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Vocabulary-Ancient Civilizations 6th grade Social Studies
Vocabulary-Ancient Civilizations 6th grade Social Studies
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comprehensive vocabulary quiz for ancient civilizations
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raising crops and animals
emperor
compass rose
irrigation
agriculture
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a way to control the direction of water, so crops will benefit.
papyrus
the wheel
compass
irrigation
3
something a society creates that helps other groups of people in the future
all choices
contribution
innovation
invention
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people who moved around and had no permanent home
nomads
dynasty
invaders
civilized people
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clay soldiers created to protect the Chinese emperor on his way to the afterlife
foreign legion
terracotta army
U.S. army
army
6
time before there was written history
prefix
preview
preamble
prehistory
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Ancient Chinese began their civilization by these rivers:
Nile and Blue Nile
Tigris & Euphrates
Mississippi & Amazon
Yangtze & Huang He (Yellow)
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Part of a map that contains symbols that often mean other things
compass
legend
key
both b and c
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family of rulers in ancient China
dynasty
Lords
royal family
Nobles
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tells where a place is, can be absolute or relative
human/environment interaction
geography
irrigation
location
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large, mud-brick temples built by the Sumerians
ziggurats
pyramids
Jedi temples
church
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What is the "cradle of civilization"?
Greece
China
Egypt
Mesopotamia
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Explains what people do with their surroundings and what their surroundings do for the people
human/environment interaction
geography
place
location
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train plants or animals to be useful to people
irrigate
gather
influence
domesticate
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an imaginary line that circles the earth, dividing it into eastern and western hemispheres
movement
prime meridian
civilization
latitude lines
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Imaginary lines that circle the Earth from east to west & are parallel to the equator
lines of latitude
prime meridian
lines of longitude
equator
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way of thinking
idea
government
philosophy
religion
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Mesopotamian civilization
Babylonians
Sumerians
all choices
Akkadians
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The study of earth and how we live there is......
psychology
geology
archaeology
geography
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Which is the correct chronological order?
ice age/neolithic era/paleolithic era/ Egypt/Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia/Egypt/neolithic era/ice age/paleolithic era
paleolithic era/neolithic era/ice age/Mesopotamia/ Egypt
Egypt/Mesopotamia/neolithic era/ ice age/paleolithic era
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To preserve the body for life in the underworld, Egyptians did what?
made pyramids
made tombs
made mummies
made pharaohs
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Ancient Egyptians began their civilization by this river:
Nile
Yadkin
Yangtze
Mississippi
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New Stone Age
civilization
Paleolithic Era
Ice Age
Neolithic Era
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way of writing used by the ancient Chinese
all choices
hieroglyphics
characters
cuneiform
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materials created when the event occurred or created by those who experienced the event
primary source
secondary source
key/legend
map
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A famous trading route from ancient China to Rome was named after which material?
wool
polyester
silk
cotton
27
an area that is defined by everything in it, what it is like there
movement
place
region
location
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Areas divided by characteristics, like religion/landforms/gov't& climate
location
movement
region
human/environment interaction
29
materials that were created after the event
primary source
secondary source
document
constitution
30
relative location
describes which building is beside where you want to go
all choices
tells where you are by landmarks
tells where you are by someone giving directions
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An imaginary line that circles the earth, dividing it into northern and southern hemispheres
continent
prime meridian
equator
bosphorous
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how people, communication, and ideas get around
philosophy
location
movement
civilization
33
How did the ancient Chinese decide which dynasty would rule?
The people voted.
Kings decided who would rule next.
Mandate of Heaven
election
34
ancient system of writing in Egypt
cuneiform
papyrus
characters
hieroglyphics
35
Ancient Mesopotamians began their civilization by these rivers:
Huang He(Yellow) & Yangtze
Nile and Blue Nile
Danube & Po
Tigris & Euphrates
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structure built by the ancient Chinese to keep out invading nomads
palace
Great Wall of China
none of these answers
castle wall
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Scientists believe that life began on which continent?
South America
Africa
North America
Europe
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Ancient Chinese philosophy
Daoism
Confucianism
all choices
Legalism
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What is one characteristic of a civilization?
all of the choices
It has written language.
It has education.
It has a form of government (laws).
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ancient system of writing by the Sumerians
hieroglyphics
emperors
characters
cuneiform
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Imaginary lines that run north and south on a globe
equator
latitude lines
prime meridian
lines of longitude
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another name for the paleolithic era
New Stone Age
Mesolithic Era
Ice Age
Old Stone Age
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a major land feature required to begin a civilization
a desert
a river
a plain
a mountain
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organized system that groups use to make laws and decisions
agriculture
government
innovation
surplus
