Duplicate of 100 6th Grade Social Studies Concepts to Know

____ are stories, myths, and legends passed on by word of mouth from generation to generation.

The kingdom of Ancient Hebrews split into these two nations

____ was an organized set of laws that established a way of life for the ancient Mesopotamians.

A government ruled by the vote of citizens

The Sumerians were the first to create an _________ with dams, gates, and canals.

Only males born in Athens who were over the age of ___ were considered citizens of Athens.

This leader became king at the age of 20 and spread Greek culture to India, Persia, Egypt

11______ is a system of trade in which people exchange goods/services but not money.

The Hindu's sacred collection of hymns, poems, and prayers.

7.___is the recovery and study of artifacts, ruins, bones, and fossils remaining from the past.

Who was believe to have written the Psalms and killed the giant, Goliath?

A ruler who seizes power by force and shares it with no one

14. Developing near_______, provided food, water, transportation, trade, and irrigation.

________ changed Mesopotamia’s government of separate rulers for each city-state.

The Hebrews were exile to ________ when the Babylonian empire conquered Israel.

This philosopher taught Alexander the Great and was considered the "father of science"

The ______ is the holy book of the Judaism that traces the history of the Israelites.

This was the first emperor of Rome; he developed an empire to control the acquired land

__________is a wedge-shaped, Mesopotamian writing made with a reed stylus.

What is the Jewish celebration of victory when the Jews drove the Greeks from Jerusalem?

long, thin reed that grew along the Nile and was used by the Egyptians to make writing material

This was the large class of ordinary citizens that did most of the labor in Rome

_________is the city-states and nations it has conquered under one ruler.

1. The behaviors, beliefs, customs, and attitudes of a group of people are called___________.

a type government ruled by a single ruler , like a king, queen, or emperor

The three wars between Carthage and Rome are called the _________

Sparta and Athens joined together to defeat this war.

__________is picture writing where a picture stands for a word or idea.

This Greek system is used to locate places on earth

A person skilled at making a particular product by hand (pottery, jewelry, tools) is called ___

What do you call a person who does not follow the Jewish belief system?

Judaism is the first religion based on _________, the belief of one god.

5. _______ are human-made objects that teach about the customs and beliefs of the past.

This event began in Greece in 776 BCE and was originally held in honor of Zeus

______ is a professional writer or record keeper.

The Sumerians invented the_________ to move trade items to and from Sumer.

Buddhist believe in moderation or finding a a between path called the ______________

This Roman Republic person had absolute power and authority in Rome

an independent governing unit made up of a city and its surrounding villages and farmland

This Mauryan King unified India and established Buddhism as the official religion

The Roman Empire conquered all the lands in _______ and ended up ruling over the Hebrews.

________ are symbols used to stand for words or sounds in Egypt.

God sent ___ plagues to the Egyptians because the Pharaohs did not let Moses take Hebrews.

These natural physical features protect Egypt from invaders

According to the Christian Bible, the Romans nailed this person to the cross.

This was a student of Socrates and was a influential Greek writer and philosopher

Solomon built a______ in Jerusalem which is the holiest place in the world to the Jews.

9. The world is divided into the northern, southern, eastern, western_______.

Moses was given from God the _______________ which are Judaism's basic laws

The Saint who preached that Jews disobeyed God and wanted people to believe in Jesus Christ

Egyptians spent much of their lives planning to live for eternity or _____________.

The famous mathematician who believed that numbers were the key to understand nature

This Greek philosopher used a questioning technique to search for the truth and meaning of life

13. In Mesopotamia, religion and government were combined and controlled by the_______.

What religion follows the The Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Path to Enlightenment?

Mesopotamia means the ______________.

This was the Chinese Dynasty that was during a time of peace, prosperity, and great achievement

10.An_________ is a bridge-like structure built to carry water from a distant source

Athenian democracy allowed each citizen to participate in government, called ___________

This trade route helped trade and cultural connections between India, Rome, and China.

6.The process of digging up the past is called___________.

This is the most important river to the ancient Egyptians. It was known as the 'lifeblood."

A system of government which a few people rule over a larger group

The Ancient Chinese philosophy in which people live a simple life in harmony with nature

The first Buddha, or "Awakened One" was a Hindu Prince named___________

A major religion in India that includes the reincarnation, many gods, a caste system.

The dictator of Rome who was betrayed by members of his Senate who stabbed him 23 times

This was the small class of wealthy families in Rome that made decisions for the whole

As Athenians emphasized education and culture, this polis emphasized military and discipline

_____ruled Egypt more than 60 years leaving monuments, statues, and memorials in his own honor.

Dur. the Golden Age, _____'s three contributions were democracy, protection, and beautification

2. C.E. stands for the Common Era. B.C.E. stands for _____________.

This famous female pharaoh encouraged trade and Egyptian art and architecture

4._______________ is history that took place before the development of writing

_______ was located south of Egypt and was important trading partners with Egypt

8. This is what early humans who hunted wild animals and gathered plants for food are called.

3. The development of tools and ________ were key factors in the survival of early humans.

The belief of many gods is called ________

This empire stretched from modern day Britain to modern day Iran

The open-air marketplace in the center of Athens where the public bartered for goods

Important pyramids were made of ______ (limestone and granite) using simple tools and wheels.

The three seasons in Egypt were based on ________, or the annual flooding of the Nile River.

This Chinese Emperor unified all of China and created the Great Wall to protect.

Confucianism, Daoism, and Leagalism all emerged during this Ancient Dynasty

The capital of the Hebrew land is __________.

This Roman group was made up of 300 elected men who governed Rome in the Roman Republic

This emperor was credited to spreading Christianity by allowing Romans religious freedom

12.Early humans developed a process for growth and behavior of plants and animals called _____.

This was the war that was fought between Sparta and Athens

The Indian culture was divided into five _____________.

The Gobi Dessert and the mountains provided natural boards for this isolated country

This Chinese Dynasty set one standard for laws, money, weights, writing and measurement

Mesopotamia is located between these two rivers

Chinese philosopher believe you should act properly according to your role and relationships

Egyptians believed their kings were both humans and ______________

Who was called the "father of the Hebrew people" after God promised him a great nation?

This was the best method Greek civilizations could trading and contact with others.

A _______ is a representative democracy in which political power lives with the citizens

The event in which Moses led the Hebrews free from Egypt is known as the _________

The_______, semi-nomadic invaders from Europe, pushed the native people of India south.