Grow food and domesticate animals
Trade with others in the same river valley
Fight wars using metal weapons
Make stone temples for religious ceremonies
The Sumerians in Mesopotamia invented the sailboat
Farming societies developed before hunting and gathering societies
All the continents were settled at the same time
The wheel was first used in ancient China
Had rich deposits of iron ore and coal
Were isolated from other cultural influences
Had fertile soil, fresh water, and warm climates
Were easy to defend from invasion
Belief in a single just and all-powerful God (Monotheism)
Praying five times a day
Following the Eightfold Path
Worshipping many gods (Polytheism)
They both had a democratic government
They both believed in one God
They both had written forms of communication
They both carried on trade with the Americas
Complex civilizations
Surplus of food
Division of labor
Domestication of plants and animals
Treated citizens and slaves equally
Ended all physical punishment
Established written laws
Rejected the principle of monotheism
Because it was written by the Jews.
It was the first moral code.
It was also written by Hammurabi
It was written by the Egyptians
True
False
True
False
True
False
True
False
True
False
Egyptians
Mesopotamians
Indus Valley Civilization (Harappans)
Chinese
Egyptians
Mesopotamians
Indus Valley Civilization (Harappans)
Chinese
Egyptians
Mesopotamians
Indus Valley Civilization (Harappans)
Chinese
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