Early Civilizations
Geography
Contributions
River Valleys
Olmec Civilization
100

What is the earliest known settlement?

What is Jericho?

100

Why were rivers important to early civilizations?

What is they provided water, fertile soil, and trade routes?

100

Early civilizations invented this to keep records.

What is writing?

100

This river valley civilization is called the "Cradle of Civilization."

What is Mesopotamia?

100

The Olmec civilization was located in modern-day __________.

What is Mexico?

200

This ancient site in Turkey is one of the oldest known religious structures.

What is Göbekli Tepe?

200

Name two rivers that supported Mesopotamian civilization.

What are the Tigris and Euphrates?

200

The Mesopotamians created the first known system of laws. What was it called?

What is Hammurabi's Code?

200

The annual flooding of this river was crucial for Egyptian agriculture.

What is the Nile River?

200

The Olmecs influenced these two later civilizations.

Who are the Maya and Aztecs?

300

Which early city in Turkey was known for its advanced housing?

What is Çatalhöyük?

300

The Nile River flows through this civilization.

What is Egypt?

300

This civilization is known for building pyramids.

What is Egypt?

300

Name the writing system used by the Sumerians in Mesopotamia.

What is cuneiform?

300

The Olmecs built channels to drain __________ from their fields.

What is water?

400

Name one civilization that started near a river valley.

What is Mesopotamia/Egypt/Indus Valley/Yellow River?

400

This river supported early Chinese dynasties.

What is the Yellow River?

400

The Olmecs are famous for their massive sculptures of __________.

What are stone heads?

400

This ancient river valley civilization mysteriously declined and was forgotten until its rediscovery in the 20th century.

What is the Indus Valley civilization?

400

The Olmec are considered the first advanced civilization in __________.

What is Mesoamerica?

500

This Mesoamerican civilization is known for its influence on the Maya and Aztecs.

What is the Olmec civilization?

500

The Indus Valley civilization was located in modern-day __________.

What is India/Pakistan?

500

This ancient civilization had advanced urban planning and sanitation systems.

What is the Indus Valley civilization?

500

Which civilization built large walls around their cities along the Yellow River?

What is the Shang Dynasty?

500

What material did the Olmecs use to carve their giant heads?

What is basalt?