RIVER VALLEY CIVLIZATIONS SOL
REVIEW #2
1. The list which river/rivers the four major River Valley
Civilizations were located along.
A. Egyptian Civilization - __________ River Valley
B. Mesopotamian (Sumerians) ________________ & _____________ River Valley
C. Indian Civilization - _____________ River Valley
D. Chinese Civilization - ___________ River Valley
Nile
Tigris & Euphrates
Indus
Yellow (Huong He)
2. These river valleys offered rich ________and irrigation water
for ______________, and they tended to be in locations
easily protected from ___________________ by nomadic
peoples.
• Soil , crops, invasions
3. Because of better farming techniques, like ______________,
most river valley civilizations had a surplus of food. As a
result not every person had to work on farms which led to a
_______________ of ______________.
• _______ , specialization of Labor
4. _______________________________ was a form of writing
that had symbols pressed into clay tablets.
5. “An Eye for An Eye” is used to describe one of the first code of
laws. It is known as the __________ of _______________.
6. The Epic of ______________________ is one of the world’s
first known pieces of literature.
7. The Phoenicians developed an _______________
to make the trading and selling of products easier.
8. The Hebrew’s were the first people who were
_________________________. They only worshipped one god.
9. _____________________ was told by ___________________ to
reject polytheism, travel to the east to the land of “Milk and
Honey” and practice _____________________.
10. ___________________ is considered a Jewish prophet because
he lead the Hebrews out of Egypt and slavery.
This event is known as the __________________.
11. The ________________, which contains the written records and beliefs of
the Jews, makes up the first 5 books of the Old Testament.
12. Moses received the _____________________ from Yahweh which state
moral and religious laws people should follow.
13. The ___________________ was when the Babylonians enslaved the
Hebrews and took them back to Babylon. When the Hebrews were finally
freed from their Babylonian enslavement they scattered to all parts of the
Middle East. This scattering is known as the _____________________.
The Egyptians (SOL 3b)
14. A _______________________is when the leader
(Pharaoh/King) is the head of the government and
religion.
15. ______________________ was the Egyptian writing that
used symbols to represent _________________.
16. With the discovery of the
_______________________________ by the French in 1798,
archaeologist were able to read Egyptian writing.
The Nubian Kush (SOL 3b)
17. The Nubian civilization was located on the
__________________ Nile and traded _________, ivory,
ebony, and ostrich feathers
• .
Indus River Valley (SOL 4b)
18. Physical barriers such as the _________________,
the Hindu ________, and the _______________
Ocean made invasion difficult.
19. How do we know Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro
were planned with a strong central government?
20. What is the name of the Indus River people
writing?
Ancient India (SOL 4b)
1. The ____________ _________________is how people
ranked in society and you cannot change where you are
ranked in society (You are ____________ into your class).
2. Which ruler was responsible for the spread of
Buddhism?
3. The Gupta Empire is also known as the
______________ Age of ____________ Indian culture.
Hinduism (SOL 4c)
4. Hindu’s believed in ________________ forms of
_________ God.
5. The rebirth of the soul is known as ________________.
6. According to _______________, your actions (good or
bad) will come back to you in this life or the next.
7. Religious philosophers wrote the
_____________________ to add to the Vedas. These are
known as the sacred _______________ of the Hindu
religion.
Buddhism (SOL 4d)
8. Who was the founder of Buddhism?
9. Why would someone follow the Four Noble Truths
and the Eightfold Path?
• 10. Where is Buddhism the most popular religion?
China (SOL 4e, 4f)
11. Why was the Great Wall of China built?
12. The ___________ Road helped __________ and
contact between China and other cultures as far away
as Rome.
13. List the contributions of classical China.
a. ___________ service system (hire people for
government jobs based on ___________)
b. ______________
c. Porcelain
d. ___________
China (SOL 4e, 4f)
14. What was Confucius concerned with in society
when he begin writing?
15. Which way of thought promotes humility, simple
life, inner peace, and harmony with nature?
16. What does the yin and yang represent?
Persia (SOL 4a)
17. How did the Persians treat people and civilizations
they conquered?
18. The main religion in Persia was
______________________, which is the belief of
_____ opposing forces in the universe.