River Valley Civilization Unit Assessment Review

Front

__________ shows the level of each social class in terms of hierarchy, civic responsibilities, and importance

Back

Social Pyramid

Front

The belief in many gods is known as...

Back

polytheism

Front

A social scientist studying a group of people discovered they had characteristics such as a common religion, cities, government, language/ record keeping system, technology, and a social hierarchy. The social scientist concluded that the society was a ___________________.

Back

civilization

Front

__________________ is an unwritten agreement within a community under which members most suited perform that occupation

Back

Job Specialization

Front

Since many types of fish were found in the rivers of early civilizations, ___________ were used to catch this important food source for the people of Mesopotamia and Egypt.

Back

harpoons

Front

The people of the Indus Valley built homes of several stories using the ___________ found throughout the valley to make sun – baked brick.

Back

clay

Front

The process of supplying water by artificial means is...

Back

Irrigation

Front

Which geographic setting would most likely benefit from the practice of supplying water by artificial means? Options: a rain forest, a mountainous region, frozen lands, a dry desert – like land

Back

a dry desert – like land

Front

What is the primary reason ancient civilizations developed in river valleys such as the Nile, Indus and Tigris and Euphrates?

Back

The river valleys provide a source of freshwater and good farmland

Front

The most important way early civilizations modified their environment was to build systems that increased agriculture production. This is called _____________

Back

Irrigation of the land