Recall activity: Mesopotamia and Indus Valley Civilization

Which of the following is NOT a standard for determining whether a place has civilization.

• Government

• Writing system

• Culture

• Architectural designs

The word civilization describes  society that has an advanced level of ________ and __________ development.

• Social and Economic

• Cultural and Social

• Cultural and Technological

• Social and Technological

Mesopotamia comes from the word meso which means between and potamos which means river. Combining them together, the word Mesopotamia means, the land between two rivers. Which of the following are the two main rivers that can be found in Mesopotamia? (2 answers)

• Tigris

• Nile

• Euphrates

• Yangtze

In each city-state, you can find a temple called a ________, the home and temple of the patrons of the city.

• pyramid

• Marduk

• ziggurat

• church

Sumerians also recorded the events in society through their systamix way of writing, which is the first in the world. It is called _________.

• hieroglyph

• cuneiform

• pictograms

• sanskrit

What is the first empire established in Mesopotamia?

• Akkad

• Assyria

• Babylonia

• Chaldea

Why many experts said that the reign of Hammurabi was considered to be the Golden Age of Babylon?

• He improved roads and trade routes, enticing traders from India and china to flock to Babylon.

• He ordered the construction of huge ziggurat for Marduk – primary god of Babylon.

• His conquering warriors were skilled, and very much feared

• Strengthen the government of Babylonian empire by creating sets of laws that the people should follow.

What empire in Asia conquered and invaded Mesopotamia that brought to the nearly 3000 years of reign of Mesopotamia citizens in their own land came to an end?

• Macedonia

• Greeks

• Aryans

• Persians

Which of the following is NOT a cause of the downfall of the Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro Civilization?

• Most of the people died from an unknown disease which has no cure yet in their time.

• The presence of a stronger civilization who have a strong military and have capabilities to conquer.

• Climate change

• The changing course of the Indus River.

Which of the following does not belong to the social stratification of India during the Vedic Age?

• Brahmins

• Inanna

• Kshatriya

• Vaisya