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Social Studies 6th Grade
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1
The Fertile Crescent is located in what present day country?
Saudi Arabia
Yemen
Iraq
Iran
2
What is a Ziggurat
A pyramid-shaped temple tower used for religious purposes.
An ancient bank.
A pyramid-shaped temple tower used to hide criminals.
An old building from Ancient Greece.
3
Define
nomadic
Nomadic means you have settled in one place
Nomadic means you have no-where to go
Nomadic is another word for farmer
Nomadic means you don't have a permanent home
4
The Sumerian system of writing, which used symbols to represent the basic parts of words.
Cuneiform
Emojiform
Writing Developments
Pictographs
5
Define irrigation
Process when you take a plant from the wild and make it farm
A way of supplying water to an area of land
Infrastructure
When you tease your brother or sister
6
What is Social Studies
The study of animals
The study of facial expressions
The study of human relationships and how society works
The number of people who live in a place
7
What is a
division of labor?
The first part of a civilization
An arrangement when people specialize in specific jobs
The division of culture
The division between Kings and Peasants
8
What is a
pictograph
?
A pictograph is a professional writer
A person who worshiped many gods
The picture symbols that represented objects such as trees
The symbols made with a stylus
9
All of the following are names for Mesopotamia except...
The Fertile Crescent
The Land between Two Rivers
The Middle of Nowhere
The Cradle of Civilization
10
What material were many of the first cities in Mesopotamia made from?
Bamboo
Plastic left on the ground. Litterbugs
Sun-dried bricks made from mud
Wood from trees
11
Civilization is...
Lost without history's technical developments.
A complex highly organized social order.
A complex mixture of people.
Doomed.
12
Who is a Priest?
A Priest is someone who ruled over the kingdom or empire
A Priest is someone who guarded a Ziggurat
A Priest is someone who created the code of the city
A Priest is someone who performed religious ceremonies
13
What is a Scribe?
A deity
A professional writer
A professional ancient singer
The ruler of a kingdom or empire
14
What does it mean when you have a
surplus
of something?
Surplus was a city in Ancient Mesopotamia
Surplus means there is not enough of something, like food
Surplus is when you are sure of the answer
Surplus means you have more of something than is needed
15
What is a city-state?
Having to do with the countryside
A boundary line where the city meets the state
An Empire
Political unit consisting of a city and the surrounding area
16
Farming produces MORE food than hunting and gathering.
False
True
17
What is the name of this structure?
Gate of Great Gods
Gate of Ishtar
Gate of Islam
Gate of Babylonia
18
Ziggurats, Temples, and Domes are all examples of what?
Public Works
Cities
Job Specialization
Architecture
19
What is a canal?
A tunnel
A human-made waterway
A large hole in the ground
A source of water
20
Which body of water is NOT near Mesopotamia?
Mediterranean Sea
Pacific Ocean
Persian Gulf
Euphrates River
21
What is
Social Hierarchy
?
A division of society by rank or class
A division of society by religion
A division of society by name
A division of society by job specialization
22
Which of the following is not an example of a civilization?
Religion
Social Class
Social Excitement
Government
23
What is Polytheism?
The belief and worship of many gods.
A myriad of minions who worship one Boss.
The belief and worship of one diety
A division of society by rank or class
24
What is
Silt?
Another name for Sumerian
Stuff stuck on the bottom of your shoe.
A mixture of nutrient rich soil and small rocks.
Mud.
25
Define Architecture
Something to do with the city
The science of Building
The science of Art
The arrangement of buildings
26
Define Empire
A mighty military force of the Galactic Empire
A pyramid-shaped temple tower
An independent and self-governing city and land around it
Land with many territories and people under a single ruler
27
Define
Rural
Populated with many people
Populated with few people
A large urban city
Having to do with the country side
28
All of the following are parts that make up a
civilization
except...
Civilized and Domesticated animals
Cities
Public Works
Writing Developments
29
Who is the ruler of a kingdom or empire?
Priest
Monarch
Beyonce
Scribe
30
Define Urban
A way of supplying water to an area of land
A land with many territories and people under a single ruler
Having to do with the countryside
Having to do with the city
