4 River Valley Civilization Quiz

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Across
  1. 5. The Yellow River Valley is also known as the
  2. 6. The belief in many gods
  3. 9. A large building dedicated to religious and government officials, usually in the middle of large cities
  4. 11. The idea that powers were given from the gods, but if the ruler was unjust, the people had the right to overthrow the emperor
  5. 12. The rule of the an empire that is controlled by a single family, often found in Mesopotamia, Egypt, but most notably, China.
Down
  1. 1. The Harappans used ______ to organize their cities, often standardizing their roads and the ability to create a underground sewer system
  2. 2. Cuneiform, Hieroglyphics, Chinese
  3. 3. The Nile River had __________ flooding unlike the other river valleys
  4. 4. A government which is run by a religious figure
  5. 7. The rich fertile soil brought from the river, sometimes known as black land or loess
  6. 8. The Mesopotamians and the Harappans were organized as ____.
  7. 10. Egyptian kings were known as