6th Grade December Cumulative Review

Question 1

How old is Donald Trump?

Accepted Answer

70

Question 2

What is the name of the discovery that allowed us to understand hieroglyphics?

Accepted Answer

The Rosetta Stone

Question 3

Why did most hunter gatherers eventually become farmers?

Accepted Answer

Because they wanted a stable food supply

Question 4

Which ocean borders Europe to the north?

Accepted Answer

Arctic Ocean

Question 5

What was the main trade route of the Ancient Egyptians?

Accepted Answer

along the Nile

Question 6

What was one reason the Kushites chose Meroë as its new capital?

Accepted Answer

It had all the materials to make iron.

Question 7

Who is Sylvester the Cat's enemy?

Accepted Answer

Tweety Bird

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT one of the main beliefs/values of the Jewish people?

Accepted Answer

Competition

Question 9

What is the name of the triangular area where a river splits into many different paths?

Accepted Answer

Delta

Question 10

What's the name of one of Obama's dogs?

Accepted Answer

Bo

Question 11

Why were people mummified?

Accepted Answer

So the soul could reunite with the body in the afterlife

Question 12

What was one important invention of the Ancient Egyptians that we still use today?

Accepted Answer

calendar

Question 13

What type of building did the Mesopotamians build to worship their gods?

Accepted Answer

ziggurat

Question 14

Which hominid group is Lucy a member of?

Accepted Answer

Australopithecus afarensis

Question 15

What did the Egyptians use to help them move large blocks of stone?

Accepted Answer

ramps and levers

Question 16

What is ma'at?

Accepted Answer

The Egyptian concept of order and balance.

Question 17

Why were Kushites called Nubians by the Egyptians?

Accepted Answer

Because their land contained a lot of gold

Question 18

Who is the most famous ruler of the Akkadians?

Accepted Answer

Sargon

Question 19

Which famous Ancient Hebrew brought the Ten Commandments to Jerusalem?

Accepted Answer

David

Question 20

Which flavor was the green Lifesaver candy when Ms. Goldstein grew up?

Accepted Answer

Lime

Question 21

List the Egyptian social classes in order of LEAST powerful to MOST powerful.

Accepted Answer

peasant, artisan, scribe, priest, gov't official, pharaoh

Question 22

Which hominid group was the first to create fire?

Accepted Answer

Homo erectus

Question 23

How did the deserts help Egypt develop into a strong civilization?

Accepted Answer

They provided protection from enemy invasions.

Question 24

What is the name of the line of longitude that cuts the globe in half?

Accepted Answer

The prime meridian

Question 25

Which of the following is NOT a continent?

Accepted Answer

America

Question 26

On which day does 2017 start?

Accepted Answer

Sunday

Question 27

Which organ was NOT put in a canopic jar?

Accepted Answer

Brain

Question 28

Which subject did Ms. Goldstein teach last year (other than Social Studies)?

Accepted Answer

Language Arts

Question 29

What were the three seasons of the Egyptian calendar?

Accepted Answer

Planting, Harvest, and Flood

Question 30

Which of the following is a famous example of Egyptian architecture?

Accepted Answer

The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut

Question 31

How many days did it typically take to mummify someone?

Accepted Answer

70 days

Question 32

What is Ms. Goldstein's favorite food?

Accepted Answer

dark chocolate

Question 33

What is one type of food the Egyptians ate?

Accepted Answer

Barley

Question 34

Which pharaoh encouraged lots of trade?

Accepted Answer

Hatshepsut

Question 35

What was something unique to the ancient Kushites?

Accepted Answer

Having kandakes as leaders

Question 36

Which continent touches the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean?

Accepted Answer

Asia

Question 37

Which civilization pushed the Kushites out of Egypt?

Accepted Answer

Assyrians

Question 38

What was the role of the pharaoh?

Accepted Answer

To act as the head of religion and government

Question 39

On which continent is Canaan located?

Accepted Answer

Asia

Question 40

Where did Australopithecus afarensis live?

Accepted Answer

In modern day Ethiopia

Question 41

Who was the founder (father) of the Jewish religion?

Accepted Answer

Abraham

Question 42

Which geographic features were found in Ancient Egypt?

Accepted Answer

a river, deserts, and seas

Question 43

Who was allowed to be a scribe in Ancient Egypt?

Accepted Answer

Men who had gone to school

Question 44

Which Mesopotamian civilization is known for inventing the wheel?

Accepted Answer

Sumerians

Question 45

Why was the Mediterranean Sea an important geographic feature of Ancient Egypt?

Accepted Answer

It brought Egyptians into contact with other civilizations.

Question 46

What was a priest in Ancient Egypt responsible for?

Accepted Answer

Mummifying dead people

Question 47

Which empire had the largest territory?

Accepted Answer

Assyrian

6th Grade December Cumulative Review

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6th Grade December Cumulative Review

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