River Valley Civilizations Quick Check
Select the answer that best traces how the Minoan and Etruscan civilizations led to the foundation of later classical civilizations in those areas.
The Minoans and Etruscans worked deliberately with Greeks and Romans to pass down their knowledge and help them establish similar cities of their own.
The Minoans and Etruscans conquered wide tracts of territory and later turned those areas over to the Greeks and Romans.
The Minoans and Etruscans destroyed their cities in order to force the Greeks and Romans to build entirely new cities.
The Minoans and Etruscans established and revitalized cities and set in place certain cultural characteristics that classical civilizations would later adopt. ✅
Which of the following is true of river valley civilizations’ use of metallurgy?
River valley civilizations used gold and copper for decoration and bronze for weapons. ✅
River valley civilizations only used metals directly from the earth and did not process them in any way.
River valley civilizations used both bronze and gold for weapons and jewelry.
River valley civilizations mixed copper and gold to make tin for decorations, jewelry, and weapons.
Which of the following shows the ways river valley civilizations built on Neolithic technology?
River valley civilizations built upon Neolithic extensive knowledge of crop production, domestication of animals, metallurgy, and transportation.
River valley civilizations expanded upon Neolithic knowledge of bifacial stones, metallurgy, and early transportation methods. ✅
River valley civilizations expanded upon Neolithic knowledge of sails and rudder production to learn how to travel long distances across water.
River valley civilizations expanded upon Neolithic knowledge and made important advances in metallurgy, such as the discovery of iron and steel.
Egyptians altered their environment by developing basin irrigation to deliver water to their crops. How does this compare with the way Mesopotamians altered their environment?
The Mesopotamians used a series of crisscrossing channels.
The Mesopotamians also used basin irrigation.
The Mesopotamians funneled monsoon rains to their crops.
The Mesopotamians used a system of dams. ✅
Which of the following correctly identifies how river valley societies created social hierarchy that classical societies later extended?
Art and architecture were used to create monumental structures that led to social inequities.
Laws were created such as Hammurabi’s Code that led to rigid social structures.
As people continued to move from place to place, those who were better suited to a nomadic lifestyle gained more power.
As people became sedentary, they created private property and began to accumulate material goods. ✅
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