Global Studies 9 (Modules 1 & 2)

Watch this video about the Ancient River Valley Civilizations:

https://youtu.be/4ysDu7EeZpc?si=SKi_W8JrD0QctzBY

Four Ancient River Valley Civilizations. A quick over view (4:33 minutes)

When we provide context in history we are -

• providing the "backstory"

• looking at its perspective

• figuring out which theme it may belong to

• trying to guess who wrote it

The people in this picture have experienced -

• the American Revolution

• the Cultural Revolution

• the Neolithic Revolution

• the Glorious Revolution

Why did ancient civilizations develop in valleys of rivers such as the Nile, Tigris, and Euphrates?

• The river valleys provided a source of freshwater and good farmland.

• The rivers aided in the exploration of new territories.

• The rivers provided power for industries.

• The river valley provided areas for recreation.

Cuneiform provided the basis for the development of -

• oral traditions

• paintings and sculpture

• subsistence farming

• written history

Which factor led to the development of civilizations in Mesopotamia?

• political harmony

• favorable geography

• religious differences

• universal education

Hammurabi was considered a good leader because he combined his military success with projects like -

• uniting the kingdom under one law code

• training the army

• building a HUGE palace for himself

• securing trade with China

"If a son has struck his father, they shall cut off his hand...." The idea expressed in this phrase is found in the -

• Twelve Tables

• Code of Justinian

• Code of Hammurabi

• Ten Commandments

Which Early River Civilization did NOT have slavery in social hierarchy at the beginning of their civilization?

• Egypt

• Sumer

• China

• India

The Harappan civilization's decline was most likely caused by -

• warfare

• climate change

• drought

• bubonic plague