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A review of Ancient Civilizations for sixth graders. #sixthgrade #ancientcivilisation #review
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1
Which of the following is not true about the Nile River?
Source of water for drinking, bathing, and irrigation
Flows north
Saltwater river
Longer than the United States
2
Which form of government did a Greek city-state usually begin with?
tyranny
oligarchy
democracy
monarchy
3
A person who makes money by selling goods is a ________________
geographer
merchant
peasant
artisan
4
What is a person who draws maps called?
geologist
geographer
cartographer
mapper
5
The economy of ancient Egypt was based on?
Precious metals
Farming
Computers
Fishing
6
Which was the lowest social class in Ancient Egypt?
peasants
priests
artisans
scribes
7
Which of these best describes the conditions of Egypt under Alexander the Great?
Shrinking
Prosperous
Peaceful
Disorderly
8
The earliest type of hominid we learned about?
Australopithecus
Homo Sapiens
Homo Habilis
Homo Erectus
9
Which of the following was NOT an Ancient Chinese invention?
fireworks
wheelbarrow
gun
kite
10
Which civilization that we studied does NOT have a border with the Mediterranean Sea?
Ancient Rome
Ancient China
Ancient Greece
Ancient Mesopotamia
11
What word describes someone who moves from place to place with no permanent home?
cartographer
artisan
nomad
merchant
12
Who led the Israelites out of Egypt?
Moses
Hammurabi
Abraham
Ramses
13
During the Neolithic time period, humans domesticated wild animals
True
False
14
Which of the following was NOT the name of a type of Ancient ruler?
emperor
ziggurat
king
pharaoh
15
This compares distance on a map to the actual distance it represents.
key
scale
symbol
compass rose
16
Which class was the highest in Ancient India?
Brahmins
Vaisyas
Sudra
Kshatriyas
17
What was a Mesopotamian temple called?
pyramid
ziggurat
mastaba
Parthenon
18
What is the second order of classical Greek architecture? (The second best quality)
Doric
Athenian
Ionic
Corinthian
19
What is happening during the Egyptian season of Akhet?
the Nile floods
the Egyptians harvest grain
pyramids are being built
farmers plow the fertile soil
20
When a piece of land is surrounded on three sides by water, what is it called?
strait
peninsula
bay
isthmus
21
What was the Buddha's real name?
Asoka
Siddhartha Gautama
Chandragupta Maurya
Jeff
22
What are common characteristics of all civilizations?
technology, religion, and tourism
mountains, elaborate roadways, and aqueducts
agriculture, trade, and government
tools, beaches, farming, and arts
23
A map that shows human made features and boundaries is what kind of map?
population map
political map
inset map
physical map
24
Which civilization is this image associated with?
Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome
Ancient China
Ancient Mesopotamia
25
Name a value that the Ancient people of Athens held.
education
strength
bravery
debate
26
Name something that all good maps should have.
states
a title
water
countries
27
What form of writing did the Ancient Mesopotamians use?
hieroglyphs
cuneiform
they didn't have one
mesopotamian
28
In which civilization did a female have the most freedom and could even become a ruler?
Ancient China
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome
29
Which of these is NOT a characteristic of a civilization?
social classes
written language
religion
money
30
What does the root GRAPH mean?
picture
to draw or write
light
city
31
What Ancient Chinese empire wrote on oracle bones?
Shang
Zhou
Qin
Han
32
Which philosophy focused on the importance of family?
Legalism
Daoism
Confucianism
Buddhism
33
Which of the following is NOT a major world ocean?
Pacific
Indian
Yellow
Atlantic
34
Which civilization produced the first written laws known as the Code of Hammurabi?
Ancient Greeks
Ancient Mesopotamians
Ancient Chinese
Ancient Egyptians
35
What continent do we live in?
United States
South America
Africa
North America
36
What historic event did Homer write about in the Iliad?
Building of the Acropolis
Tale of the Trojan Horse
Story of the Persian Wars
Battle between Poseidon and Athena
37
During the Paleolithic Age, most people were nomadic. Which word best matches?
Builders
Settlers
Farmers
Wanderers
38
Name one of the two major rivers that ran through Ancient Mesopotamia.
Tiber
Euphrates
Nile
Yellow
39
Which river is in India?
Huang He
Tigris
Nile
Ganges
40
Which Ancient Chinese philosophy believes there are five basic relationships in life?
Confucianism
Starism
Daoism
Legalism
41
How is the base 60 number system invented by the Babylonians still important today?
It is the first 60 numbers invented and that we still use
The metric system is based on this number system
Basis for American money system
Measurement of time is based on this system
42
What word below describes a wall made of earth to keep a river from flooding its banks?
levee
silt
reservoir
dam
43
What is another name for lines of latitude?
laterals
equators
parallels
meridians
44
Main purpose of the Egyptian pyramids?
A place for for Egyptians to exercise
Storing grain or other crops
Tombs for pharaohs
Palaces for pharaohs
45
Which Ancient Chinese empire opened the Silk Road?
Shang
Zhou
Yang
Han
46
What was the most valuable good that was traded by Ancient China on the Silk Road?
carpets
glassware
spices
silk
47
Which of the following is a large temple?
Ziggurat
Cataract
Obelisk
Sphinx
48
What happened to Spartan babies too weak to become a Spartan warrior?
Forces to entertain political leaders
Became slaves
Sent to another city-state
Left outside to die
49
What continent was Ancient Mesopotamia on?
North America
Europe
Asia
Africa
50
Who was the Egyptian god of Mummification?
Anubis
Maat
Ra
Ba
51
How many social classes were there in Ancient Egypt?
four
three
five
six
52
The world's first civilizations evolved in Mesopotamia. Name the two rivers.
Tiber and Nile
Euphrates and Tiber
Tigris and Euphrates
Tigris and Nile
53
This form of Greek government is when the ruling power is in the hands of a few people.
monarchy
democracy
oligarchy
tyranny
54
What substance did the Ancient Egyptians use to dry out bodies?
embalming
canopic jars
linen
natron
55
How did early humans migrate to North America?
Swam across
Flew in a helicopter
Walked across a land bridge
Built boats and sailed across
56
How many continents are there?
6
7
10
1
57
What were the Phoenicians famous for developing?
Chariots
The Rosetta Stone
An alphabet
A code of laws
58
Name a factor that can contribute to the growth of a civilization.
exploration
war
natural disaster
trading
59
What does the Greek root POLIS mean?
one
people
government
city
