Ancient River Valley Civilizations

Question 0

Land between two rivers

Answer 0

Mesopotamia

Question 1

Arc of rich farmland in southwest Asia, between the Persian gulf and the Mediterranean Sea

Answer 1

Fertile Cresent

Question 2

Large landmass that forms a distinct part of a continent

Answer 2

Subcontinent

Question 3

A marshy region formed by deposits of silt at mouth of a river

Answer 3

Delta

Question 4

A city and its surrounding lands functioning as an independent political unit

Answer 4

City-State

Question 5

A number of countries controlled by a single ruler

Answer 5

Empire

Question 6

A king in ancient Egypt

Answer 6

Pharaoh

Question 7

Belief in many gods

Answer 7

Polytheism

Question 8

Government controlled by religious leaders

Answer 8

Theocracy

Question 9

Series of rulers from a single family

Answer 9

Dynasty

Question 10

Two rivers in Mesopotamia

Answer 10

Tigris and Euphrates

Question 11

Environmental challenges in Mesopotamia

Answer 11

• flooding
• no barriers
• no raw materials

Question 12

Solutions to environmental challenges in Mesopotamia

Answer 12

• irrigation ditches
• built walls
• traded

Question 13

What is cuneiform and what does it look like

Answer 13

Ancient writing system in Mesopotamia, triangles and lines

Question 14

Who was Hammurabi

Answer 14

King of Babylon who made the code

Question 15

What’s special about the Nile and what does it do once a year

Answer 15

Flows north, floods

Question 16

How long does mummification take

Answer 16

About 70 days

Question 17

Significance of the Rosetta Stone

Answer 17

Decoded hieroglyphics

Question 18

Egyptian social classes

Answer 18

Pharaoh, farmers, laborers

Question 19

Harrapan civilization had?

Answer 19

Planned cities, raised platforms, sewage

Question 20

Neolithic revolution importance?

Answer 20

Began domestication of plants and animals