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River Valley Civilizations
Test Description: River valleys
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) How was Mesopotamia organized?
A
By villages
B
By city-states
C
By provinces
D
By kingdoms
2) Which civilization’s name means “between the rivers” because it was built in between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
A
India
B
Egypt
C
Mesopotamia
D
China
3) Early settlements started near what geographical feature?
A
Desert
B
Rivers
C
Mountains
D
Oceans
4) Which civilization was built along the Nile River
A
China
B
India
C
Egypt
D
Mesopotamia
5) Which civilization was built along the Indus River
A
China
B
Egypt
C
Mesopotamia
D
India
6) Which civilization was built along the Huang He River
A
China
B
India
C
Mesopotamia
D
Egypt
7) Which of the following is a characteristic of early river valley civilizations?
A
equal rights for slaves
B
limited growth
C
poor economy
D
hereditary rule
8) The code of Hammurabi was unique because...
A
It was the first fair law code
B
It was the first law code
C
It was the basis for the 10 commandments
D
It was the first written law code
9) What is a ziggurat?
A
Palace
B
Temple
C
Marketplace
D
city-state
10) The fertile area of land stretching from the Persian gulf to the Mediterranean sea is called…
A
Mesopotamia
B
Fertile Crescent
C
Mediterranean Sea
D
Arabian Basin
11) The belief in many gods and goddesses
A
Polytheism
B
Demigods
C
Monotheism
D
Polygods
12) People who could write and kept records were called…
A
Economists
B
Priests
C
Scribes
D
Politicians
13) Which form of writing was invented by the Sumerians of Mesopotamia?
A
Hieroglyphics
B
Calligraphy
C
Cuneiform
D
Alphabet
14) Who made up the bottom of the social pyramid in river valley civilizations?
A
Priests
B
Nobles
C
Slaves
D
Lower Class
15) Which time period came after the Neolithic Era?
A
Iron Age
B
Bronze Age
C
Stone Age
D
Paleolithic
16) A long line of rulers from the same family is called a...
A
Hereditary
B
Hierarchy
C
Democracy
D
Dynasty
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