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The ultimate 6th grade Social Studies Review
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What was the Northwest Passage?
water route connecting the Atlantic & Indian Ocean
water route around S. America
water route connecting the Atlantic & Pacific oceans
trade route across Africa
2
Which civilizations used hieroglyphics?
Tigris-Euphrates RVC
Indus RVC
Huang He RVC
Nile River Valley Civilization
3
Which tool developed during the Renaissance changed the study of astronomy?
telescope
binoculars
abacus
compass
4
Which theme do many Chinese paintings reflect?
retribution
grief
riches
harmony
5
The Renaissance was a time of
discovery and creation
increased government
war
diplomacy
6
How did the Catholic Church first respond to the Reformation?
it formed the Society of Jesus
It waged war on Germanic kingdoms
It built many new cathedrals
it formed the Council of Trent
7
The amount of Hunting and Gathering communities decreased because
people learned how to grow crops and domesticate animals
the Ice Age lead to human extinction
animals overpowered them
they were conquered by Europeans
8
Which European explorer is credited with being the first to sail around the world?
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
John Cabot
Vasco de Gama
9
Which of the following was the first far-reaching of the Christians to spread their religion?
Punic Wars
Trojan War
Crusades
Persian Wars
10
What is one way in which feudalism contributed to the growth of nation-states in W. Europe?
caused the serfs to revolt
peasants controlled the land
lords owned the land
centralized military power
11
Which is the network of ancient trade routes that connected civilizations in Asia and Europe?
Silk Road
Great Wall
Mare Nostrum
Gupta Trail
12
During the Middle Ages, which group was responsible for preserving culture from Ancient Rome?
pope
monks
political leaders
university students
13
Which of the following changed art, education, and government during the Renaissance?
manoralism
humanism
communism
feudalism
14
what did ancient trade centers all have in common?
all located in the mountains
they were all located in Europe
all located in Asia
all located near water
15
What new class of people emerged during the Renaissance?
merchants
middle class
lower class
upper class
16
Japan's Shogun system can best be compared to
capitalism
socialism
feudalism
communism
17
Which of the following was the first official emperor of Rome?
Caligula
Julius
Augustus
Nero
18
What is a major principle contained in the Magna Carta?
only lords can have serfs
the king appoints church leaders
no one is above the law
anyone can become king
19
How is the Magna Carta connected to the English Parliament?
it strengthened parliament
it abolished parliament
it helped create parliament
it had no connection
20
Which of the following Hindu beliefs is supported by India's caste system?
wu wei
resurrection
hajj
reincarnation
21
To which region did Islam spread in the 100 years after Muhammad's death?
South America
N. America
Australia
N. Africa
22
Which architectural feature best characterizes ancient Greek civilization?
wooden posts
flying buttresses
columns
vaults
23
Coffee beans moved from:
The Inca to England
The Pueblo to France
The Aztecs to Spain
From France to the Americas
24
What is one way that Islam spread in Africa?
mandatory by law
result of a civil war
By traders (salt), who brought ideas and books with them
Europeans forced it on people
25
How did the Black Death affect the social order of feudalism?
fewer people were able to own land
renewed belief in feudalism
feudalism broke down & new social classes arose
lords and vassals took control of communities
26
what effect did the domestication of animals have on early civilizations?
people were able to create new species of animals
People were finally able to eat meat
people could put animals to work on farms
there were less crops because the animals ate them
27
Which two religions or philosophies involve the belief in a Messiah?
Taoism and Confucianism
Islam and Judaism
Judaism and Christianity
Buddhism and Hinduism
28
What was the impact of the crusades on the exchange of goods and ideas in Eurasia?
no exchange happened
decrease
stayed the same
increase
29
What does the term Renaissance mean?
beauty
inspiration
profit
rebirth
30
What was the ancient Greek agora?
a school
a theatre
a marketplace
a temple
31
Approx. how much of Europe's population died as a result of the Black Death?
all
1/3
3/4
1/2
32
Who rejected Catholicism in favor of a new branch of Protestantism?
John Calvin
Johannes Gutenberg
Michelangelo
Francis Drake
33
What was the social structure of hunter-gatherer communities?
only men made the fires
men did all of the hunting, women only gathered
people worked together equally
one leader made all of the decisions for the group
34
What is one way the Mesopotamian culture developed after the Babylonian take over of Sumer?
Sumerians invented base-60 system
Writing became better with the invention of Cuneiform
laws were more complex with the Code of Hammurabi
Harappans built cities there
35
which term means having a greater amount than what is needed?
surplus
sedentary
propagation
irrigation
36
What do Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism all have in common?
founding leaders are gods
polytheistic
do not pray to gods
monotheistic
37
Which person is a Greek mathematician who discovered a theorem about triangles still used?
Alexander the Great
Socrates
Archimedes
Pythagoras
38
Which quality of hunter-gatherer communities made them different from later civilizations?
they grew crops
they had domesticated animals
they were nomadic
they had a written language
39
What is a defining characteristic of feudalism?
chaos
freedom
equality
hierarchy
40
Which of the following most likely led to the fall of the Roman
Empire
?
located on the Italian peninsula
the empire controlled trade routes
Julius Caesar became the dictator
There was high unemployment among the citizens
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located in Africa along a river whose delta opened into the Mediterranean Sea
Nile River Valley
Tigris-Euphrates River Valley
Indus River Valley
Huang He River Valley
42
located in modern day China, river is also known as the Yellow River
Nile River Valley
Huang He River Valley
Indus River Valley
Tigris-Euphrates River Valley
43
How did the flooding of Rivers affect agricultural communities?
degraded the land
ruined their economies
forced farmers to plant fewer crops
deposited fertile silt onto land