6th Grade Social Studies End of Year Review

The Crusades were a series of three campaigns to free what area from Muslim control?

The Equator splits the Earth into a Northern and a Southern ____________________.

24.   Which of the following people was NOT a conqueror of the ancient world?

 The ancient Greeks believed _____________ was the king of the gods.

Using the population map,  which area of the US has the greatest population?

  According to the world map below, the location15º N, 30º E is located on which continent?

Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

Which of the following groups was responsible for the first democratic government?

The word RENAISSANCE means ___.  

The ancient Romans developed a network of___________ to help defend their empire.

Different regions of the world have access to different national resources.  This means that ?

Which of the following BEST explains the importance of Jesus of Nazareth?

What is the term for a government led by a single person?

What was the result of Rome ending its expansion and entering the PAX ROMANA?

 What was another name for the Bubonic Plague?

The author best known for writing The Divine Comedy and Inferno is ________________.

The Torah, synagogues and rabbis are found in what major world religion?

The first written alphabet was developed by which civilization?

The system where farming communities are ruled by nobles and tended by serfs.

 Which of the following is NOT an example of culture?

Many ancient cultures practiced POLYTHEISM.  This means that they ___________.

 What were the Greek civilizations called that had their own traditions,cultures and ideas. 

 Who was the Greek philosopher who taught by asking questions and discussing the answers.

The earliest civilizations all formed near what land form?

Which important map element is missing from the map below?

This famous document was the first to limit the power of European kings.

The area developed near the mouth of the Nile river is called a______?

 The Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar is believed to have created the __________________.

Cuneiform, a language written on clay tablets,  was created by which civilization?

Which of the following does NOT affect how people interact with the their environment?

Alexander the Great had many achievements during his lifetime  Which of these is NOT one?

The ancient Greeks used this formation in battle. Overlapping shields / move as a large unit .

What is the difference between a LOCATION and a PLACE?

The ancient Greeks loved theater, and the actors used _____________ to help show emotions.

The discovery of what process led to the first civilizations?

Which of the following would NOT be a reason to move from one location to another?

 Which type of map BEST shows land elevations?

The group of Norse sailors who often raided coastal villages in Northern Europe were ______.

What impact did expansion have on the ability for people to become Roman citizens?

During the Middle Ages, the _____________ often had more power than kings.

 During the Renaissance, ________ wrote many plays including Romeo and Juliet and Henry V

Which of the following is NOT a way to produce goods?

 Johannes Gutenberg changed the world with his invention of __________________.

Climate, physical land forms, and natural resources can effect what parts of a society?

The earliest known groups of humans were called________, due to the way they found their food.

Joan of Arc was a teenage girl who became famous when she led the ________ army in battle.

The Middle Ages were also known as ____, due to the lack of cultural and scientific advancement 

The Egyptian pyramids were built mainly by what group of people?

The trade route that connected the European world with most of Asia was called ?

What effect did flooding of the Nile River have on the ancient Egyptians?