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6th Grade Ancient History Winter Final Review Questions
6th Grade Ancient History Winter Final Review Questions
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1
Egypt's Black Land was caused by
lightning strikes on the sand
yearly flooding of the Jordan
dead fish staining the sand
yearly flooding of the Nile
2
The largest group of people in the Babylonian empire were
scribes and priests
nobles and kings
farmers, artisans, and slaves
merchants and shipbuilders
3
The first king of Israel was
Saul
David
Solomon
Paul
4
The Kushites were more motivated to trade with Egypt because they had
better trade goods than other neighboring kingdoms
less land to farm
more valuables to gain
more land to farm
5
The correct order of the social structure of ancient Egypt from top to bottom is
Pharaoh, Scribes, Merchants, Farmers, Priests
Pharaoh, Farmers, Priests, Scribes, Merchants
Priests, Scribes, Merchants, Farmers, Pharaoh
Pharaoh, Priests, Scribes, Merchants, Farmers
6
The main purpose of Hammurabi's Code was to
make sure everyone in his empire knew the law
make sure people felt protected
make sure everyone was afraid of Hammurabi
give criminals a reason to break the law
7
The Mayan achievements that most influenced other civilizations in Mesoamerica were in
chemistry and algebra
geology and physics
grammar and spelling
astronomy and mathematics
8
This Mauryan emperor united India by solving the problem of how to rule over a large area
Chandragupta
Sumir Gupta
Ardavyta
Brahman
9
This Mauryan emperor began following Buddhist values and turned away from violence
Chandragupta
Asoka
Brahman
Sumir Gupta
10
The first civilization is considered to be
Sumer
Egypt
Babylon
Mesopotamia
11
The purpose of the pyramids was to
store grains and food
protect the people of Egypt during war
sacrifice those who disobeyed the pharaohs
serve as tombs for pharaohs
12
The city that became the center of Hammurabi's Mesopotamian empire was
Sumer
Phoenicia
Babylon
Assyria
13
They were fearless sailors that established their empire by dominating sea trade
Greeks
Persians
Philistines
Phoenicians
14
Chandragupta further divided his empire from regions, into these with their own government
states
countries
provinces
kingdoms
15
The earliest civilizations appeared in areas like Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley because of
access to fresh water
access to trees
access to food
access to gold
16
Darius governed over the vast Persian empire by
appointing himself commander and lord of all people
dividing the empire into states
appointing priests to sacrifice all law breakers
dividing the empire into provinces
17
Judaism was different from other religious in the ancient world when it began because
it had priests that talked to God
there was only one God who set down truth of right and wrong
it had a book of rules from God
it had prophets that made sacrifices to God
18
The source of the Nile is
the Blue and White Nile
the Red and White Nile
the Blue and Green Nile
the Red and Blue Nile
19
The large buildings the Maya constructed were
granaries and silos
pyramids and observatories
temples and condos
barracks and forts
20
In order to end suffering, one must overcome
hunger pains
all fears
the belief that the world is flat
all selfish desires
21
A hieroglyphic writing system uses _______ or ________ instead of alphabetic letters
emojis or filters
drawings or symbols
leaves or sticks
numbers or hashtags
22
The most important resources for early civilizations
Seeds, workers
Water, soil
Soil, water, seeds, and workers
Soil, seeds, workers
23
The Israelites consider Canaan the Promised Land because of the covenant God made with
Abraham
Moses
Noah
Joseph
24
Priests played an important role in Sumerian city-states because
Sumerians believed priests could perform miracles
Sumerians believed priests were gods
Sumerians believed only priests could make sacrifices
Sumerians believed only priests could communicate with gods
25
Cyrus the Great's treatment of the Jews differed from that of the neo-Babylonians by
Cyrus enslaving the Jews and taking them from Jerusalem
the neo-Babylonians allowing the Jews to return to Jerusalem
Cyrus allowing the Jews to return to Jerusalem
Cyrus letting the Jews practice their religion