1. the location protected the people from land invasion
2. periodic flooding left rich soil, which was ideal for farming
3. these rivers provided a direct trade route between Europe and Asia
4. these rivers flowed into the Mediterranean Sea

Correct Answer Number: 2

Explanation: Flowing rivers deposit fresh silt along their banks from areas upstream. When these rivers overflow, the silt pours onto the land providing rich soil ideal for farming.

1. each society’s religious beliefs were based on monotheism
2. urban communities were built using iron and steel tools
3. the form of government in each community was based on male suffrage
4. transportation and communication were promoted by a mild climate, fertile soil, and natural waterways

Correct Answer Number: 4

Explanation: All of these early river civilizations benefited from increased transportation and communication due to their location on rivers in mild climate regions.

1. industrialized societies
2. monotheistic
3. dependent on fertile land
4. dependent on each other for trade

Correct Answer Number: 3

Explanation: In order for civilization to develop in these areas, an agricultural surplus was need to provide for the needs of the humans living there.

1. developed extensive writing systems
2. emphasized equality in education
3. established monotheistic religions
4. encouraged democratic participation in government

Correct Answer Number: 1

Explanation: Each of the civilizations developed extensive writing systems. The Sumerians developed the first known writing system, cuneiform, which was pictographic in nature. The Phoenicians developed an alphabet made of letters which could be combined to form words. Later, this Phoenician language was adopted by the Greeks and the Romans, and became the basis for many modern European languages.

-Code of Hammurabi

1. all men were equal under the law
2. fines were preferable to corporal punishment
3. divisions existed between social classes
4. violence was always punished with violence

Correct Answer Number: 3

Explanation: The unequal justice afforded to these social classes indicates that clear divisions existed between social classes.

1. developed along rivers
2. used the ziggurat form for their temples
3. established trade routes to China
4. used a hieroglyphic writing system

Correct Answer Number: 1

Explanation: Ancient Egyptian society developed along the Nile River, while the civilization in Mesopotamia, or the Fertile Crescent, developed along the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.