Around the World in Sixth Grade

Question 1

Governments who take over with lawlessness and chaos are called a(n) ______________

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Anarchy

Question 2

A group of rulers who are from the same family and rule for many years is called a

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Dynasty

Question 3

I was a theologian who led the Reformation in the 16th century

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Martin Luther

Question 4

I loved studying the stars with my telescope! (BTW, I was also the first to use a telescope!)

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Galileo

Question 5

This was a period of rebirth during the 1500s

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Renaissance

Question 6

My amazing culture built structures that were used as worship along the Mississippi

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Mound Builders

Question 7

Belief in government by divine guidance

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True

Question 8

This culture began around 250 B.C. and is known for its black and white pottery

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Mogollons

Question 9

Siddharta Gautama was the founder of this religion.

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Buddhism

Question 10

I was a philosopher who wrote the "Republic" and who also wrote about logic and math.

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Plato

Question 11

The Torah is the type of Bible for the people of this religion

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Judaism

Question 12

I was a woman who was the fifth emperor of Egypt. I was a very prosperous ruler!

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Hatsheput

Question 13

This person was a thinker of Chinese origin. He strongly believed in the Golden Rule.

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Confuscius

Question 14

I was a physicist known for the developing the law of gravity

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Newton

Question 15

I had an approach to problem solving which involved a series of questions. I am

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Socrates

Question 16

The _________________ were a battle to restore Christian control of the Holy Land

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Crusades

Question 17

We existed around the "Four Corners" area of the U.S. between 600 and 1300 AD

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Anasazi

Question 18

I was the first to claim the center of the universe was the sun

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Copernicus

Question 19

I still exist in Mexico, Guatemala and Belize today. We devised a brilliant calendar.

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Mayans

Question 20

I was a culture that still has many beautiful structures, including the Pyramid of the Sun.

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Aztecs, Mayans

Question 21

I was also called the "first Renaissance man and genius." I am

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Leonardo da Vinci

Question 22

I wrote the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey," and was also blind - what grit!

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Homer

Question 23

This religion has no single founder and is found predominantly in India. What is it?

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Hinduism

Question 24

These people created the terraced farming system in Machu Picchu

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Incans

Question 25

I invented the printing press during the Renaissance era!

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Gutenberg

Question 26

Our government here in the U.S. is called a

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democracy

Question 27

The Q'uran was founded by Muhammad and represents what religion?

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Islam

Question 28

This inquiry process was waged by the Catholic Church against heretics in the 12th century

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Inquisition

Question 29

________________ is a type of religion that believes in one god.

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Christianity

Question 30

This type of government is ruled by a group of people or representatives

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Republic

Question 31

These people exist today in the Sonoran Desert. Their canal irrigation and mouns were famous

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Hohokam

Question 32

This government system had vassals, lords and indentured servants.

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Feudalism

Question 33

This was called the royal charter of political rights

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Magna Carta

Around the World in Sixth Grade

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Around the World in Sixth Grade

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