One of the reasons for the success of early civilizations such as those in Egypt and Mesopotamia was because _____: they used rivers and bodies of water for food. Which explanation of the Mandate of Heaven is most correct: The emperor ruled with the blessing of god. One of the great achievements of the Indus Valley civilization was _____: sophisticated plumbing and sewage systems. In China, Confucianism emphasized the idea that _____: harmony is achieved by proper behavior of each member of a family or society. Ziggurats in Mesopotamia best exemplifies which of the following processes: Use of monumental architecture to unify civilizations. The best single explanation for why so little is known about the Indus River Valley is that _____: their writing has never been deciphered and understood. Which of these played the largest role in Buddhism's spread throughout Asia from the 100s to the 700s CE? : The Silk Road. How did the Mandate of Heaven affect the government in China? : It allowed new rulers to justify overthrowing a declining dynasty. Confucianism differed from Hinduism in that _____: Confucianism emphasized earthly obligations without concerns relating to afterlife and rebirth. Why was the development of writing in the ancient world of the Sumerians and Egyptians so important? : . Using this excerpt from The Code of Hammurabi, what would be the punishment for a slave who slapped his master? : The slave's ear would be cut off. The __________ were the foundation for civic and religious laws for the Hebrew people: Ten Commandments. What set the Hebrews apart from the other groups and civilizations of their time and region: They practiced monotheism while others practiced polytheism.. The caste system, illustrated in the diagram, was used to _____: provide social control according to a person's birth in a class. Why were Egyptian farmers more fortunate than the farmers of Mesopotamia? : The Nile flooded at regular times; the Tigris and Euphrates flooded irregularly.. The beliefs expressed in this excerpt would agree with the Asian concept of _____: filial piety. The geographic factors presented here led to the development of which highly complex and distinctive civilization by the year 600 CE? : India. Which is the location of Mesopotamia, the Greek word for "between the rivers"? : B. Which location is Ancient China, where loess deposits would turn the river yellow and mountains and deserts helped this civilization from being invaded: D