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The ultimate 6th grade Social Studies Review
The ultimate 6th grade Social Studies Review
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1
Who rejected Catholicism in favor of a new branch of Protestantism?
Michelangelo
Francis Drake
John Calvin
Johannes Gutenberg
2
What does the term Renaissance mean?
profit
inspiration
rebirth
beauty
3
Who created the sculpture called the
Pieta
?
Gutenberg
Michelangelo
Martin Luther
John Calvin
4
Which architectural feature best characterizes ancient Greek civilization?
vaults
wooden posts
flying buttresses
columns
5
Which person is a Greek mathematician who discovered a theorem about triangles still used?
Alexander the Great
Archimedes
Pythagoras
Socrates
6
Which of the following was the first far-reaching of the Christians to spread their religion?
Persian Wars
Punic Wars
Crusades
Trojan War
7
What is one way in which the Justinian Code affected citizens?
put in place all new laws
it gave more severe punishments
led to a lawless society
simplified the law
8
Which was the largest and most powerful kingdom in medieval Africa?
Mali
Songhai
Ghana
Akan
9
What is one way that Islam spread in Africa?
Europeans forced it on people
mandatory by law
result of a civil war
By traders (salt), who brought ideas and books with them
10
How did the flooding of Rivers affect agricultural communities?
degraded the land
deposited fertile silt onto land
ruined their economies
forced farmers to plant fewer crops
11
Machiavelli's
The Prince
most likely encouraged Renaissance thinkers to examine...?
religion
government
family
work
12
Which of the following is an example of Roman republicanism?
city-states
tribunes
dictators
army
13
To which region did Islam spread in the 100 years after Muhammad's death?
South America
N. Africa
N. America
Australia
14
What is a major principle contained in the Magna Carta?
only lords can have serfs
anyone can become king
the king appoints church leaders
no one is above the law
15
The amount of Hunting and Gathering communities decreased because
people learned how to grow crops and domesticate animals
the Ice Age lead to human extinction
they were conquered by Europeans
animals overpowered them
16
Which civilizations used hieroglyphics?
Nile River Valley Civilization
Indus RVC
Tigris-Euphrates RVC
Huang He RVC
17
Which of the following most likely led to the fall of the Roman
Empire
?
Julius Caesar became the dictator
the empire controlled trade routes
There was high unemployment among the citizens
located on the Italian peninsula
18
Which of the following changed art, education, and government during the Renaissance?
humanism
communism
manoralism
feudalism
19
Coffee beans moved from:
The Aztecs to Spain
From France to the Americas
The Pueblo to France
The Inca to England
20
What new class of people emerged during the Renaissance?
upper class
merchants
middle class
lower class
21
What is one way in which feudalism contributed to the growth of nation-states in W. Europe?
centralized military power
peasants controlled the land
lords owned the land
caused the serfs to revolt
22
Which European explorer sailed to Newfoundland & established a presence there for the English?
Christopher Columbus
John Cabot
Ferdinand Magellan
Vasco de Gama
23
what did ancient trade centers all have in common?
they were all located in Europe
all located in Asia
all located near water
all located in the mountains
24
What was the impact of the crusades on the exchange of goods and ideas in Eurasia?
increase
decrease
no exchange happened
stayed the same
25
How did the Black Death affect the social order of feudalism?
renewed belief in feudalism
fewer people were able to own land
lords and vassals took control of communities
feudalism broke down & new social classes arose
26
Japan's Shogun system can best be compared to
feudalism
capitalism
socialism
communism
27
Which tool developed during the Renaissance changed the study of astronomy?
binoculars
telescope
compass
abacus
28
How did the Catholic Church first respond to the Reformation?
it formed the Council of Trent
It built many new cathedrals
it formed the Society of Jesus
It waged war on Germanic kingdoms
29
Which of the following Hindu beliefs is supported by India's caste system?
hajj
resurrection
reincarnation
wu wei
30
Which two religions or philosophies involve the belief in a Messiah?
Islam and Judaism
Judaism and Christianity
Taoism and Confucianism
Buddhism and Hinduism
31
How is the Magna Carta connected to the English Parliament?
it helped create parliament
it abolished parliament
it strengthened parliament
it had no connection
32
Which theme do many Chinese paintings reflect?
harmony
riches
retribution
grief
33
What do Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism all have in common?
monotheistic
do not pray to gods
founding leaders are gods
polytheistic
34
Which ancient civilization contributed to the epics the Mahabharata and the Ramayana?
Chinese
Roman
Indian
Greek
35
Approx. how much of Europe's population died as a result of the Black Death?
all
1/3
3/4
1/2
36
Which European explorer is credited with being the first to sail around the world?
Ferdinand Magellan
John Cabot
Christopher Columbus
Vasco de Gama
37
which term means having a greater amount than what is needed?
surplus
sedentary
irrigation
propagation
38
What was the Northwest Passage?
water route around S. America
water route connecting the Atlantic & Indian Ocean
water route connecting the Atlantic & Pacific oceans
trade route across Africa
39
What was the social structure of hunter-gatherer communities?
people worked together equally
one leader made all of the decisions for the group
men did all of the hunting, women only gathered
only men made the fires
40
Which of the following was the first official emperor of Rome?
Augustus
Julius
Nero
Caligula
41
What is a defining characteristic of feudalism?
hierarchy
chaos
equality
freedom
42
Which central and/or South American civilizations ended after the arrival of foreign invaders?
Maya and Aztec
Aztec and Inca
Inca and Maya
Andes and Aztec
43
Which is the network of ancient trade routes that connected civilizations in Asia and Europe?
Great Wall
Mare Nostrum
Silk Road
Gupta Trail
44
What was the ancient Greek agora?
a marketplace
a temple
a school
a theatre
45
During the Middle Ages, which group was responsible for preserving culture from Ancient Rome?
university students
monks
pope
political leaders
46
What is one way the Mesopotamian culture developed after the Babylonian take over of Sumer?
Sumerians invented base-60 system
Writing became better with the invention of Cuneiform
Harappans built cities there
laws were more complex with the Code of Hammurabi
47
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
48
The Council of Trent of 1545 addressed issues raised by Martin Luther & Protestant reformers by
rejecting the 7 sacraments
encouraging new religious orders, such as the Jesuits
allowing political leaders to appoint church officials
reducing the literacy training of local priests
49
which early civilization contributed to mathematics by creating a base-20 system?
Maya
Aztec
Inca
Roman
50
located in Africa along a river whose delta opened into the Mediterranean Sea
Tigris-Euphrates River Valley
Nile River Valley
Huang He River Valley
Indus River Valley
51
The Renaissance was a time of
diplomacy
increased government
war
discovery and creation
52
located in modern day China, river is also known as the Yellow River
Huang He River Valley
Indus River Valley
Nile River Valley
Tigris-Euphrates River Valley
53
Which quality of hunter-gatherer communities made them different from later civilizations?
they grew crops
they had domesticated animals
they were nomadic
they had a written language