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World History-6th grade
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1
Which people did NOT establish their civilization along a river?
Chinese
Romans
Egyptians
Hebrews
2
Archaeologists are best known for working with this type of evidence
primary sources
landmarks
secondary sources
artifiact
3
Which feature of China's physical geography did NOT separate its early people from the rest of the world?
the Tibetan Plateau
the Gobi
the Pacific Ocean
the Huang-He
4
Which statement about the first writing system is false?
it was recorded on clay tablets
it was developed by the babylonians
it was first used to keep business records
it began using pictures to represent syllables and objects
5
Athens was ruled by a single person under the type of government known as
direct democracy
tyranny
representative democracy
oligarchy
6
How did Qin emperor Shi Huangdi unify and control China in the 200s BC?
He established the Silk Road to get goods from far away
He created districts governed by appointed officials
He dissolved the army so it couldn't be used against him
He gave land to nobles so they would be loyal to him
7
Which one is an example of diffusion?
building of the Great Wall
the growth of manufacturing and trade
the procedure for making silk
the spread of Buddhism from India
8
The Hebrews had teachings to honor and respect parents. Who wrote about these ideas in ancient China?
Confucius
Shi Huangdi
Chandragupta Maurya
Huang-He
9
All the following were Greek philosophers EXCEPT
Socrates
Plato
Zoroaster
Aristotle
10
What was the phoenicians' most important contribution to civilization?
founding of Carthage
sailing ships
purple dye
Their alphabet
11
Which did NOT apply to Roman government
sense of civic duty
equality for all people
written code of laws
checks and balances
12
Which was least important in Rome's growth of power and influence?
military organization
wars and conquest
trade
religion
13
What is the main goal of people who follow Buddhism, as was taught by Buddha?
reaching Nirvana
wealth
missionary work
rebirth
14
Which practices were common among the Maya, Aztec, and Inca?
engaging in trade and demanding tribute payment
building stone temples and sacrificing to their gods
producing art and keeping written records
practicing slavery and worshiping many gods
15
Farming was important to the Maya, Inca, and Aztec. Which statement is FALSE?
all three grew maize
Maya grew crops on chinampas
Mayan farmers may not have grown enough food for the people
Maya and Aztec priests decided when to plant and harvest
16
By the 400s BC, the chief enemies of the Greeks were these people.
Egyptians
Romans
Macedonians
Persians
17
What was the main cause for independent City-States in ancient Greece?
location on the sea
threat from warlike neighbors
spread of the Minoan culture
geography of mountainous peninsulas
18
Which Indian religion included many rituals and sacrifices?
Buddhism
Brahmanism
Mauryanism
Jainism
19
Which would historians NOT study to learn about prehistory?
artifacts
journals
tools
fossils
20
Which one did hunter-gatherer societies NOT possess?
bone tools
religious beliefs
art
fire
21
Rome contributed all the following to the world EXCEPT
techniques to build strong bridges and structures
building pyramids
using Latin which developed the Romance Languages
the idea of civil law
22
How did Egypt influence Kush?
Egypt taught Kush to make iron products
Egypt helped Kush develop an irrigation system
Kush learned how to raise cattle from Egypt
Kush learned about pyramids from Egypt
23
Who was MOST responsible for spreading Christianity immediately after Jesus's death and resurrection?
Octavian
Diocletian
Theodora of Constantinople
Paul of Tarsus
24
Maya and Inca believed their rulers were realted to the gods. Who else believed this?
Egyptians
Phoenicians
Hebrews
Indians
25
The main Athenian rivals were from here.
Rome
Macedonia
Sparta
Alexandria
26
Which of these was NOT a philosopher or thinker?
Siddhartha Gautama
Rmases the Great
Socrates
Confucius
27
What would be LEAST interesting to a physical geographer?
a place's climate
a mountain range
a river system
a country's highways
28
according to legend, who founded Rome?
two brothers raised by wolves
the Greek Warrior Achilles who fled Troy
Greek gods looking for a new home
Latin peoples who moved from Egypt
29
Which of these civilizations did NOT develop in Mesopotamia?
Egyptians
Babylonians
Akkadians
Sumerians
30
The citizen's assembly in Athens was an example of
direct democracy
trial by jury
rule by aristocrats
representative democracy
31
Which BEST describes the social structure of the Maya, Aztec, and Inca?
power and wealth were equally distributed among the Inca
slaves held the lowest position
Aztec structure was more simple than the other two
upper class had special privileges
32
The Jews believe the ten commandments were given by God to
Moses
King David
Abraham
Solomon
33
Two Epics of ancient Indian literature are Mahabharata and the Ramayana. Which of these is also an epic?
