stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
The ultimate 6th grade Social Studies Review Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
The ultimate 6th grade Social Studies Review
The ultimate 6th grade Social Studies Review
43 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
7,164 plays
pre-state testing review game
Flashcards
43 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
43
Answers
1
Which two religions or philosophies involve the belief in a Messiah?
Taoism and Confucianism
Judaism and Christianity
Buddhism and Hinduism
Islam and Judaism
2
How did the flooding of Rivers affect agricultural communities?
deposited fertile silt onto land
forced farmers to plant fewer crops
ruined their economies
degraded the land
3
Coffee beans moved from:
The Aztecs to Spain
From France to the Americas
The Pueblo to France
The Inca to England
4
During the Middle Ages, which group was responsible for preserving culture from Ancient Rome?
political leaders
university students
monks
pope
5
What do Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism all have in common?
do not pray to gods
polytheistic
monotheistic
founding leaders are gods
6
Approx. how much of Europe's population died as a result of the Black Death?
all
1/2
3/4
1/3
7
The Renaissance was a time of
increased government
discovery and creation
diplomacy
war
8
Which of the following most likely led to the fall of the Roman
Empire
?
There was high unemployment among the citizens
the empire controlled trade routes
located on the Italian peninsula
Julius Caesar became the dictator
9
What was the social structure of hunter-gatherer communities?
people worked together equally
only men made the fires
one leader made all of the decisions for the group
men did all of the hunting, women only gathered
10
What is one way in which feudalism contributed to the growth of nation-states in W. Europe?
peasants controlled the land
centralized military power
caused the serfs to revolt
lords owned the land
11
What new class of people emerged during the Renaissance?
upper class
middle class
lower class
merchants
12
Which theme do many Chinese paintings reflect?
retribution
grief
riches
harmony
13
Who rejected Catholicism in favor of a new branch of Protestantism?
Johannes Gutenberg
Michelangelo
Francis Drake
John Calvin
14
What is one way the Mesopotamian culture developed after the Babylonian take over of Sumer?
Sumerians invented base-60 system
laws were more complex with the Code of Hammurabi
Harappans built cities there
Writing became better with the invention of Cuneiform
15
located in Africa along a river whose delta opened into the Mediterranean Sea
Huang He River Valley
Nile River Valley
Tigris-Euphrates River Valley
Indus River Valley
16
Which is the network of ancient trade routes that connected civilizations in Asia and Europe?
Gupta Trail
Great Wall
Mare Nostrum
Silk Road
17
located in modern day China, river is also known as the Yellow River
Huang He River Valley
Nile River Valley
Tigris-Euphrates River Valley
Indus River Valley
18
What is a major principle contained in the Magna Carta?
no one is above the law
the king appoints church leaders
only lords can have serfs
anyone can become king
19
Which quality of hunter-gatherer communities made them different from later civilizations?
they grew crops
they were nomadic
they had a written language
they had domesticated animals
20
What is one way that Islam spread in Africa?
Europeans forced it on people
result of a civil war
mandatory by law
By traders (salt), who brought ideas and books with them
21
Which of the following changed art, education, and government during the Renaissance?
manoralism
humanism
communism
feudalism
22
How did the Catholic Church first respond to the Reformation?
It waged war on Germanic kingdoms
It built many new cathedrals
it formed the Society of Jesus
it formed the Council of Trent
23
What is a defining characteristic of feudalism?
freedom
hierarchy
equality
chaos
24
Which tool developed during the Renaissance changed the study of astronomy?
telescope
compass
binoculars
abacus
25
What was the ancient Greek agora?
a temple
a school
a marketplace
a theatre
26
Which of the following was the first far-reaching of the Christians to spread their religion?
Crusades
Trojan War
Punic Wars
Persian Wars
27
What does the term Renaissance mean?
beauty
profit
rebirth
inspiration
28
How is the Magna Carta connected to the English Parliament?
it abolished parliament
it strengthened parliament
it helped create parliament
it had no connection
29
Which person is a Greek mathematician who discovered a theorem about triangles still used?
Archimedes
Pythagoras
Socrates
Alexander the Great
30
what effect did the domestication of animals have on early civilizations?
people were able to create new species of animals
people could put animals to work on farms
People were finally able to eat meat
there were less crops because the animals ate them
31
How did the Black Death affect the social order of feudalism?
renewed belief in feudalism
feudalism broke down & new social classes arose
lords and vassals took control of communities
fewer people were able to own land
32
Which of the following was the first official emperor of Rome?
Nero
Julius
Caligula
Augustus
33
What was the impact of the crusades on the exchange of goods and ideas in Eurasia?
no exchange happened
stayed the same
decrease
increase
34
Japan's Shogun system can best be compared to
feudalism
socialism
capitalism
communism
35
Which architectural feature best characterizes ancient Greek civilization?
columns
vaults
wooden posts
flying buttresses
36
Which European explorer is credited with being the first to sail around the world?
Ferdinand Magellan
Vasco de Gama
John Cabot
Christopher Columbus
37
which term means having a greater amount than what is needed?
sedentary
propagation
irrigation
surplus
38
Which civilizations used hieroglyphics?
Tigris-Euphrates RVC
Indus RVC
Nile River Valley Civilization
Huang He RVC
39
To which region did Islam spread in the 100 years after Muhammad's death?
South America
N. Africa
N. America
Australia
40
What was the Northwest Passage?
water route connecting the Atlantic & Indian Ocean
trade route across Africa
water route around S. America
water route connecting the Atlantic & Pacific oceans
41
what did ancient trade centers all have in common?
they were all located in Europe
all located near water
all located in the mountains
all located in Asia
42
The amount of Hunting and Gathering communities decreased because
the Ice Age lead to human extinction
animals overpowered them
people learned how to grow crops and domesticate animals
they were conquered by Europeans
43
Which of the following Hindu beliefs is supported by India's caste system?
resurrection
hajj
reincarnation
wu wei