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This is a review of Ancient Civilizations for a Grade 6 final exam. #socialstudies
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1
This Greek city-state was the best example of a democracy.
Thebes
Athens
Crete
Sparta
2
Which is
NOT
true about Egyptian religion?
pharaohs were worshiped as a god
pharaohs were not considered gods after death
belief in many gods
pyramids served as palaces for dead pharaohs
3
What ancient civilization does this map show?
China
Egypt
Greece
Persia
4
A strictly ruled military state.
Sparta
Athens
Sumeria
Carthage
5
Muslims pray to this holy city 5 times per day.
Mecca
Athens
Sparta
Rome
6
Why did Shi Huangdi build the Great Wall of China?
to help with irrigation
to help trade relations
to control flooding
for protection from northern invaders
7
How did plant and animal domestication affect community life?
people did not need tools
people searched for different foods
people had less food
people had more food
8
A system of government based on landowners and tenants.
NEPOTISM
FEUDALISM
ANARCHY
OLIGARCHY
9
What is the name of the code of conduct followed by knights?
The Crusades
Feudalism
Chivalry
The Round Table
10
How did Confucianism help the Chinese people?
made laws more harsh
more people became wealthy
books were banned
order, harmony, and respect were spread
11
What ancient civilization does this map show?
China
Greece
Rome
Mesopotamia
12
Which was
NOT
a way the Nile helped the Egyptians?
flooding destroyed crops and killed people
provided fresh water to drink
helped transport goods
allowed people to grow crops
13
Which technology was developed by the people of Mesopotamia?
hieroglyphics
a system of writing
a class system
the steel plow blade
14
What were the wealthy Romans called?
politicians
upper class
partricians
populars
15
Dark time period after the fall of the Roman Empire
Stone Age
Middle Ages
Golden Age
Hellanistic
16
Which of the following is located in China?
All of these
North China Plain
Tibetan Plateau
Huang River
17
Started out as a tiny village on the shores of the Tiber River.
Paris
Rome
Memphis
Athens
18
What is the Han Dynasty known for?
people became cruel
many improvements were made.
people became greedy
war broke out
19
The Stone Age was...
the first known culture of people in North America.
unified under the rule of King Menes
a time when humans relied mainly on stone tools.
started out as a tiny village near the Tiber River.
20
A high ranking social class...
peasant
plebian
slave
nobility
21
What did Egyptians call a god-king?
consul
emperor
pharaoh
master
22
Who ruled the kingdom of Babylonia and created a code of laws by which to live by?
Nebuchadnezzar II
Hammurabi
Ashurbanipal
Babylon
23
A government in which leaders are chosen by citizens.
empire
aristocracy
monarchy
republic
24
What do we call the customs, beliefs, and traditions of a group?
ethnicity
civilization
culture
mythology
25
The period of Roman peace was known as this.
Bella Romana
Viva Roma
Golden Age
Pax Romana
26
What kind of scientists study the lives and cultures of people from long ago?
geologists
archaeologists
paleontologists
astronomers
27
What is archaeology?
The study of past cultures through the things that remain
A kingdom to the south of Egypt
A period of Roman peace
A religion that centered around the belief in one God
28
Who was Hannibal?
North African general
emperor after Augustus
brother-in-law of Nero
Roman philosopher
29
What is a complex and organized society within a culture called?
civilization
republic
empire
nation
30
What type of government were the Athenians most famous for?
monarchy
democracy
oligarchy
aristocracy
31
What was the religion started by a man named Jesus?
Christianity
Mormanism
Daoism
Islam
32
Which best describes Christianity?
a religion based on many gods
religion based on Asian philosophy
religion based on teachings of Jesus
religion founded by Marcus Aurelius
33
Wedge-shaped Sumerian writing was known as...
characters
cuneiform
hieroglyphics
Greek
34
The belief in more than one god is called...
baptism
monotheism
methodism
polytheism
35
What ancient civilization does this map show?
Avoca
Rome
Mesopotamia
Egypt
36
His rule led to the Hellanistic Age.
Confucious
Alexander
King Menes
Marcus Aurelius
37
Hammurabi's empire was know as this.
Mesopotamia
Sparta
Babylonia
Assyria
38
A government by the people is called a...
aristocracy
federation
democracy
dictatorship
39
Egyptians buried their dead pharaohs in large, stone buildings called...
teepees
sky scrapers
pyramids
ziggurats
40
Which of these kings was said to have unified upper and lower Egypt?
Scorpian
Menes
Narmer
Zoser
41
In what fields of study did the Greeks excel in during the Golden Age?
arts, electronics, and astrology
philosophy, nuclear energy, and mechanics
engineering and broadcasting
arts, architecture, philosophy, and medicine
42
What ancient civilization does this map show?
Egypt
Greece
Mesopotamia
Rome
43
What ancient civilization does this map show?
China
Rome
Mesopotamia
Egypt
44
What effect did the Phoenicians' trading have on the world?
more lands were conquered
fewer people battled
goods and ideas were spread
more people lived in peace
45
Mesopotamia was...
a religion centered around one God.
known as the "Fertile Crescent."
a wise man from China.
a Greek city-state .
46
A religion that is centered around the belief in one God.
Mythology
Daoism
Confucianism
Christianity
47
A ruling family is known as a...
partrician
aristocrat
dynasty
royalty
48
Who invented the first form of writing known as cuneiform?
Sumerians
Chinese
Egyptians
Phonecians
49
A story that includes gods and goddesses is called a...
fable
myth
mystery
legend
50
What led to the fall of the Roman Empire
Armies were not loyal to the Emperor
All of the above.
A deadly plague
Too large to rule
51
A large territory under the control of a single ruler.
city-state
republic
empire
region
52
For many years, who did scholars believe the Clovis people to be?
first people in the Americas
the first Asians
first people in East Africa
first to make arrowheads
53
The human production of useful items is known as...
heiroglyphics
technology
pyramids
polytheism
54
The Romans are known for what contributions to the modern world?
advanced techniques for building roads
all of these
laws and a republic form of government
the basis for many languages
55
A person who studies truth and knowledge?
teacher
doctor
lawyer
philosopher
56
This Northern Mesopotamian culture valued war and conquest.
Assyrians
Carthaginians
Sumerians
Nubians
57
A system of transporting water to crops is called...
irrigation
germination
agriculture
cultivation
58
In which area did one of the first civilizations settle?
a land between two rivers
a desert area
an island in a gulf
farmland on a mountain
59
The study of the remains of past cultures was called...
mythology
archaeology
geography
philosophy
60
A relative who lived long ago is called...
ancestor
elder
uncle
grandparent
61
Egyptian picture writing was called...
cuneiform
hieroglyphics
calligraphy
cursive
62
What was Confucius known for?
made a code of laws.
was a wise scholar from China.
was a great Roman emperor.
was responsible for the Hellanistic Age.
