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Where did the first civilizations rise?
Along river valleys
Near mountains
Along the ocean front
Near Seas
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Which generalization best describes where the first four civilizations developed?
They all emerged on separate continents
They all grew up along seacoasts
They developed in the same climate zone
They all formed in river valleys
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What is the name of the strict social structure of the Indus Valley?
Upper Class
Caste System
Triangle Structure
Social System
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Why did cities develop in the Indus River Valley?
The valley was ruled by a king
There was no need to trade for goods
Priests ruled individual cities
Farmers were able to produce a surplus of food.
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Mesopotamia means the land between two rivers. Name the two rivers.
Nile and Amazon
Tigris and Euphrates
Snake and Colorado
Pol and Yangtze
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Building dams, channels, canals, and ditches to bring water to crops is known as
irrigation
architecture
fishing
cuneiform
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Hunter Gatherers were nomadic. What statement is correct?
they found one place to live and settled there
they planted crops on farms and raised animal
they lived in town and traded with other peoples
they wandered about following sources of food and water
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Who was a ruler of ancient Egypt?
pharaoh
scribe
noble
mummies
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Specialization of labor means that people had different
jobs
religion
homes
governments
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Who leads in a theocracy
a leader elected by the people
a religious leader
a group of rich nobles
a military leader
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What did all four of these civilizations NOT have in common?
They all formed near rivers
They all had their own written language
They all had the same type of government
They all believed in many gods
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What society was known as the Gift of the Nile?
Mesopotamia
Egypt
The Indus Valley
China
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The mountains in that separate India from the rest of Asia are the
Khyber Pass
Himalyayas
Rockies
Cascade
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What is a subcontinent?
a large and distinctive landmass that is a distinct part of a continent
a strong wind that brings heavy rain to southern Asia in the summer
a Hindu prince or king in India
a state of perfect wisdom in which one understands basic truths about the universe