1. River Valley Civilizations
Review Trivia

2. Round 1 – Ancient Egypt QUESTION 1:
This river gave rise to Egyptian civilization in the 4th century BC
ANSWER:
The Nile River

3. Round 1 – Ancient Egypt QUESTION 2:
This event is known as the “Judgment Day” of Egyptian culture
ANSWER:
Weighing of the heart

4. 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

5. Round 1 – Ancient Egypt QUESTION 4:
What body of water does the Nile River empty into?
ANSWER:
Mediterranean Sea

6. 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

7. Round 2 – Ancient Mesopotamia
QUESTION 1:
This was the primary purpose/function of Mesopotamian ziggurats
ANSWER:
Temple/Worship

8. Round 2 – Ancient Mesopotamia
QUESTION 2:
The region that was once home to ancient Mesopotamia is often given this nickname
ANSWER:
The Fertile Crescent

9. Round 2 – Ancient Mesopotamia
QUESTION 3:
This man, the king of Babylon, created the first ever written code of laws
ANSWER:
Hammurabi

10. Round 2 – Ancient Mesopotamia
QUESTION 4:
Mesopotamia’s twin rivers empty into this body of water
ANSWER:
Persian Gulf

11. 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

12. 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

13. Round 3 – Hinduism & Buddhism
QUESTION 2:
This man is considered to be the founder of Buddhism
ANSWER:
Siddhartha Gautama

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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)

17. Round 4 – Ancient India QUESTION 1:
Indian civilization rose along these two rivers
ANSWER:
Indus and Ganges Rivers

18. 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

19. Round 4 – Ancient India QUESTION 3:
This man, the founder of the Mauryan Empire, politically unified India for the first time
ANSWER:
Chandragupta Maurya

20. Round 4 – Ancient India QUESTION 4:
Name the three pillars of Indian life
ANSWER:
Caste System, Family, Village

21. Round 4 – Ancient India QUESTION 5:
This man was instrumental in spreading Buddhism throughout India and Southeast Asia
ANSWER:
Asoka

22. Round 5 – Ancient China QUESTION 1:
Chinese civilization rose along these two rivers
ANSWER:
Huang He and Chiang Jiang

23. 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

24. Round 5 – Ancient China QUESTION 3:
This Chinese philosopher believed that people were essentially good and could therefore be trusted
ANSWER:
Confucius

25. Round 5 – Ancient China QUESTION 4:
This explains the rise, height and fall of the Chinese dynasties
ANSWER:
Dynastic Cycle

26. Round 5 – Ancient China QUESTION 5:
This Chinese philosophy was based on the idea that all people are inherently evil
ANSWER:
Legalism

27. Round 6 – Miscellaneous QUESTION 1:
What A.D. stands for and what it means
ANSWER:
Anno Domini – in the year of the Lord

28. Round 6 – Miscellaneous QUESTION 2:
Significance of the Neolithic Revolution
ANSWER:
Agriculture/Farming/Food Producing

29. Round 6 – Miscellaneous QUESTION 3:
Greatest contribution of the Phoenicians
ANSWER:
Alphabet

30. Round 6 – Miscellaneous QUESTION 4: Significance of the Hebrew people
ANSWER:
First Monotheistic Religion

31. Round 6 – Miscellaneous QUESTION 5:
List the River Valley Civilizations from WEST to EAST
ANSWER:
Egypt, Mesopotamia, Indus Valley, Huang He (Yellow River) Valley