cuneiform?
300
The Egyptians created this system of writing.
What is hieroglyphics?
300
A series of rulers from a single family is called a
What is a dynasty
400
The earliest hominids emerged about
a) 3.6 million years ago
b) 2.3 million years ago
c) 1.6 million years ago
d) 30,000 B.C.
What is a) 3.6 million years ago
400
The fact that the Indus people were able to create a grid-like city indicates they had a well-organized one of these.
A well-organized centralized government
400
These were the pyramid-like structures that the Sumerians created.
What are ziggurats?
400
This term describes the way that the Egyptian government was based on religion.
What is a theocracy?
400
A key geographic advantage of the river valley civilization was its
a) Barriers against invasion
b) Sunny climate
c) Fertile land
d) Monsoon winds
c) Fertile land
500
The invention of tools, mastery over fire, and the development of language all occurred in the
Stone Age
500
The Indus valley experiences many of these, which cause heavy winds and a lot of rain.
What are monsoons
500
This Babylonian king is responsible for the first code of law known to man. His law birthed the idea that one was innocent until proven guilty. It is often thought that his code was harsh considering it is also known as 'an eye for an eye.'
Who is Hammurabi?
500
The land that provided protection from foreigners by its geographical location is called ____________.
What is the Red Land?
500
As the population of farming villages increased early societies became more
a) War-like
b) Crowded
c) Complex
d) Religious