The sites of Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa lay along this river. The two cities hint at a large, connected civilization that was home to thousands of people because of their size and identical architecture.
What is the Indus River.
100
This form of wedge-shaped writing emerged in Sumer and later became a phonetic alphabet.
What is cuneiform.
100
Refers to the worship of multiple gods. Mesopotamians, Egyptians, and the early Americans were all this.
What is What is polytheistic
100
This Babylonian ruler was responsible for the codification of law in Mesopotamia. He was famous for basing these rules off of the policy of retaliation. They laws were full of discrimination against women and lower class.
Who is Hammurabi
100
In addition to developing agriculture, humans began this process with animals.
What is domestication.
200
The Yellow River in the Huang He valley gave these three early dynasties the resources necessary for building and maintaining civilization in ancient China.
What is the Xia, Shang, and Zhou.
200
This manipulation of metal began around 5000 BCE.
What is metallurgy.
200
Early states were often led by a ruler whose source of power was said to be this.
What is divine.
200
Originally from Kish, in 2334 B.C.E. He swept through Mesopotamia and conquered the city-states one by one. He built a large empire and from the taxes he collected on trade, turned his city Akkad into the richest city on Earth.
Who is Sargon of Akkad.
200
the rise of settled agriculture is referred to as this.
What is the Neolithic Revolution.
300
This river flooded predictably.
What is the Nile.
300
The melting of copper and tin began the age of this.
What is Bronze.
300
This was the principle god in the Egyptian religion.
Who is Amon-Re
300
These people are credited with founded Mesopotamia.
Who are the Sumerians.
300
6. The concept of civilization includes all of the following EXCEPT:
(A) greater social equality.
(B) writing systems.
(C) the development of cities.
(D) specialization of labor.
What is A.
400
This river flooded annually but also very violently. It would even carved new channels.
What is the Indus River.
400
Mesopotamians built these large step pyramids with shrines to their gods at the top.
What are ziggurats.
400
The Zhou dynasty in China overthrew this dynasty because it was unjust and oppressive.
What is the Shang.
400
Chinese rulers claim to be this.
What is the "Son of Heaven."
400
3. Which of the following occurred as a result of the development of agriculture in societies that previously relied on hunting and gathering?
(A) Conditions for women improved.
(B) The incidence of disease declined.
(C) Population density increased.
(D) Degradation of the environment lessened.
What is C.
500
This river was know as China's Sorrow.
What is the Yellow River.
500
This civilization created huge sculptures of human heads which probably resembled their leaders.
What is the Olmecs.
500
Samsara, Moksha, and Karma, along with the concept of Brahman - the universal soul, are all teachings of this collection of teachings.
What are the Upanishads.
500
He was the legendary founder of the Xia Dynasty in ancient China. He was exalted as a pillar of virtue mainly for his design and construction of flood control and irrigation systems.
Who is Yu.
500
Which of the following early river valley civilizations developed in the greatest state of isolation from the others?
(A) Tigris River
(B) Indus River
(C) Huang He River
(D) Nile River