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6th Grade Ancient Civilization
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How did the sea help the Greek economy?
It provided for food and trade
It provided slaves
It provided water
2
Who fought in the civil war?
Caesar and Octavian
Marius and Sulla
Fred and Ethel
Marc Antony and Cleopatra
3
How did Roman culture influence the languages of Europe?
Other countries changed their language to Latin
Latin evolved into (Roman)ce languages
They began using pictographs
4
Persian Wars were fought between Persia and
Israel
Mesopotamia
Greece
Rome
5
What is Hellenistic?
A difficult time of war between city states
A separation of cultures
A time of blended cultures
6
A major difference between Buddhism and Hinduism is that Buddhism rejects
the caste system
8 Fold Path
authority
nirvana
7
Which type of map might help you find the highest mountain in Brazil?
Political map
Thematic Map
Physical Map
8
What was the purpose of Hammurabi’s Code?
To make Hammurabi seem like a god
To promote self interests
To bring justice and fair treatment to all people
9
What did all river valleys have in common?
They all had a temple
They all had a form of transportation
They all had a written languange
They all had a king
10
What kind of government leaders did Mesopotamia have?
kings and priest
presidents
emporers
rabbis
11
Cultural diffusion is
the separation of cultures
the progression of cultures
none of the above
the mixing of cultures
12
How far eastward in Asia did Alexander build his empire?
To the Indus River Valley
To America
To China
To Japan
13
Why did the Jews rebel against their Syrian rulers?
Jews didn't like Syrians
Syrians were mean and hateful
Jews disagreed with everyone about the way to grow crops
Jews wanted their freedom to worship their own God
14
What problems weakened the Roman Empire?
Military problems
Political problems
Social problems
Economic problems
15
The Peloponnesian War was between Sparta and
Athens
Attica
Macedonians
Ionia
16
What influences helped form Roman religion?
Roman gods
Egyptian gods
Confucious
Nature and the Greek gods
17
Who did the Israelites worship?
none of the above
many gods
one God
nature
18
Why did the Germanic peoples move into Roman territory?
The Huns forced them out
They wanted to trade
They wanted a better life
19
What did some Jews believe the Messiah would do?
Free them
Bring them money
Bring them food
Bring them peace
20
How was Judaism different from other religions?
It was the first religion to have priests
It was the first religion to have animal sacrifices
It was the first religion to have many gods
It was the first religion to only have one GOD
21
Who influenced the Greek alphabet?
Israelites
China
Romans
Phoenicians
22
The duty to participate in government in order to make society better is known as
civic responsibility
Rule of Law
Citizenship
civic rule
23
Why did hunter-gatherers move often?
because their wives told them to
to follow weather patterns
because they got bored
following animals to hunt
24
Why was Caesar killed?
The Senate was jealous of his clothes
The patricians were jealous
The Senate thought he was getting too powerful
His son wanted to be king
25
What were Ziggarets used for in ancient times?
decoration
honor the pharoahs
honor the gods
bury the pharoahs
26
Who was an influential leader from Mesopotamia who had an impact on Judaism and Christianity?
Solomon
David
Moses
Abraham
27
The father of democracy who had a huge impact on the birth of democracy in Athens is
Cleisthenes
Pericles
Julius Caesar
Peisistratus
28
What event made Jesus’ followers believe their leader was divine?
He was a carpenter
He fed the poor
His resurrection
He had brothers and sisters
29
How did Spartan education support the military?
Boys left home at 7 and went to military school
Only girls were in the military
Everyone learned philosophy
30
Why did Khufu decide to build such a large pyramid?
He was a pretty big guy and needed the room
so he would be remembered for all eternity
Because he wanted to take his whole household with him
31
Alexander the Great grew his empire mostly by
negotiating treaties with neighboring countries
defeating Persians
conquering all of India
defeating China
32
The silk road was an exchange of ideas and good between China and
Europe
Canada
US
33
What agricultural techniques did ancient Egyptians use?
a sickle
irrigation canals
the plow
a spade
34
What were the causes of the war between Athens and Sparta?
Sparta was jealous of Athens wealth
Athens was getting too powerful
Sparta was just being a big baby
Athens was stealing money
35
How were Greek myths and religion connected?
They both were equally accepted by everyone
They were the same
They explained creation of world and natural phenomena
36
The government the Roman's created was a
dictatorship
republic
democracy
monarchy
37
What was the Pax Romana?
200 years of war
200 years of peace
Marc Anthony's reign
Julius Caesar's reign
38
What made Mesopotamia a good region for farming?
Location of rivers, fertile soil
It was in a rainforest
It was close to the Mediterranean Sea
It was surrounded by mountains
39
What did the Edict of Milan decree?
It freed the slaves of Rome
It let women vote
It made Christianity a legal religion
40
What elements of Roman construction are still in use?
arches
Roman roads
domes
concrete
41
An example of Greek architecture that highly influenced several US government buildings is the
Colosseum
Temple
Pyramids
Parthanon
42
How is the Harappan writing similar to hieroglyphs?
They used a similar alphabet
They were pictographs
it isn't!
43
How could a Buddhist achieve an end to suffering?
Love God
By following the 8 fold path
Love others
Stop being mean to each other
44
Why were the Silk Roads important to Chinese civilization?
It allowed for the exchange of ideas and product
It was the only place missionaries went
It provided silk
It allowed people to move easier
45
What is the caste system?
Groups of people who are identified by their gender
Groups of people who are identified by their looks
social class whose members are identified by their jobs
Groups of people who are identified by their families
46
How did farming change the way people lived?
They got skinny
They moved with the weather patterns
It allowed them to stay in one place
People moved farther away
47
The idea that everyone is required to follow the same laws or rules is known as
framers law
all men law
civil law
rule of law
48
Which of India’s original religions remains most popular in India?
Hinduism
Catholic
Buddhism
Episcopalian
49
An architectural design used in government building and modern home inspired by the Greeks is
wooden roofs
glass doors
pyrmids
columns
50
Why did people of Greece need to colonize?
none of the above
lack of farmland made them urbanize starting new colonies
they were forced off the peninsula
it was a mandate of their democracy
51
Punishment was most severe in the
upper caste
all caste
lower caste
52
Why was the North China Plain the center of Chinese civilization?
It was between two fertile rivers
It was the most beautiful place in China
It had the most population
53
What form did Jesus’ teachings often take?
pictures
Poems
The bible
Parables (stories)
54
What are Earth’s largest landmasses and bodies of water called?
Rivers and volcanoes
Oceans and Continents
Plains and Lakes
Seas and Peninsulas
55
What did the Egyptians think happened after death?
That they became dust
They thought they never died
They thought they went to heaven
that they went on to a happy afterlife
56
How did Confucius think rulers should behave?
Dismissively
Respectfully
Brutally
Harshly
57
Who was instrumental in creating the Roman Empire?
Octavian
Cicero
Marc Anthony
Julius Caesar
58
Why did the division of Roman society cause tension?
Unequal power between the patricians and the plebians
Women wanted men to do the cooking
Patricians wanted even more rights
People kept stealing each others crops
59
What geographic feature connected Egypt and Nubia?
The Nile River
The Mediterranean Sea
The Red Sea
The Western Desert
60
What elements of Roman Law are found in U.S. Law?
The right to let the government to take care of you
The right to equal treatment for all
The right to be hateful to each other
The right to be lazy
61
Why were scribes highly respected in Sumer?
They were reliable
They were some of the few who could read and write
They were all rich
They were also priests
