6th Grade Social Studies - TCAP Review

The most famous of all Egyptian pharaohs is

Before this development during the Han Dynasty China had little contact with the outside world

The type of democracy seen in Ancient Greece was called a

People who practice Hinduism believe in karma, which is

Mesopotamia was surrounded by two major rivers, the Euphrates and the

All of these became popular philosophical systems of belie in China, except

Asoka was an important leader in India because he

The Paleolithic Age (Old-Stone Age), when people first developed stone tools, started around

This pharaoh led the construction of the Great Pyramid

He was the 1st king of Israel and united the tribes

To protect against northern raiders, Emperor Huang built the Great Wall during this dynasty

When king Nebuchadnezzar defeated the Kingdom of Judah, he sent many Jewish people to live in

Abraham was important to Israel because

All of these were major empires in Mesopotamia, except the

The first city-states of Mesopotamia were ruled by

The weather system that has always played an important role in India is called the

Siddhartha's Buddhist teachings are called

The 2nd empire in India was called the Gupta Empire and it was important for developing

The symbol that represents balance in Taoism is the

The caste a person in India belonged to determined

From where did the first humans originate?

India has two rivers that contributed to the development of its civilization, the Ganges and

Discovering agriculture contributed to civilization in that

The Mesopotamians created Cuneiform, which was

What field of science is used to study when, where, and how people lived?

These people conquered Egypt during the Middle Kingdom

While Athens was a direct democracy, Sparta was ruled by

The four noble truths teach that life is

It was with this empire that China has the most influential contact with over the silk roads

What ended the 'Babylonian Captivity'

This king of Israel made Jerusalem the capital

Cyrus' son Darius and grandson Xerxes were powerful emperors able to conquer many lands, except

A new form of government arose during Ancient Greece, where people elected leaders called

The Zhou Dynasty was ruled by Feudalism, where nobles governed the land. It led to

One major clue into understanding how and where the Paleolithic people lived is by looking at

A new and very important discovery that happened during the Neolithic period was

This was the book containing all of Confucius ideas and teaching

The ruler of Egypt was called

The Great Pyramids and Sphinx were built during which period of ancient Egypt?

After the Paleolithic Age came the Neolithic Age, which started around

The first written laws came out of early Mesopotamia and was called "The Law Code of..."

The largest desert in China is the

He was the 1st pharoah of ancient Egypt

Egyptians used pictures to communicate called

When the Aryans invaded India and settled in 1700 BCE they brought with them

Mesopotamia thrived as the first civilization due to

This empire destroyed the holy temple in Jerusalem in 70 AD and sent many Jews away from Israel

Why did Egyptians practice mummification?

Between Athens and Sparta, women had a better quality of life in Sparta

The people living during the Paleolithic Age were hunter-gatherers and nomadic. Nomadic means

Egypt's two main water sources were the Mediterranean Sea and the

He was the first emperor of the Persian Empire

This king of Israel built the holy temple in Jerusalem

Besides mountains, China also had these as natural barriers.

The land to the north of India and that also shares the Himalayan Mountains is

The Mesopotamians were polytheistic, which means

The first civilization was

This was the was the first dynasty that began around 1700 BCE

What was the Mandate of Heaven?

Before Israel became a kingdom it was split into how many smaller tribes

At the end of the Neolithic Age, at 4,500 BCE, we discovered how to use metal. This led to

Buddhism was founded by a man named Siddhartha Guatama

Legalism was another philosophical belief and style of leadership that said