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End of the year review over Ancient Civilization Units #6thgrade #ancientcivilization #worldhistory
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1
a practice that is common to people of a particular group or region is called
myth
event
principle
custom
2
who is the father of history?
Euclid
Hippocrates
Ptolemy
Herodotus
3
Who conquered Macedonia to India and named most of his new cities after himself?
Caesar
Xerxes
Alexander the Great
Darius
4
This philosophy stressed living in harmony, nature, and no government involvement.
Legalism
Confucianism
Daoism
5
This government is the rule of few aristocrats who only passed laws to help their own position
Tyranny
Monarchy
Democracy
Oligarchy
6
What mountain range separates India from China?
Appeninnes Mts
Himalayas Mts
Zagros Mts
Hindu Kush Mts
7
The power or law believed to be granted by a god is called
Confucianism
Mandate of Heaven
tyranny
feudalism
8
This dynasty used oracle bones, introduced bronze, and used ancestry worship.
Han
Zhou
Qin
Shang
9
China's geography is higher in the west and lower in the east.
False
True
10
a government where all the citizens participate in all issues and concerns
representative democracy
veto
direct democracy
republic
11
A person who goes to school and works as a writer is referred to as a
scribe
noble
artisan
merchant
12
Who is the father of medicine?
Euclid
Aristotle
Herodotus
Hippocrates
13
network of trade routes that stretched for more than four thousand miles across Asia is called
Caravan Road
Silk Road
Mission Road
<p>Kenneth Road</p>
14
The marketplace in ancient Greece was called
agora
mall
cavalry
forum
15
To train a wild animal or plant to be useful humans is called
domesticatication
hunting and gathering
agriculture
trading
16
He created a code of laws in Babylon. Who is he?
Sargon
Hammurabi
King Tut
Mausolus
17
An expert who studies the past by examining objects that people have left behind
researcher
archaeologist
geographer
historian
18
What was the world's first civilization?
Greece
Egypt
Catal Hoyuk
Sumer
19
In Buddhism, how do you cure human suffering?
Giving up your worldly belongings
Giving up selfish pleasures
Accepting Jesus Christ as your savior
Atoning for your sins
20
Egyptians perserved their dead for the afterlife through a process called
fission
mummification
processing
fusion
21
This religion believes in Karma (what comes around goes around)
Islam
Buddhism
Christianity
Hinduism
22
a philosopher who taught his students by asking thought-provoking questions
Plato
Socrates
Aristotle
Alexander
23
this philosophy stressed knowledge, respecting your elders, and good behavior
Daoism
Legalism
Confucianism
24
The hill above a Greek city, on which temples were built.
acropolis
Palentine
metropolis
city-state
25
In Buddhism, what is the cause of suffering and pain?
Wealth and Pleasure
Anxiety
Greed and Wealth
Selfish desires (power, wealth, pleasure)
26
god of the sea in Greek mythology
Poseidan
Ares
Artemis
Zeus
27
a larger landmass that is smaller than a continent is called
subcontinent
prairie
monsoon
precontinent
28
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers flow into the ___________.
Nile River
Black Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Persian Gulf
29
Define reincarnation.
Condensed Milk
Karma
Rebirth of the soul
Spiritual awakening
30
Nebuchadnezzar is most famous for building what structure for his home-sick wife.
Lighthouse
Temple of Artemis
Statue of Zeus
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
31
Why did the ancient Greeks develop into independent city states?
Separated by water
Separated by desert and mountains
Separated by mountains
Separated by water and mountains
32
to refuse to approve a proposal of governmnent
consul
plebian
veto
tribune
33
What did God give to Moses at Mt. Sinai?
