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River Valley Civilizations
Review Trivia
Round 1 – Ancient Egypt
• QUESTION 1:
This river gave rise to Egyptian
civilization in the 4th century BC
• ANSWER:
The Nile River
Round 1 – Ancient Egypt
• QUESTION 2:
This event is known as the
“Judgment Day” of Egyptian culture
• ANSWER:
Weighing of the heart
Round 1 – Ancient Egypt
• QUESTION 3:
What is the name of the collection of
hymns and prayers that were intended
to guide Egyptians through the afterlife?
• ANSWER:
Book of the Dead
Round 1 – Ancient Egypt
• QUESTION 4:
What body of water does the Nile
River empty into?
• ANSWER:
Mediterranean Sea
Round 1 – Ancient Egypt
• QUESTION 5:
Name 1) The Egyptian god of Sun 2) The
Egyptian god of the Dead 3) Egyptian
goddess of women
• ANSWER:
Ra, Osiris, Isis
Round 2 – Ancient Mesopotamia
• QUESTION 1:
This was the primary purpose/function
of Mesopotamian ziggurats
• ANSWER:
Temple/Worship
Round 2 – Ancient Mesopotamia
• QUESTION 2:
The region that was once home to
ancient Mesopotamia is often given this
nickname
• ANSWER:
The Fertile Crescent
Round 2 – Ancient Mesopotamia
• QUESTION 3:
This man, the king of Babylon, created
the first ever written code of laws
• ANSWER:
Hammurabi
Round 2 – Ancient Mesopotamia
• QUESTION 4:
Mesopotamia’s twin rivers empty
into this body of water
• ANSWER:
Persian Gulf
Round 2 – Ancient Mesopotamia
• QUESTION 5:
These three modern day countries
occupy the space where ancient
Mesopotamia was once located
• ANSWER:
Iraq, Syria and Turkey
Round 3 – Hinduism & Buddhism
• QUESTION 1:
This is the principle that dictates how
Hindus should live their lives- provides
them with the duties of their caste,
moral obligations, etc.
• ANSWER:
Dharma
Round 3 – Hinduism & Buddhism
• QUESTION 2:
This man is considered to be the
founder of Buddhism
• ANSWER:
Siddhartha Gautama
Round 3 – Hinduism & Buddhism
• QUESTION 3:
This principle of non-violence and
respect for all life is shared by both
Buddhists and Hindus
• ANSWER:
Ahimsa
Round 3 – Hinduism & Buddhism
• QUESTION 4:
Name one major difference between
Hinduism and Buddhism
• ANSWER:
Belief in the caste system
Round 3 – Hinduism & Buddhism
• QUESTION 5:
Name the three primary incarnations of
Brahman, as well as the role of each
• ANSWER:
Brahma (creator), Shiva (destroyer),
Vishnu (preserver)
Round 4 – Ancient India
• QUESTION 1:
Indian civilization rose along these
two rivers
• ANSWER:
Indus and Ganges Rivers
Round 4 – Ancient India
• QUESTION 2:
Identify 3 achievements in math during
the India’s “Golden Age”
• ANSWER:
Algebra, Infinity & Zero, Value of Pi,
Arabic Numerals
Round 4 – Ancient India
• QUESTION 3:
This man, the founder of the Mauryan
Empire, politically unified India for the
first time
• ANSWER:
Chandragupta Maurya
Round 4 – Ancient India
• QUESTION 4:
Name the three pillars of Indian life
• ANSWER:
Caste System, Family, Village
Round 4 – Ancient India
• QUESTION 5:
This man was instrumental in spreading
Buddhism throughout India and
Southeast Asia
• ANSWER:
Asoka
Round 5 – Ancient China
• QUESTION 1:
Chinese civilization rose along these
two rivers
• ANSWER:
Huang He and Chiang Jiang
Round 5 – Ancient China
• QUESTION 2:
This is the idea that a dynasty’s right to
rule is handed down from the gods
• ANSWER:
Mandate of Heaven
Round 5 – Ancient China
• QUESTION 3:
This Chinese philosopher believed that
people were essentially good and could
therefore be trusted
• ANSWER:
Confucius
Round 5 – Ancient China
• QUESTION 4:
This explains the rise, height and fall
of the Chinese dynasties
• ANSWER:
Dynastic Cycle
Round 5 – Ancient China
• QUESTION 5:
The Chinese philosophy was based on
the idea that all people are inherently
selfish
• ANSWER:
Legalism
Round 6 – Miscellaneous
• QUESTION 1:
What A.D. stands for and what it means
• ANSWER:
Anno Domini – in the year of the Lord
Round 6 – Miscellaneous
• QUESTION 2:
Significance of the Neolithic
Revolution
• ANSWER:
Agriculture/Farming/Food Producing
Round 6 – Miscellaneous
• QUESTION 3:
Greatest contribution of the
Phoenicians
• ANSWER:
Alphabet
Round 6 – Miscellaneous
• QUESTION 4:
Significance of the Hebrew people
• ANSWER:
First Monotheistic Religion
Round 6 – Miscellaneous
• QUESTION 5:
List the River Valley Civilizations from
WEST to EAST
• ANSWER:
Egypt, Mesopotamia, Indus Valley,
Huang He (Yellow River) Valley