River Valley Civilizations: Key Aspects and Achievements
Explore key aspects and achievements of river valley civilizations such as the advantages of their geographic locations, political structures in Sumer and Egypt, achievements of the Indus Valley civilization, writing systems of ancient civilizations, and more. Test your knowledge with matching items related to cuneiform, irrigation, city-states, and the Nile, amongst others.
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WORLD HISTORY WORLD HISTORY PRE PRE- -TEST TEST UNIT TWO RIVER VALLEY CIVILIZATIONS
A key geographic advantage of the river valley was its (A) barriers against invasion (B) sunny climate (C) fertile land (D) monsoon winds
The main political unit in Sumer was the (A) city-state (B) dynasty (C) kingdom (D) empire
In contrast to the rulers of Sumer, the rulers of Egypt were considered to be (A) priests (B) god-kings (C) military leaders (D) polytheistic
One of the great achievements of the Indus Valley civilization was (A) its sophisticated plumbing and sewage system (B) the invention of the chariot (C) iron technology (D) its number system
Egyptian, Sumerian, and Chinese writing systems all developed from (A) oracle bones (B) hieroglyphics (C) papyrus (D) pictographs
Match each item with the correct statement below. a. Cuneiform b. sailboat c. Tigris and Euphrates d. Irrigation e. city-states 1. In Sumer the flooding of these rivers was unpredictable 2. These were independent governments led by priests (and later generals and kings) 3. This form of writing made of wedge shapes was pressed into soft clay with a reed 4. Using small canals to bring water where crops need it is called 5. This Sumerian invention allowed movement of goods to other city- states
Match each item with the correct statement below. a. Upper Egypt b. Lower Egypt c. Nile d. Pharaoh e. pyramid 6. The final resting place of pharaohs 7. This flooded predictably every July 8. Egyptian name for the god-king 9. Southern Egypt was called 10. The northern part of Egypt that touches the Mediterranean Sea is called
Match each item with the correct statement below. a. Theocracy b. hieroglyphics b. c. Egyptian 365 day calendar c. d. Plumbing e. grid system 11. Based on the phases of the moon and the position of the stars 12. When a government is ruled by a religion it is called 13. All Indus cities were based on a 14. The Indus civilization solved what problem with city sanitation 15. What was the ancient Egyptian writing system called
Match each item with the correct statement below. a. Indus b. strong central government c. Huang He d. Mandate of Heaven e. China 16. This river flooded unpredictably in the Chinese civilization 17. Cities built the same suggests a 18. The idea that a rulers demands must be obeyed because they are the will of God 19. This civilization had natural barriers in all 4 cardinal directions 20. This river flooded unpredictably in the Indus River Valley civilization
Match each item with the correct statement below. a. Silk b. individual c. peasants d. Future e. blast furnace 21. Community and family were more important than the 22. Wrote on animal bones and burned them to tell the 23. Used these to make objects from cast iron 24. This cloth made from worm cocoons was invented by the Chinese 25. Sharp division between nobles and