Hammurabi's Code
The 12 Tables
The Bible
The 10 Commandments
34
An early city that was a small, independent country with its own laws and government is called
<p>country</p>
metro
<p>state</p>
city-state
35
This government's leader usually takes control by force and eventually is hated by the people
Monarchy
Tyranny
Democracy
Oligarchy
36
Sumerians get credit for the first written language. It was called
Latin
cuneiform
Frence
English
37
this city-state stressed arts and education, council of 500, and had a trading economy
Sparta
Neither
Athens
38
The Egyptians built what to put their dead pharaohs into?
pyramids
levees
statues
they did not bury their dead
39
Who was the first woman to rule Egypt?
Hatshepsut
Hillary
Cleopatra
Marylin
40
This philosophy stressed strict laws, harsh laws, and banishment of citizens who disagreed
Confucianism
Legalism
Daoism
41
What was the main contribution from the Phoenicians?
Stirrup
Alphabet
Arches
Boats
42
This city-state stressed military, council of elders, and had a farming economy
Sparta
neither
Athens
43
this government is the rule of the people
Tyranny
Oligarchy
Democracy
Monarchy
44
characteristics of a civilization that includes the beliefs and behaviors of a society
empire
economy
tributes
culture
45
This emperor wanted to live forever, unified China, standardized money and writing for China
Qin Shihuangdi
Confucius
Wudi
Hanfeizi
46
in the Roman Republic, a member of the ruling class is called a
patrician
plebian
commoner
consul
47
The world's very first civilization settled in the
Rome
Mexico
Fertile Crescent
Catal Hoyuk
48
Was a great leader in Athens during the height of democracy and died in the Peloponnesian War
Pericles
Darius
Xerxes
Socrates
49
Which dynasty in China built the Great Wall?
Qin
Shang
Han
Tang
50
Ruler of the gods in Greek mythology
Poseidan
Hera
Ares
Zeus
51
This government is the rule of single person who inherited his power
Tyranny
Democracy
Monarchy
Oligarchy
52
Fine particles of rock that settle in the fields after a flood
levees
irrigation
silt
layers
53
Who is the founder of Buddhism?
Siddhartha Gautama
Buddha
Brahman
Jesus
54
a person who has certain rights and duties in a city-state or nation is called
assembly
civil servant
slave
citizen
55
a government where an elected person participates in issues for other citizens
tyranny
representative democracy
monarchy
direct democracy
56
An object made or used by people in the past is called
fossil
ritual
artifact
prehistoric
57
The geography of ancient Greece is...
rocky and mountainous
Peninsula and mountainous
peninsula
flat and fertile
58
The war between Athens and Sparta that lasted for 27 years was called
Persian Wars
Punic Wars
Platea War
Peloponnesian War
59
The first industry included growing crops and domestication of animals, and is called
terracing
agriculture
enabling
nomads
60
What important event occurred during the Stone Age?
homes
fire
ships
writing
61
Mesopotamian temple tower with staircases and a shrine at the top is called
tomb
shrine
temple
ziggurat
62
The Nile River flows north into what major body of water?
Caspian Sea
Black Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Persian Gulf
63
Sumer is in the "Land b/t two Rivers". What is the land called and what are the two rivers?
Babylonia, Tiber, Indus
Assyria, Nile, Euphrates
Mesopotamia, Tigris, Euphrates
Assyria, Tigris, Euprates
64
What did the Han dynasty invent?
shadoof
toilets
paper
clay pipes
65
Which of the following is a natural barrier that protected Egypt from invaders?
seas
deserts
all of the above
cataracts
66
This religion's main leader was Siddhartha Gautama.
Hinduism
Islam
Christianity
Buddhism
67
Why were Romans able to build taller buildings than the Greeks?
Concrete
Cranes
Chariots
Ladders
68
Which war was between Greece and Persia?
Peloponneus War
Punic Wars
Persian Wars
Civil War
69
to move from one geographic region to another is called
moonwalk
migrate
warp
vacation
70
This religion's main leader was Jesus Christ
Islam
Judaism
Buddhism
Christianity
71
Who won the Persian Wars?
Persia
Athens
Greece
Sparta
