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: Re, 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, Buddhist don’t believe in Hindu gods

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 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: This Chinese philosophy was based on the idea that all people are inherently evil 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