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A review of the 6th grade SS standards in preparation for the SC PASS test
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1
Where did the Italian Renaissance begin?
Florence
Pisa
Rome
Venice
2
When the Roman empire was split into two, what was the name of the Eastern Empire?
Istanbul
Byzantine
Persian
Pentecostal
3
What was Renaissance learning based upon?
Ancient Persian exploration
Harappan culture
Imperial Chinese teachings from the Huang He
Classical Greek and Roman teachings
4
What is the traditional religion of Japan?
Shintoism
Taoism
Judaism
Confucianism
5
Which Renaissance artist painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
Donatello
Michaelangelo
Leonardo
Raphael
6
Early man was a hunter-gatherer. What was another name for these people?
nomads
fisherman
peasants
farmers
7
Which ancient civilization believed their rulers held power because of a Mandate from Heaven?
India
China
Japan
Egypt
8
How did the Bubonic plague originate in Europe?
exposure from Viking invaders
exposure from traders and merchants
exposure from the sub-Saharan cultures
exposure from the Native Americans
9
During the Middle Ages, what was the name of a lord's home?
manor
villa
mansion
castle
10
What was the basis for trade between Ghana and North Africa?
diamonds for tea
gold for salt
guns for wheat
slaves for copper
11
What is considered the golden age of China?
Shang and Zou dynasties
Yuan and Ming dynasties
Chin and Han dynasties
Tang and Song dynasties
12
Where was the ancient Inca civilization located?
Andes Mountains in Peru
Yucatan Peninsula
Arizona and New Mexico
Central Mexico
13
What was the location of the oldest continuous civilization?
Nile River Valley
Indus River Valley
Tigris and Euphrates River Valley
Huang He River Valley
14
What does Mesopotamia mean?
Land between two rivers
Land of no return
Land of Abraham
Land of the Shah
15
Where were the early Indian civilizations centered?
Tigris River Valley
Nile River Valley
Ganges River Valley
Indus River Valley
16
One Greek city-state was known for their military might. Who were they?
Corinth
Troy
Athens
Sparta
17
During the Middle Ages, which group was the lowest social class in the feudal system?
peasants
monks
lords
knights
18
What is the holy book of Judaism?
Vedas
Torah
Bible
Quaran
19
Which was the 1st civilization to have a written language?
Egyptian
Persian
Greek
Sumerian
20
What was the governmental system in the Middle Ages?
communism
democracy
socialism
feudalism
21
What religion was Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism?
Hindu
Christian
Jewish
Muslim
22
What did early man learn to do to be able to settle down in one place?
invent and use the wheel
domesticate plants and animals
make and control fire
fish and hunt
23
One effect of the Columbian Exchange in relation to the Native Americans is?
the introduction of religion
the introduction of travel
the introduction of diseases
the introduction of technology
24
Picture: What is the ancient name of the building that was the center of Mesopotamian culture?
ziggurat
pyramid
temple
oracle
25
During the Middle Ages, who kept some of the Roman culture alive?
Catholic monks
Muslim scholars
Buddhist monks
Hindu priests
26
Who invented the printing press?
Michelangelo
Leonardo da Vinci
Johannes Gutenburg
Edward Pressman
27
What was the annual flooding of the Nile River in Egypt called?
the Gift of the Nile
the New Life
the Annual Death
the River of Sorrow
28
What enabled Renaissance thinking to expand rapidly after the Middle Ages?
introduction of block printing from China
introduction of the printing press
discovery of the graphite pencil
discovery of the recorded voice in England
29
Which Portuguese explorer sailed around the Cape of Good Hope and made it to India?
Bartholomew Dias
Vasco da Gama
Ferdinand Magellan
Henry the Navigator
30
Which Spanish explorer conquered the Aztecs?
Coronado
Balboa
Pizarro
Cortez
31
In England, who was forced to sign the Magna Carta in 1215?
King Henry
King Charles
King John
Queen Elizabeth
32
Which institution was the focus of the Reformation?
Roman Catholic Church
European economic system
the English monarchy
Europe to Asia trade routes
33
What type of government began in Athens during the classical Greek civilization?
monarchy
democracy
autocracy
communism
34
Which city was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
Venice
Rome
Constantinople
Jerusalem
