1. River Valley Regents Questions
Practice

2. flourished by trading salt and gold developed monotheistic religions
One way in which the Huang He, the Indus, and the Nile Civilizations were similar is that they each
flourished by trading salt and gold
developed monotheistic religions
suffered repeated invasions
originated in river valleys

3. One reason the Euphrates, Indus, Nile and Tigris valleys became centers of early civilization is that these valleys had
borders and elevations that were easy to defend
rich deposits of coal and iron ores
the means for irrigation and transportation
locations in the regions of moderate climate and abundant rainfall

4. democratic governments official religions rules of behavior
Hammurabi’s Code, the Ten Commandments, and the Twelve Tables were all significant to their societies because they established
democratic governments
official religions
rules of behavior
economic systems

5. Based on the information in this illustration, which statement about the society of ancient Egypt is accurate?
The women had equal status to men
The social structure was hierarchical
Social mobility was unrestricted
Soldiers outnumbered farmers

6. monotheistic belief systems democratic governments
One similarity between the ancient civilizations in Egypt and in China is that they developed.
nomadic lifestyles
monotheistic belief systems
democratic governments
written forms of communication