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6th Grade Social Studies Review
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A review on geography and all of the ancient civilizations we studied this year!
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Which group rebelled against the Assyrians?
Sumerians
Hittites
Chaldeans
Babylonians
2
What ocean is this?
Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
3
(T/F) The person who introduced the ideas of legalism, believed that humans are naturally good.
True
False
4
a system of government in which a few people hold power
monarchy
democracy
tyranny
oligarchy
5
a short tale that teaches a lesson
fable
epic
oral tradition
myth
6
Latitude lines measure degrees
north and south.
east and west.
7
The Egyptian sun god
Re
Hapi
Thebes
Amenhotop IV
8
a drawn character that stands for objects
bureaucracy
ideograph
pictograph
ancestor
9
Greek city-states were run by their
soldiers
kings
citizens
politicians
10
includes the belief that people should live in harmony with nature
Daoism
legalism
Confucianism
filial piety
11
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
the belief that the king's right to rule came from the gods
a group of officials in China who worked for the government
the belief that a son should inherit his father's land
the rule of China by a wicked tyrant
12
trade route for Chinese goods stretching as far west as Greece and Rome
Han Wudi
Silk Road
Yangtze
Yellow River
13
The red line is the
Tropic of Capricorn
Arctic Circle
Prime Meridian
Equator
14
Who wrote the
History of the Persian Wars
?
Cyrus
Themistocles
Herodotus
Xerxes
15
In Mesopotamia, floods deposited silt, which made the soil
barren
fertile
dry
rocky
16
Who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?
Hammurabi
Nebuchadnezzar
Gilgamesh
Nineveh
17
In this form of government, the ruler is both a political and religious leader.
theocracy
democracy
monarchy
dynasty
18
capital city of Egypt during the Middle Kingdom
Karnak
Thebes
Giza
Napata
19
a person who someone is descended from
bureaucracy
hereditary
aristocrat
ancestor
20
On the compass rose, the blue arrows represent
cardinal directions
ordinal directions
21
appointed officer who makes sure that government workers do their job
censor
bureaucrat
aristocrat
Han Wudi
22
(True or False) Longitude lines are equal distances apart, or parallel.
False
True
23
a religion that spread from India to China
Daoism
legalism
Confucianism
Buddhism
24
The cardinal directions are
northeast, northwest, southeast, and southwest.
north, south, east, and west.
25
Where did the first civilizations arise because of farming conditions?
in the desert
near the sea
in the mountains
in river valleys
26
How the Egyptians transferred water from the Nile into storage basins.
shadoof
cataracts
barges
papyrus
27
In 431 B.C., Sparta and other city-states joined forces against Athens to fight the
Peloponnesian War.
Greek Civil War.
Spartan War.
Persian War.
28
Cuneiform means
a person who copies or writes out documents
a pyramid-shaped structure with a temple at the top
a system of writing made by Sumerians using marks in clay
a long poem that records the deeds of a legendary hero
29
Confucius's belief that government service should be open to all able men led to
the rule of China by farmers and workers.
the rule of China by a strong leader.
the creation of a system of civil service tests.
wars by rival kings.
30
a new settlement that keeps close ties to its home land
polis
colony
phalanx
agora
31
The _______ civilization was the first to arise in ancient Greece.
Minoan
Dorian
Mycenaean
Phoenician
32
The vertical line, at 0 degrees longitude, represents the
Equator
Prime Meridian
Arctic Circle
Tropic of Capricorn
33
What continent is this?
Australia
Europe
North America
Africa
34
What ocean is this?
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Arctic Ocean
35
(T/F) Savannas are fertile marshes.
True
False
36
The Nile River's flooding could be described as
gentle and predictable.
destructive.
unpredictable.
rare.
37
What did Assyrians often demand from the people they conquered?
leaving their homes
participation in elections
volunteers for the army
the worship of gods
38
Trade increased during the Han dynasty because of
Chinese exploration and improved technology.
the expansion of the Roman Empire into China.
lower taxes and better roads.
food surpluses in China.
39
Papyrus is
a line of rulers from one family.
dangerous, rocky, fast-moving water.
a reed plant used to make paper.
the Egyptian writing system.
40
While building the pyramids, the Egyptians developed
geometry.
hieroglyphics.
a 365-day calendar with 12 months.
a new social class.
41
a way of teaching by asking questions that is still used today
philosophy
group discussion
debate
Socratic Seminar
42
What ocean is this?
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Arctic Ocean
43
Who developed the first empire in Mesopotamia?
Sargon
Ashurbanipal
Hammurabi
Nabopolassar
44
The natural barrier that protected Egypt in the south was the
Red Sea.
Sahara.
Sudan.
cataracts.
45
a group of traveling merchants
astronomer
province
artisan
caravan
46
How many laws were carved onto the stele?
414
161
282
232
47
A delta is
a fan-shaped area of fertile marshland
dangerous, rocky, fast-moving water
a reed plant used to make paper
the Egyptian writing system
48
became king of Macedonia at age 20
Philip II
Herodotus
Socrates
Alexander the Great
49
In what
country
is Harbour Pointe Middle School located?
Snohomish
United States of America
King
America
50
This Greek poet wrote several epic poems about heroic deeds, including the
Iliad
.
Odysseus
Aesop
Homer
Croesus
51
What continent is this?
Antarctica
Europe
North America
South America
52
The first Sumerian kings were probably
artisans.
scribes.
farmers.
war heroes.
53
What continent is this?
Asia
North America
South America
Antarctica
54
What is the ordinal direction between north and west?
Northwest
North West
north, west
northwest
55
What continent is this?
Europe
Antarctica
South America
Africa
