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A review of ancient civilizations for middle school sixth grade.
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Pharoahs were always turned in to __________ to ensure their way to the afterlife
ashes
mummy
gold
mommy
2
The Egyptian form of writing was called
hieroglyphs
cuneiform
astonomers
papyrus
3
Moses was forced to be an __________ from Egypt
scribe
farmer
irrigationer
exile
4
Electing George Washington as the first president would be what type of event?
historical
prehistorical
5
Who discovered the Nile River
King Cataracts
King Tut
Rameses
Herodotus
6
The Pharaohs ultimate goal after his death was to
live forever
make it to the next life
make it to Heaven
make it to the afterlife
7
the rebirth of the soul is called
reincarnation
avatar
dharma
ahimsa
8
Who created the first code?
King Hammurabi
King Tut
King Zeus
King Mitus
9
During this Stone Age, people used copper, settled down into communities, & created agriculture
Old Stone Age
New Stone Age
Stone Ages
Middle Stone Age
10
Hunting and gathering was the way of getting food in the _______________
New Stone Age
Old Stone Age
All Stone Ages
Middle Stone Age
11
Egyptians made medicine from
bugs
organs
plants
eggs
12
written historical records are called ________________.
archaeologist
prehistory
oral tradition
history
13
For the Hindus, living in Moksha means living with the surpreme god
Shiva
Vishnu
Brahman
Brahma
14
How much farmland did Greece have?
3/4
1/4
1/2
1/5
15
Fire was founded in which Stone Age?
New Stone Age
Old Stone Age
All Stone Ages
Middle Stone Age
16
Babylon is an example of a _______________ in Mesopotamia
city-state
state-country
state- city
country-state
17
Since cuneiform was so hard, the Phoenicians created the ___________ to write faster
hieroglyphs
cuneiform
Scribble
alphabet
18
The greatest building in Athens is called
The Parthenon
the Pentagon
19
soil along rivers that is rich in nutrients is called ______________.
fertile
domesticate
surplus
non fertile
20
Greece is a peninsula surrounded by water on 2 sides
false
true
21
All Greek city states got along perfectly & worked together
false
true
22
the "land between two rivers" refers to
Mesopotamia
India
Egypt
Stone Ages
23
The first school & form of writing was invented in which city state?
Babylon
Fertile Crescent
Assryia
Sumer
24
All the city states, rivers, & Mesopotamia are located in the ________________
Fertile Crescent
Fertile Moon
Crescent of Fertile
Crescent of Moon
25
What was an innovation of Egypt
copper
papyrus
writing
irrigation systems
26
a story passed down by word of
mouth
due to this time period being
prehistorical
.
history
folk tale
oral tradition
prehistory
27
The Nile River has a total of 6 ________ which is rough rapids of water.
delta
Herodotus
cataract
silt
28
a person with no permanent home & wonders from pasture to pasture usually following livestock.
nomad
history
fertile
domesticate
29
a Hindu practicing vegetarianism is practicing __________ also
avatar
reincarnation
dharma
ahimsa
30
Iceman is an example of a _______________ event.
historical
prehistorical
31
India is referred to as a ________ landform
subarea
continent
partial continent
subcontinent
32
Mesopotamians, Indians, Egyptians, & the Greeks are worshiped many gods which is called ______
agnostism
atheism
polytheism
monotheism
33
In Mesopotamia, Moses promoted that the people worship one god which is called
monotheism
atheism
polytheism
agnostism
34
a story that explains people's religious beliefs
ghost story
bible lesson
myth
folk tale
35
At the end of the Nile river is an extremely fertile area made up of many streams this is a
delta
silt
cataract
Herodotus
36
Living next to rivers could do all the following
except
used for bathing
could cause major flooding at times
a form of transportation
fresh water for the river banks by using irrigation systems
37
During this Stone Age, people were nomads using fire to keep them warm & stone for weapons
Middle Stone Age
Stone Age
Old Stone Age
New Stone Age
38
___________ give India rain and sometimes flooding
monsoon
hurricane
typhoon
typhoid
39
When the Mesopotamians wanted to worship, they went to the ______________ .
temples
ziggurats
church
castles
40
an ancient professional writer is called a
scribe
slave
author
scribble
41
The Hindu sacred text is the
Upanishads
Torah
Clay Tablets
Bible
42
Government controlled by a king or queen is called
democracy
oligarchy
tyranny
monarchy
43
Democracy started in
On Mt. Olympus
Athens
Olympia
Troy
44
The Mesopotamians had to leave the area and go to Egypt due to the
famine of crops
surplus of crops
famine of cats
surplus of supplies
45
The river that is full of bacteria that eats bad bacteria is called
The Nile
The Indus
The Ganges
The Tigris
46
to tame a wild animal to use for livestock is called __________________.
nomad
fertile
archaeologist
domesticate
47
Indians must follow a perfect ____________ to break the cycle of reincarnation
reincarnation
dharma
ahimsa
avatar
48
The time
before
records of historical events could have been recorded.
oral tradition
archaeologist
prehistory
history
49
The founder of Judaism was
King Tut
Judah
Jesus
Moses
50
The 2 rivers of Mesopotamia are
Nile River & Indus Rivers
Tigris & Euphrates Rivers
Yellow & Chang Jiang River
Indus & Ganges Rivers
51
Farming was the way of getting food in the ________________.
Old Stone Age
Middle Stone Age
All the Stone Ages
New Stone Age
52
The ____________ gave India protection
Mt. Everest
Hindu Kush
Mount Rushmore
Himalaya Mountains
53
The Nile River gave many gifts, two of those gifts are
Silt & the Nile
Nile & Tigris
Silt & Clay
Silt & Egypt
54
The ice ages happened during which Stone Age period?
Middle Stone Age
Old Stone Age
New Stone Age
Stone Age
55
The first form of writing was
cursive
cuneiform
hieroglyphs
alphabet
56
a
person
who studies the past by digging up and examining bones, pottery, jewelry, etc
analyst
biologist
microbiologist
archaeologist