FINAL EXAM - Eastern Hemisphere (Grade 6)

Question 1

The issues and problems in the Eastern Hemisphere

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have their roots in the past

Question 2

Which speaker expresses a Muslim perspective during the Crusades?

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1

Question 3

According to the map, which continent has the largest desert area?

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Africa

Question 4

Greece's terrain influenced the ancient Greeks to develop a(n)

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political system based on independent city-states

Question 5

During medieval period in Europe, power of kings + great nobles was controlled by actions of

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the Pope and high Church officials

Question 6

Job specialization, record keeping, and cities are characteristics of

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a civilization

Question 7

The Golden Ages of Athens, Pax Romana and Pax Mongolia share which common features?

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a period of peace, prosperity and cultural achievements

Question 8

The people of the Indus River Valley developed irrigation systems in order to

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increase fertile land for farming

Question 9

The quotations above illustrate different attitudes about ___________ in Athens and Qin dynasty

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role of individual citizen in decision making

Question 10

This statement would most likely have been made by which individual?

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Zheng He

Question 11

Which heading best completes the partial outline above?

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Primary Sources

Question 12

One important effect of the Crusades was

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Muslim cultural practices +technological inventions shared

Question 13

Which statement about the Islamic Golden Age is a fact rather than an opinion?

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Astronomy was used for navigation

Question 14

Confucianism had a strong impact on the development of China mainly because this philosophy

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provided social order

Question 15

The astrolabe, pictured, allowed medieval navigators to

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locate the positions of the Sun, Moon, planets, and stars

Question 16

A similarity of the rule of the ancient Mongols and the ancient Greeks is that both

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established empires and cultures to the people they ruled

Question 17

Based on the map, people of Mesopotamia + Egypt settled in shaded areas because the location

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along rivers

Question 18

This water plant used by the Egyptians for roofing, rope, baskets and making paper. What is it?

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papyrus

Question 19

The __ Empire within the Mediterranean Basin and began to develop Orthodox Christianity

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Byzantine

Question 20

Based on the timelines, what conclusion can best be supported from the information shown?

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Chinese technology was more advanced than Western Europe

Question 21

As shown in the excerpt from Hammurabi’s Code, written in ancient Babylonia

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punishments were not applied equally to all social classes

Question 22

Which of the following is a common element found in most religions?

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They include the Golden Rule

Question 23

Which heading best completes the partial outline below?

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Factors That Lead to the Crusades

Question 24

During medieval times, which of these groups was legally tied to the land?

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serfs

Question 25

What were effects of Silk Road, Indian Ocean and Trans-Saharan on people of Eastern Hemisphere?

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cultural diffusion and expanded global trade

Question 26

One way in which the Twelve Tables and Justinian’s Code were similar is that they both

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created a consistent set of laws

Question 27

Which speaker is expressing an economic motive for the Crusades?

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4

Question 28

Based on this reading which of the following inferences about this society is true?

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This was a hierarchical society

Question 29

The main idea of this passage is that

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The settlers developed shared customs that everyone accepted

Question 30

The event described in the quotation above refers to

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The Black Plague

Question 31

At its height, the Mongol Empire expanded into which continents?

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Asia and Europe

Question 32

The Neolithic nomadic herders were able to transform society by producing

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a stable food supply

Question 33

Archeologists investigate the cultures of early civilizations mainly by studying

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artifacts

Question 34

The Eightfold Path, the Five Pillars of Faith and the Ten Commandments each serve to

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provide followers with a guide for living

Question 35

A group of places that share a common feature such as geography or culture is a

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region

FINAL EXAM - Eastern Hemisphere (Grade 6)

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FINAL EXAM - Eastern Hemisphere (Grade 6)

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