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