6th Grade World History 1 - 1st Semester Review

Question 1

The New Stone Age is also known as...

Accepted Answer

the Neolithic Era

Question 2

What continent is this?

Accepted Answer

Europe

Question 3

What continent is this?

Accepted Answer

Asia

Question 4

Who is credited with developing the world's first written code of law?

Accepted Answer

Hammurabi

Question 5

What river(s) is/are associated with India?

Accepted Answer

Ganges, Brahmaputra, Indus

Question 6

On my test I am going to make _____.

Accepted Answer

an A or a B, a 100%, an A+, an A

Question 7

What feature of the Hindu-Arabic number system was an improvement over previous number systems?

Accepted Answer

the concept of zero (0)

Question 8

The Mahabharata and the Ramayana are Hindu _____.

Accepted Answer

epic poems

Question 9

What early civilization is marked with B/C/E?

Accepted Answer

Mesopotamia

Question 10

Who was the founder of Buddhism?

Accepted Answer

Siddhartha Gautama

Question 11

How did the world change when modern humans populated it?

Accepted Answer

there were humans in every region

Question 12

A large arc of rich farmland, extending from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea.

Accepted Answer

Fertile Crescent

Question 13

What is the abbreviation for the time before year 1?

Accepted Answer

B.C.

Question 14

What ocean touches both the west coast of North & South America & the east coast of Asia?

Accepted Answer

Pacific

Question 15

What ocean is between North/South America and Europe/Africa?

Accepted Answer

Atlantic

Question 16

What is the purpose of the caste system?

Accepted Answer

to organize people into groups in society

Question 17

Who is credited with developing the world's first civilization?

Accepted Answer

Sumerians

Question 18

Who lived by hunting animals and gathering plants?

Accepted Answer

hunter-gatherers

Question 19

What 2 land features gave Mesopotamia the name "the land between the rivers"?

Accepted Answer

the Tigris River & Euphrates River

Question 20

A way of supplying water to an area of land.

Accepted Answer

irrigation

Question 21

What continent is this?

Accepted Answer

South America

Question 22

What early civilization is marked with an A?

Accepted Answer

Egypt

Question 23

What continent is this?

Accepted Answer

Antarctica

Question 24

What was the function of the pyramids?

Accepted Answer

burial places for the pharaohs

Question 25

What continent is this?

Accepted Answer

North America

Question 26

When people spend most of their time working at a single job or craft...

Accepted Answer

...specialization

Question 27

What river(s) is/are associated with Egypt?

Accepted Answer

Nile

Question 28

What early civilization is marked with an F?

Accepted Answer

India

Question 29

What made the first villages possible?

Accepted Answer

settled life led to farming

Question 30

What continent is this?

Accepted Answer

Africa

Question 31

The belief in only 1 god is _____.

Accepted Answer

monotheism

Question 32

To escape slavery, Moses led the Hebrews out of _____.

Accepted Answer

Egypt

Question 33

What ocean is near the North Pole?

Accepted Answer

Arctic

Question 34

Prehistory is the time...

Accepted Answer

...before written records

Question 35

Why was the area along the Nile Delta well suited for settlement?

Accepted Answer

the area was good for farming

Question 36

What continent is this?

Accepted Answer

Australia

Question 37

Egyptian kings were commonly known as _____.

Accepted Answer

Pharaohs

Question 38

The Hebrews' religion is called...

Accepted Answer

Judaism

Question 39

What ocean is south of India?

Accepted Answer

Indian

Question 40

The belief in multiple gods is _____.

Accepted Answer

polytheism

Question 41

What river(s) is/are associated with Mesopotamia?

Accepted Answer

Tigris & Euphrates

Question 42

What invention increased the chance of survival for early humans?

Accepted Answer

stone tools and weapons

Question 43

What is a surplus?

Accepted Answer

when people have more of something than is needed

Question 44

What ocean is near Antarctica?

Accepted Answer

Southern

Question 45

What is an artifact?

Accepted Answer

an object made or used by humans

Question 46

What is the name for the time period in which stone tools were the main form of technology?

Accepted Answer

Stone Age

Question 47

What is the most important sacred Jewish text?

Accepted Answer

Torah

6th Grade World History 1 - 1st Semester Review

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6th Grade World History 1 - 1st Semester Review

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