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A review of Ancient Civilizations for sixth graders. #sixthgrade #ancientcivilisation #review
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1
What continent was Ancient Mesopotamia on?
Europe
North America
Africa
Asia
2
Which of the following was NOT an Ancient Chinese invention?
wheelbarrow
gun
kite
fireworks
3
What word below describes a wall made of earth to keep a river from flooding its banks?
reservoir
dam
silt
levee
4
What does the Greek root POLIS mean?
government
people
one
city
5
What was the most valuable good that was traded by Ancient China on the Silk Road?
spices
carpets
silk
glassware
6
Name one of the two major rivers that ran through Ancient Mesopotamia.
Tiber
Nile
Euphrates
Yellow
7
Which civilization used to bury their dead in a pyramid?
Ancient Egypt
Ancient China
Ancient Mesopotamia
Ancient Greece
8
What was a Mesopotamian temple called?
mastaba
Parthenon
pyramid
ziggurat
9
Which civilization wrote on oracle bones?
Egypt
Sumer
Harappa
Huang He
10
Name a value that the Ancient people of Athens held.
bravery
strength
education
conquest
11
Which of these is NOT a characteristic of a civilization?
social classes
money
religion
written language
12
When a piece of land is surrounded on three sides by water, what is it called?
isthmus
bay
peninsula
strait
13
This form of Greek government is when the ruling power is in the hands of a few people.
democracy
oligarchy
tyranny
monarchy
14
Name a factor that can contribute to the growth of a civilization.
war
natural disaster
exploration
trading
15
Which civilization is this image associated with?
Ancient Mesopotamia
Ancient Rome
Ancient China
Ancient Greece
16
How many social classes were there in Ancient Egypt?
five
four
three
six
17
In which civilization did a female have the most freedom and could even become a ruler?
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Greece
Ancient China
Ancient Rome
18
What word describes someone who moves from place to place with no permanent home?
cartographer
artisan
nomad
merchant
19
Which common geographic feature did the Ancient Greeks NOT have?
mountains
a sea border
a major river
islands
20
Which architectural feature did the Romans develop?
column
arch
temple
dome
21
Which events happened in the Roman Colosseum?
animal fights
mock sea battles
religious ceremonies
gladiator fights
22
Where were Roman chariot races usually held?
Circus Maximus
the Romans didn't race chariots
Colosseum
Pantheon
23
Which of the following was NOT the name of a type of Ancient ruler?
ziggurat
pharaoh
king
emperor
24
What is the second order of classical Greek architecture?
Ionic
Doric
Corinthian
Athenian
25
How did traders on the Silk Road overcome the challenge of the desert?
using yaks
traveling in caravans with camels
avoiding the desert
26
Which Ancient Chinese philosophy believes there are five basic relationships in life?
Daoism
Legalism
Starism
Confucianism
27
What allowed Neolithic people to divide work into different jobs?
a food surplus
kings who told people what to do
religion
28
What form of writing did the Ancient Mesopotamians use?
cuneiform
hieroglyphs
mesopotamian
they didn't have one
29
Which body of water does NOT surround the region of Ancient Rome?
Mediterranean Sea
Black Sea
Ionian Sea
Adriatic Sea
30
Which was the lowest social class in Ancient Egypt?
peasants
scribes
priests
artisans
31
Which civilization that we studied does NOT have a border with the Mediterranean Sea?
Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome
Ancient Mesopotamia
Ancient China
32
Which civilization produced the first written laws known as the Code of Hammurabi?
Ancient Egyptians
Ancient Mesopotamians
Ancient Chinese
Ancient Greeks
33
Which form of government did a Greek city-state usually begin with?
tyranny
democracy
monarchy
oligarchy
34
What part of the world has the majority of Muslim believers today?
Southeast Asia
Northern Europe
Middle East and North Africa
35
Which Ancient Chinese empire opened the Silk Road?
Yang
Han
Zhou
Shang
