River Valley Civilizations Spiral Review

Which river valley civilization settled near the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt

• China

A physical feature that protects or hinders travel through or over.

• obstacle

• natural barrier

• wall

• irrigation

The spreading out and merging of customs from different cultures.

• cultural diffusion

• infusion

• natural barrier

• city-state

Which river valley civilization settled near the Nile river?

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt

• China

Which river valley civilization settled near the Huang He river?

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt

• China

Which river valley civilization invented the wheel?

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt

• China

Which river valley civilization invented the first system of writing?

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt

• China

The first system of writing is called...

• cave paintings

• cuneiform

• hieroglyphs

• oracle bones

Which river valley civilization used papyrus for writing?

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt

• China

Which river valley civilization invented paper?

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt

• China