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ARV TEST

Ancient River Valley Civilizations (Detailed) Test

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Mesopotamia (Sumer)- Religion 1. Ensi was priest and king 2. Many priests 3. Polytheistic
Egypt-Location 1. Along the Nile River 2. Northeasten Africa
Mesopotamia (Sumer)-Contributions 1. Wheel 2. Plow 3. Writing-cuneiform 4. 360 day calendar 5. 360 degree circle
Egypt-Agriculture 1. Annual flooding 2. Depended on silt from the Nile 3. Used machines for irrigation
Mesopotamia (Sumer)-Location 1. Between the Tigris and Euphrates 2. Present day Iraq
Mesopotamia (Sumer)-Government 1. Theocracy 2. City-States 3. Code of Hammurabi 4. Ensi (King)-ruler -judge -led military
Egypt-Contributions 1. 365 day calendar based on flooding 2. Hieroglyphics 3. Papyrus 4. Mummification 5. Math (engineering pyramids) 6. Domesticated cats 7. Technology for agriculture8. Medical advancements
Mesopotamia (Sumer-Agriculture 1. Irrigation system 2. Annual flooding led to food surplus and division of labor
Egypt-Religion 1. Belief in afterlife 2. Polytheistic 3. Pyramids as tombs 4. Pharaoh is god on Earth
Egypt-Government 1. Theocracy 2. Pharaoh(Ruler and GOD) 3. Social classes (pyramid)
Indus River Valley-Location 1. Indian subcontinent (Asia) 2. Along the Indus River
Indus River Valley-Agriculture 1. Dependent on summer monsoons for rain (flooding) 2. Used granary to store surplus food
Indus River Valley-Government 1. Unknown (don't understand writing) 2. Later Aryans developed social classes (castes)
Indus River Valley-Contributions 1. 1st use of cotton fabric 2. fired bricks 3. city planning 4. city sewer 5. indoor bathroom 6. communal baths
Indus River Valley-Religion 1. Unknown (possible goddesses)(language undecipherable) 2. Aryans lead to Hinduism
Huang Ho (Shang)(Huang He)(Yellow River)-Location 1. Northern China (dry area until monsoons)
Huang Ho (Shang)(Huang He)(Yellow River)-Agriculture 1.River carries loess 2. Muddiest river 3. Monsoons
Huang Ho (Shang)(Huang He)(Yellow River)-Government 1. Shang Dynasty (inherited rule) 2. Communicated with Gods and ancestors 3. Used oracle bones to ask questions
Huang Ho (Shang)(Huang He)(Yellow River)-Contributions 1. Bronze containers (very decorative) 2. Writing 3. Bronze weapons 4. Chariots 5. 2 names
Huang Ho (Shang)(Huang He)(Yellow River)-Religion 1. Ancestor worship 2. Highly value family/ancestors 3. Polytheistic 4. Afterlife 5. Human sacrifice
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