River Valley Civilizations

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River Valley Civilizations

• Unit 1 Review

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River Valley Civilizations

• Which of these is a characteristic of
  civilization?
• A. Cities with large populations
• B. Priests, artisans, metal workers, and artist
• C. Religious institutions, governmental
  institutions, economic institutions
• D. Tax records
• E. Irrigation systems
• F. All the above

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Neolithic Revolution

• After the development of agriculture and the
  domestication of animals what events took place?
• I. New farming tools and more available food
• II. Rise in population and the emergence of
  villages
• III. Annual flooding and new technologies
• IV. The Nile and the Huang He were discovered
• I, II, and IV
• II, III, and IV
• I, III, and IV
• I, II, and III

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River Valley Civilizations

• What is the name of this river valley?
• Mesopotamia
• Beginning about 3500 BC
• Fertile Crescent
• Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
• 6 city-states
• Constant warfare
• Overrun by Persians in 539 BC

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River Valleys

• As a result of the development of river valleys
  which events took place?
• Emergence of villages
• Stable communities
• Specialized workers
• Steady supply of food
• I, II, and IV
• II, III, and IV
• I, II, and III
• I, II, III, and IV

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Interpreting Charts
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River Valley Civilizations
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River Valley Civilizations

• What is the name of this river valley?
• Egypt
• Beginning about 3150 BC
• Nile River Valley
• Predictable floods
• Legendary King Menes
• United upper lower portions of this civilization

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River Valley Civilizations

• What is the name of this river valley?
• Indus River Valley
• Beginning about 2500 BC
• Protected by Thar Desert
• and Himalayan Mtns.
• Hundreds of well-planned
• cities with advanced sewage

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Neolithic Revolution

• What event initiated the Neolithic Revolution
• A. The use of bronze
• B. Global rise in temperatures
• C. The domestication of animals
• D. Fertile soil

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River Valley Civilizations

• What is the name of this river valley?
• China
• Beginning about 2000 BC
• Huang He (Yellow) and
• Yangtze Rivers
• Fertile Plain
• Protected and isolated
• Himalayan Mtns., Tibetan Plateau, and Taklimakan
  Desert
• Long periods of in-fighting between powerful
  warlords
• Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties
• Mandate of Heaven and the Dynastic Cycle

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Government

• This is a uniform code that intended to unite
  diverse groups. It could also have been the basis
  for the 10 commandments.
• Justinian's Code
• Mandate of Heaven
• Hammurabis Code
• Theocracy

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Writing Systems

• This is a type of writing system in Mesopotamia.
  What is it? Cunieform

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Writing Systems

• This is a type of writing system in Egypt. What
  is it? Hieroglyphics

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Writing Systems

• This is a type of writing system in China. What
  is it? Pictograph

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Characteristics of Civilization

• The Ziggurat of the Sumerians is an example of
  which of the 5 characteristics of civilization?
• A. Advanced cities
• B. Complex institutions
• C. Record keeping
• D. Specialized workers

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Characteristics of Civilization

• Grid systems, plumbing, and sewage in the Indus
  River Valley is an example of which
  characteristic of civilization?
• Specialized workers
• Advanced cities
• Advanced technology
• Record keeping

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Art Architecture

• Bronze work reserved for weapons and ceremonial
  vessels, was a trait of which river valley?
• Egypt
• Mesopotamia
• Indus
• China

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Image Credits

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