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Comparing River Valley Civilizations and Classical Empires
ANSWER KEY
River Valley Civilizations
Mesopotamia
Impact of
Geography
Government
& Authority
Religion
Technology
& Innovations
Egypt
India
China
 Tigris and Euphrates flooded
unpredictably
 No natural barriers; Open to
invasion
 Independent city-states governed
by kings
 Hammurabi’s Code was first
written laws
 Most people were polytheistic
 Hebrews created first
monotheistic faith
 Nile flooding predictable
 Natural barriers: deserts
 Polytheistic
 Each god controlled a different
aspect of nature
 Polytheistic
 Hinduism & Buddhism emphasized
goal of enlightenment
 Cuneiform; Simplified to 22
characters by Phoenicians
 Bronze metalworking
 Wheel, sail, plow
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16
18
 Pharaohs rule kingdom as gods
 Pharaohs built pyramids
5
8
12
21
27
Hieroglyphics
Pyramids
Mathematics, geometry
365-day calendar
19
 Natural barriers: mountains,
deserts
 Monsoon winds
9
 Kings ruled cities
 Caste system provided order to
society
4
3
Writing (not fully deciphered)
Cities built on grid systems
Standardized bricks
Plumbing
11
 Yellow River flooded unpredictably
 Natural barriers: mountains,
deserts
 Geographically isolated
 Dynastic cycle
 Mandate of Heaven
 Confucian ethics dominate
government
 Polytheistic
 Ancestor worship
10
23
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28
Writing
Silk, paper
Coined money
Grand Canal, Great Wall
17
Empires
Persia
Extent
of the Empire
Government
& Authority
Mauryan & Gupta
 Conquered Egypt, India,
Mesopotamia
 Kings divided empire into
provinces ruled by satraps
 Ruled with tolerance
 Conquered lands west along the
Silk Road
22
24
1
7
 Divided empire into provinces, led
by a prince
 Buddhism inspired rule
through tolerance
 Ashoka converted to Buddhism &
helped spread the religion
14
 Dynastic cycle
 Large bureaucracy of gov’t workers
 Examination system based on
Confucianism
 Ancestor worship
 Introduction of Buddhism
2
26
 Zoroastrianism (good vs. evil)
Religion
25
Technology
& Contributions
to History
Han
 Conquered most of the
subcontinent
 Network of official roads, including
the Royal Road
 Standardized coins
15
 Modern numerals, the concept of
zero, π
 Discovery that the earth
is round
6
20
 Silk, paper
 Silk Road connected Asia and
Europe through trade
13
CP World History (Unit 1, #5)
Name ________________________________
Date ____________________ Pd ________
Comparing River Valley Civilizations and Classical Empires
Directions: Match the descriptions of in the item bank with the appropriate category in the chart.
River Valley Civilizations
Mesopotamia
Egypt
India
China
Mauryan & Gupta
Han
Impact of
Geography
Government
& Authority
Religion
Technology &
Innovations
Empires
Persia
Extent
of the Empire
Government
& Authority
Religion
Technology &
Key Achievements
Item Bank
Card 1
 Conquered lands west along the
Silk Road
Card 5
 City-states ruled by kings
 Hammurabi’s Code was first set
of written laws
Card 9
 Natural barriers: mountains,
deserts
 Monsoon winds
Card 13
 Silk, paper
 Silk Road connected Asia and
Europe through trade
Card 17
 Writing
 Silk, paper
 Coined money
 Grand Canal, Great Wall
Card 21
 Pharaohs rule kingdom as gods
 Pharaohs built pyramids
Card 25
 Zoroastrianism (good vs. evil)
Card 2
 Ashoka converted to Buddhism
& helped spread the religion
Card 3
 Polytheistic
 Hinduism & Buddhism were
based on enlightenment
Card 6
Card 7
 Modern numerals, the concept
 Kings divided empire into
of zero, π
provinces ruled by satraps
 Discovery that the earth is round  Ruled with tolerance
Card 10
Card 11
 Yellow River unpredictable floods  Writing (not fully deciphered)
 Natural barriers: mountains,
 Cities built on precise grid with
deserts
bricks
 Geographically isolated
 Plumbing
Card 14
Card 15
 Divided empire into provinces,
 Network of official roads,
led by a prince
including the Royal Road
 Buddhism inspired rule through  Standardized coins
tolerance
Card 18
Card 19
 Tigris and Euphrates flooded
 Hieroglyphics
unpredictably
 Pyramids
 No natural barriers; Open to
 Mathematics, geometry
invasion
 365-day calendar
Card 22
Card 23
 Conquered Egypt, India,
 Dynastic cycle
Mesopotamia
 Mandate of Heaven
 Confucian ethics dominate gov’t
Card 26
Card 27
 Ancestor worship
 Polytheistic
 Introduction of Buddhism
 Each god controlled a different
aspect of nature
Card 4
 Kings ruled cities
 Caste system provided order to
society
Card 8
 Most people were polytheistic
 Hebrews created first
monotheistic faith
Card 12
 Cuneiform; Simplified to 22
characters by Phoenicians
 Bronze metalworking
 Wheel, sail, plow
Card 16
 Nile flooding predictable
 Natural barriers: deserts
Card 20
 Dynastic cycle
 Large bureaucracy of
government workers
 Confucian examination system
Card 24
 Conquered most of the
subcontinent
Card 28
 Polytheistic
 Ancestor worship