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Gr.6 Soc.Studies Midterm Review 2020
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Gr.6 Soc.Studies Midterm Review 2020
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Human-Environment Interaction is...
how people adapt to their environment and change their environment.
how people describe their environment.
2
Cuneiform was...
wedge-shaped symbols on wet clay slabs.
Mesopotamian religion
the language that the ancient Mesopotamians spoke.
3
Organized Government is the feature of civilization that ensures that...
trade continues in an area.
that a societies resources are managed so that people get what they need .
4
During dry periods people of early civilizations found it necessary to ________their crops.
plow
irrigate
harvest
5
Bias means that...
a person must adapt to his/her surroundings.
a person has an unfair preference or dislike of something.
6
The feature of Movement gives info about...
how people change their surroundings.
how people ,goods & ideas get from one place to another.
the history of a place.
7
"I live in the apartment directly across from the school," is an example of...
relative location
absolute location
GPS location
8
The Neolithic Revolution was when...
people began hunting & gathering.
people began farming.
an ice age began.
9
Items you might find on a map key include all but...
symbols that represent capital cities.
history of a place.
specific colors that represent land elevation.
10
Tribute is...
a type of trading .
payment paid by a citizen to a new ruler who has conquered the area.
an ancient crime.
slavery
11
The study of ancient cultures through artifacts and other evidence is...
geology.
archaeology.
anthropology.
12
To survive and grow, early humans developed ___________,tools and skills people used to meet needs.
hunting
agriculture
technology
13
Absolute location is...
the location of a place relative to another place.
the location of a place using the exact latitude and longitude.
14
Chronology means
a random order of events.
alphabetical order of specific events.
listing of events in order in which they occurred.
15
Revolution means...
a very large war
a civil war
a complete change in thinking, working & living.
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Early people believed in animism which is ...
the belief that the world is filled with spirits in nature.
the belief in powerful rulers.
17
A clan is a :
are nomadic.
group of families that share common ancestors.
a group of people that are not related .
18
The Neolithic Revolution meant that...
people began hunting.
people domesticated plants and animals.
people began writing.
19
Early civilizations used a form of trade called_________ before _________was used.
bargaining, shells
barter, currency
20
Fossils are hardened remains or imprints of living things including...
pottery and glass
bones,feathers and plants
bronze and copper
21
Elements of culture include...
beliefs and rituals
Social & family organization
all of the above
shelter & clothing
22
The the theme of Place refers to
its exact location on Earth.
the mix of human and physical features of a specific place.
how people adapt to an area.
23
A(n)__________ is someone who studies events in the past.
paleontologist
archaeologist
historian
geologist
24
The Phoenicians were known for their ____________ skills.
communication
organizational
navigation
25
Architecture is...
an early form of government.
agriculture
Buildings that served society and were objects of beauty.
26
All are examples of public works except
walls protecting the city.
bridges to allow easy crossing of a river.
prayers & rituals
roads
27
Items that are examined to learn about past peoples and their activities are...
artifacts.
plants found in a specific area.
28
Polytheism is...
the belief in no gods.
the belief in many gods.
the belief in 1 god.
29
Social class diagrams show us...
who the most powerful people in a society were
the population of an area.
30
The theme of Region is...
An area with at least one unifying physical or human feature.
How people, goods, & ideas get around.
Exact location
31
People that are nomads...
all of the above.
have very few possessions
don't build permanent shelters.
follow herds of animals.
32
Anthropology is...
The study of early Earth.
The study of human culture & development.
The study of location
33
Specialization occurred because...
farmers were producing a surplus.
early people got tired of hunting.
34
An example of a primary source is all but...
a lecture by a professor at a large university.
a journal entry by someone experiencing the event.
letters written by a person that lived during the event.
35
The scale bar on a map is used to
find the exact location of a place.
estimate the distance between one location on the map to another.
36
A secondary source may include all except...
information given by an expert on the subject.
information provided by a person that experienced the event.
web site information
a history text book.
37
Define: prehistory
The time before humans
The time before humans invented writing.
38
When people leave their homeland to live somewhere else it is called...
tourism
irritation
migration
immigration
39
Religion is ...
sculptures, paintings and reliefs.
shared beliefs about supernatural powers that created the world.
how a ruler is chosen.
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A primary source is infomation that...
comes from a person that is an expert on that time period.
comes from a person that experienced the event.
comes from an encyclopedia.
