6th Grade Final Exam Review

Powerful generals and big armies made ______________ more larger and harmful

Social scientists are scholars who study

The Greeks influenced ________________ architecture.

The Tigris and the Euphrates are

Why is King Tut one of the most well-known pharaohs?

Which of these words best describes the environment of the Nile Delta?

With many hieroglyphs to learn, it took a long time to become a

Why did the Greeks care about what happened to Ionia?

They were seen as gods

What do scientists think may have been the reason why ancient artists made paint by grinding different minerals?

The planting season came after the

An object made or used by people in the past is called

Greek colonies settled nearby was a way that

Which of these was part of the topography of ancient Egypt?

Why did Greek communies sometimes fight each other?

Hatshepsut was the first female

Considered to be the first form of written language __________ is symbols using indents in clay.

When Darius sent cavalry across the sea by boat, what must have been in the boats?

Which period is often called the Golden Age, a time when Egypt had reached the height of its power?

What was an advantage that Greece had over the Persians in the Battle of Marathon?

The Romans adopted chariot racing from the

Which of these activties would an archaeologist most likely do?

Artisans were in the _____________ class

Why was the Battle of Plataea important?

When Caesar defeated Pompey, it _______________ the Roman Republic

Which feature of Athens’s geography most affected its economy?

With the soil being good for crops, this place was great for settlements

In 8000 B.C.E., farming began the

Hunting and Gathering was a way people in the _____________ Age got their food

Pax Romana lasted _______ years.

What makes much of Greece a peninsula?

This was a form of entertainment for Romans

How did the yearly flooding of the Nile River affect the people of Egypt and Kush?

What important discovery did four teenagers make at Lascaux, France, in 1940?

Why did Xerxes cross the Hellespont?

Who became Rome's first emperor after defeating his opponents?

Useful vegetation along the Nile River included

The Persian Empire began in present-day

Carthage was where Rome got a strong

What is a reason why the ancient Greeks produced so much olive oil?

How did the Romans get their alphabet?

Attending scribe school was a way for a boy to

Why were Sumerian communities called city-states?

Which of these did the Akkadians use to gain power over Sumer?

Why did people in the Neolithic Age live together in larger groups, compared with earlier times?