Pyramid texts
Gilgamesh
Book of the Dead
Hammurabi's code
34
The Nile helped civilizations in all ways except
protecting against invasion from the west
enriching the soil along its banks
providing a source of food and water
allowing farming to develop
35
The Spanish conquered the Aztec and Inca for all reasons EXCEPT
they brought foreign diseases
they had more soldiers
there were already problems within the empires
they had better weapons
36
Alexander the Great built a huge empire. What other leader created an empire?
Moses
Shi Huangdi
Confucius
Hatshepsut
37
Which of the following is NOT a primary source?
encyclopedia
treaty
photograph
diary
38
This region is thought to be the last one inhabited by humans.
North Asia
South Asia
South America
North America
39
The Mauryan emperor Asoka is known for all of the following EXCEPT
working to improve people's lives
practicing non-violence
expanding the empire across most of India
spreading Hinduism
40
What Roman leader siezed power from the senate and became dictator of the Roman Republic?
Julius Caesar
Caesar Augustus
Marc Antony
Hadrian
41
Sargon I was the first to unite Mesopotamia under one ruler. Who was the first to unite Egypt?
King Ezana
Menes
Hatshepsut
Khufu
42
What is the study of people and the places they live called?
History
Archaeology
Human Geography
Environmental science
43
Which group was most responsible for the migration of the Jews out of Jerusalem to other parts of the Mediterranean?
Romans
Philistines
Israelites
Egyptians
44
Early India's contributions to world civilization included
creating algebra
developing the world's first calendar
introducing zero to the number system
inventing the plow and wheel
45
Moses transmitted a set of laws for the Hebrew to follow. What other ancient leader is famous for a code of laws?
Asoka
Tutankhamen
Hammurabi
Gilgamesh
46
During which era was agriculture first practiced?
paleolithic
megalithic
neolithic
mesolithic
47
A clay pot with ancient writing on it would be these
primary source and resource
primary source and artifact
secondary source and fossil
secondary source and artifact
48
Hieroglyphics was an early writing system. Which of these is another?
cuneiform
ziggurat
sumerian
hammurabi
49
Which dynasty created a government based on the ideas of confucius?
Qin
Zhou
Han
Shang
50
In Sumeria, social class depended on ones wealth and ______.
occupation
location
appearance
religion
51
Virgil's Aeneid is similar to what other piece of ancient literature?
the Book of the Dead
the Bhagavad Gita
The Odyssey
the Shiji
52
What characteristic did early civilizations in Mesopotamia and China share?
both first developed in river valleys
both were influenced by Buddhism
both built ziggurats
both developed paper
53
The earliest humans lived this way.
alone or in pairs
by hunting and gathering food
farming in villages along rivers and streams
as herders of sheep and other livestock
54
Which is the BEST reason yto study history?
We can learn interesting things about famous people
We can learn about ourselves and other people
We can learn dates of important events
We can hear stories about strange things
55
Basic teachings and laws that guide the Jewish people are found in the
Dead Sea Scrolls
Torah
Book of the Dead
Talmud
56
Hellenistic culture developed as a result of the activities of
Philip II
Cyrus the Great
Darius I
Alexander the Great
57
Ancient Maya had city-states. Who else did also?
Ancient Persia
Ancient Greece
Roman Empire
Han China
58
Which varna in early India had the hardest lives?
Vaisyas
Kshatriyas
Brahmins
Sudras
59
Which group did NOT threaten to invade Rome?
Vandals
Byzantines
Huns
Goths
60
What change in the lives of early humans was NOT because of farming?
a larger food supply
humans made shelters
the ability to make cloth
the construction of permanent settlements
61
The following are true of Egypt and Kush EXCEPT
Egypt sent the first people to colonize Kush
Kush ruled Egypt for a period of time
Egypt ruled Kush for many centuries
Kush was an important trading partner of Egypt
62
Which type of ancient Greek literature would most likely describe the deeds of a great hero?
Lyric Poem
Fable
Epic Poem
Oration
63
The ancient Hebrews were probably the first to
conduct religious ceremonies
have a code of laws
practice monotheism
hold religious beliefs
64
A skull of someone who lived during the Neolithic Era would be considered as this.
artifact
tool
fossil
secondary source
65
Hammurabi's code is important because it was an early one of these.
list of written laws to control people's behavior
record system allowing increased trade in Phoenicia
set of symbols used for communication
form of writing to record important events
66
What were Roman nobles called?
magistrates
plebians
tribunes
patricians
67
In AD 410, Rome was destroyed for the first time in 800 years by which army?
vandals
visigoths
huns
franks
68
Where was the most fertile soil in Egypt?
in the cataracts
in the Nile Delta
in the desert
in the far south
