History Midterm - River Valley Civilizations

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River Valley civilizations! Taken almost directly from Mr. Lindsay's Exam Sheet

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1.

What geographic conditions fostered the first cities?
- A.
  
  Mountains
- B.
  
  Flat plains
- C.
  
  Rivers/river valleys
- D.
  
  Trees/forests
2.

We studied the Indus and Egypt river valley civilizations. What were the other 2? (in alphabetical order seperated with a comma)
3.

Mesopotamia's rivers: _______________________
4.

The Tigris and Euphrates rivers flowed into the....
- A.
  
  Meditteranean Sea
- B.
  
  Persian Gulf
- C.
  
  Bosporus Strait
- D.
  
  Aegean Sea
5.

The people of Mesopotamia faced all of the following problems EXCEPT for.....
- A.
  
  Weather: irregular floods and hot sun
- B.
  
  No natural barriers
- C.
  
  Too many trees (lack of farmland)
- D.
  
  No raw materials
6.

Mesopotamia was divided into:
- A.
  
  Provinces
- B.
  
  City-states
- C.
  
  Counties
- D.
  
  It was undivided
7.

Wrote the first code of written laws
- A.
  
  Hammurabi
- B.
  
  Ploysthenes
- C.
  
  Thisthones III
- D.
  
  Thistones II
8.

Hammurabi's code discriminated against:
- A.
  
  Minorities
- B.
  
  Children
- C.
  
  Lower social classes
- D.
  
  It was an equal code
9.

Which civilization suffered of the monsoons?
- A.
  
  Indus River
- B.
  
  Egypt
- C.
  
  China
- D.
  
  Mesopotamia
10.

Sargon of Akkad was the first _______ builder
11.

(Type in the box below seperated by commas) Writing system of Sumer: Writing system of Egypt: Name of Chinese writing:
12.

The Great Wall of China's function
- A.
  
  Decoration
- B.
  
  Defense
- C.
  
  Road
13.

1st emperor of China was ____ Huangdi