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Which two world religions originated in the same modern-day nation?
Buddhism and Hinduism
How did people adapt to these conditions in this region to develop early civilizations?
Mesopotamia
• A plain located between two rivers
• Bordered to the north and east by mountains
• Melting snow causes annual river floods
• Seasonally overflowing rivers deposit silt
cultivating crops in rich fertile valley
Which river valley civilization is considered to have been the first to use geometry and the first to create a solar calendar?
Egypt
The domestication of plants and animals in areas near the Indus, Huang He, Nile, and Tigris-Euphrates rivers resulted in the development of villages and cities. The growth of early settled communities contributed to —
the development of political and religious institutions
Which religion was founded to reform an earlier religion?
Buddhism
How did these rivers first facilitate the development of early civilizations?
Nile
Tigris and Euphrates
Huang He
Indus and Ganges
Fertile soil allowed humans to develop agriculture.
Ancient people domesticated certain plants. Domestication is a process of changing wildlife to better suit human needs.
Which plant was domesticated by ancient people?
wheat
Why were early Indus River Valley settlements sometimes forced to change location?
The course of the river occasionally changed.
Jewish teachings found in the Torah are also part of the teachings of what other religion?
Christianity
Which factor most enabled people to establish permanent settlements along the Nile River?
the knowledge of how to produce food on a flood plain
Ancient people domesticated certain plants. Domestication is a process of changing wildlife to better suit human needs.
Which is an example of the domestication of plants by ancient people?
raising crops
Many historians agree that all of the following are the results of the agricultural revolution EXCEPT ______________________ .
domesticated animals used to protect families
What was the purpose of the Great Wall built during the Qin dynasty?
to stop attacks by northern nomads
Which geographic factor likely contributed to the beginning of the Neolithic Revolution?
Climate changes produced longer growing seasons.
Ancient people domesticated certain animals. Domestication is a process of changing wildlife to better suit human needs.
Which animal was domesticated by ancient people?
horses
How did life after agriculture change in the cultures that developed it?
Written languages developed.
Which ancient civilizations were located in Mesopotamia?
Sumerians, Babylonians, and Assyrians
Why was Egypt called the "Gift of the Nile"?
Irrigation from the Nile provided for farming in a desert region.
Which fact is most related to the concept of justice in an ancient civilization?
The Code of Hammurabi stated punishments for crimes in ancient Babylon.
How is the development of agriculture linked to the development of civilizations in river valleys?
Agriculture required rich soils such as are found in river valleys