Sixth Grade Social Studies Year Review

What did Chinese dynasties use as an excuse for one dynasty to overthrow another

Which group established the Caste System in India?

What important law code was developed in Mesopotamia that had the principle an eye for an eye

Mesopotamian civilization developed along the banks of which two rivers

How many stages do scientists say most civilizations went through

What was the class of people that were considered the upper class of Roman society

The purpose of Ashoka’s stone pillars was to:

What Mediterranean people simplified writing around 1100 BCE by creating a 22 letter alphabet

After Julius Caesar was murdered, how did the government of Rome change

which of the following is not true about Egyptian mummification

The religious hymns of the Aryans were called:

A person would use latitude and longitude to find 

People who believe in more than one god are said to practice

what scientist studies the past by examining artifacts and fossils

What was the class of people that were considered the middle/lower class of Roman society

The most important development that allowed civilizations to develop was

The effect of a person’s actions, good or bad, in this and in previous lives is called?

In ancient Athens who were considered citizens and therefore eligible to vote & serve on jury's

Which of the following was not a cause of the Peloponnesian War

Which of the following was not a philosophy associated with China

Which of the following is not a lasting contribution of the Romans to later civilizations

which is not considered an important part of a civilization

This Athenian structure is dedicated to Athena and is the best example of Greek architecture

Lower Egypt is located in what part of Egypt

How is the fall of the Han Dynasty & Roman empire similar

All of the following are true about the city-state of Sparta except

200 year period of peace and prosperity in Rome was called the 

How do you find the subject of a map

What Egyptian book was written to help Egyptians reach the field of reeds (afterlife)

Using one location to describe another place's location is

The making, distribution, and consumption of goods and services is called a(n)

Which of the following is not true about religions

what scientist studies humans both past and present

How did Rome expand its territories

What form of government did Athens adopt that comes from the Greek words Demos and Kratos

Prehistory refers to the record of human events before the invention of

People who believe in only one god are said to practice

Which of the following is not true about the city of Rome

Writing developed in Mesopotamia about 5,000 years ago, what was it called

The mountains, deserts, and seas had what affect on the development of Chinese civilization

A timeline is tool that historians use to organize events 

Hinduism & Buddhism believe that a person's soul can be reborn after they die, this is called

What form of government did the Romans create in 509 BCE

The geography of Greece can best be described as

Most ancient civilizations developed

Which of the following is not a reason why the Roman Empire fell

China gets its name from which dynasty that was started by Shi Huangdi

What do geographers use to organize information about the Earth

Upper Egypt is located in what part of Egypt

The term C.E. means

In places like Sumer and Egypt professional writers were called

The abbreviation B.C.E stands for

The written record of human events is known as the field of