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Social Studies 6th Grade
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Who is a Priest?
A Priest is someone who performed religious ceremonies
A Priest is someone who ruled over the kingdom or empire
A Priest is someone who guarded a Ziggurat
A Priest is someone who created the code of the city
2
Define
Rural
A large urban city
Having to do with the country side
Populated with few people
Populated with many people
3
What is
Silt?
Mud.
Another name for Sumerian
Stuff stuck on the bottom of your shoe.
A mixture of nutrient rich soil and small rocks.
4
Define
nomadic
Nomadic means you have no-where to go
Nomadic is another word for farmer
Nomadic means you don't have a permanent home
Nomadic means you have settled in one place
5
What is a canal?
A source of water
A tunnel
A human-made waterway
A large hole in the ground
6
What is a
division of labor?
The first part of a civilization
The division of culture
The division between Kings and Peasants
An arrangement when people specialize in specific jobs
7
The Fertile Crescent is located in what present day country?
Yemen
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Iran
8
Who is the ruler of a kingdom or empire?
Priest
Beyonce
Monarch
Scribe
9
All of the following are parts that make up a
civilization
except...
Public Works
Cities
Civilized and Domesticated animals
Writing Developments
10
Ziggurats, Temples, and Domes are all examples of what?
Cities
Architecture
Job Specialization
Public Works
11
What is a Ziggurat
A pyramid-shaped temple tower used for religious purposes.
A pyramid-shaped temple tower used to hide criminals.
An old building from Ancient Greece.
An ancient bank.
12
All of the following are names for Mesopotamia except...
The Cradle of Civilization
The Middle of Nowhere
The Fertile Crescent
The Land between Two Rivers
13
Civilization is...
A complex highly organized social order.
Lost without history's technical developments.
Doomed.
A complex mixture of people.
14
Define Empire
An independent and self-governing city and land around it
A pyramid-shaped temple tower
Land with many territories and people under a single ruler
A mighty military force of the Galactic Empire
15
Define irrigation
A way of supplying water to an area of land
Infrastructure
Process when you take a plant from the wild and make it farm
When you tease your brother or sister
16
What is a Scribe?
A professional writer
A professional ancient singer
A deity
The ruler of a kingdom or empire
17
Which body of water is NOT near Mesopotamia?
Persian Gulf
Pacific Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
Euphrates River
18
What is Social Studies
The number of people who live in a place
The study of animals
The study of facial expressions
The study of human relationships and how society works
19
What material were many of the first cities in Mesopotamia made from?
Wood from trees
Plastic left on the ground. Litterbugs
Bamboo
Sun-dried bricks made from mud
20
Farming produces MORE food than hunting and gathering.
False
True
21
Define Architecture
The arrangement of buildings
Something to do with the city
The science of Art
The science of Building
22
Define Urban
A way of supplying water to an area of land
Having to do with the countryside
A land with many territories and people under a single ruler
Having to do with the city
23
What is a city-state?
Political unit consisting of a city and the surrounding area
An Empire
Having to do with the countryside
A boundary line where the city meets the state
24
What is a
pictograph
?
A person who worshiped many gods
The symbols made with a stylus
The picture symbols that represented objects such as trees
A pictograph is a professional writer
25
What does it mean when you have a
surplus
of something?
Surplus means you have more of something than is needed
Surplus was a city in Ancient Mesopotamia
Surplus is when you are sure of the answer
Surplus means there is not enough of something, like food
26
What is
Social Hierarchy
?
A division of society by religion
A division of society by job specialization
A division of society by rank or class
A division of society by name
27
Which of the following is not an example of a civilization?
Social Class
Religion
Social Excitement
Government
28
What is Polytheism?
The belief and worship of one diety
A division of society by rank or class
A myriad of minions who worship one Boss.
The belief and worship of many gods.
29
The Sumerian system of writing, which used symbols to represent the basic parts of words.
Writing Developments
Pictographs
Emojiform
Cuneiform
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What is the name of this structure?
Gate of Babylonia
Gate of Islam
Gate of Ishtar
Gate of Great Gods
