Early River Valley Civilization Characteristics
Mesopotamia
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Indus Valley
Ancient China
100

Early River Valley Civilizations were named according to this natural feature they all shared. 

What are rivers? 

100

The modern day country in which Mesopotamia existed. 

What is Iraq? 

100

The most important and powerful person in Ancient Egypt was called this. 

What is Pharaohs? 

100

Ancient Indus River Valley religion included a belief in this mythical creature. 

What is a unicorn? 

100

Ancient China were lead by a series of these. 

What are dynasties? 

200
All Early River Valley Civilizations had specialized jobs including these three. 

What is farmers, artisans and doctors? 

200

One of the two rivers where the Early River Valley Civilization of Mesopotamia grew.

What is Tigris or Euphrates? 

200

The type of writing / language developed in Ancient Egypt. 

What are hieroglyphics? 

200

Individual city-states in the Ancient Indus River Valley were ruled by these leaders. 

What are priest-king or governing council? 

200

Ancient China was known for developing this type of farming. 

What is silk farming? 

300

This common characteristic of all River Valley Civilization had to with the belief in many gods. 

What is polytheistic? 

300

The rule of law that governed Mesopotamia? 

What is the Code of Hammurabi? 

300

He was the most important god in Ancient Egypt. 

Who is Ra? 

300

This method if writing developed in the Indus River Valley can not be read till now. 

What is the Indus Script? 

300

This religion in Ancient China believe in nature worship. 

What is taoism? 

400

Language and writing in Early River Valley Civilizations was made up of these. 

What is pictures or symbols? 

400

The type of writing / language that developed in Mesopotamia? 

What is cuneiform? 

400

Ancient Egyptians developed their own system of geometry to build these important structures. 

What are pyramids? 

400

Ancient Indus River Valley grew in this modern day country.  

What is India and/or Pakistan? 

400

Early Chinese writing system was based on this. 

What are pictographs? 

500

In Early River Valley Civilizations, the top of the social hierarchy was usually made up of this ruling elite. 

What are nobles and priests?  

500

The Mesopotamians developed a number system to calculate this. 

What is time? 

500

This group in Ancient Egypt were treated as equals and could own property, borrow money, sign contracts and initiate divorce, unlike their counterparts in other Ancient Civilization. 

Who are women in Ancient Egypt? 

500

Ancient Indus River Valley developed a number system for this. 

What is weights and measurements? 

500

Ancient China was ruled by central government including these dynasties.  

What are Xia and Shang dynasties?