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Duplicate of ACSMS Fall Final Review
Duplicate of ACSMS Fall Final Review
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This is the final review for ACSMS 6th grade.
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1
For which achievement is Solomon most famous?
uniting a nation
winning a battle
building a temple
starting a school
2
Hindus believe that acquiring good karma is needed to:
perform yoga properly
destroy a Hindu's social status
maintain the rigid caste system
achieve freedom from the cycle of rebirth
3
How did ancient Judaism differ from other religions at that time?
belief in one God
rules for how to act
famous leader-heroes
more elegant temples
4
For what is Hammurabi best remembered?
a code of laws
a system of canals
a hanging garden
a style of battle
5
Which of these activities would an archaeologist most likely do?
make maps
read old newspapers
study Earth's features
examine objects
6
When people read from the Torah, they are reading from
a collection of prayers and poems used by the early Jews.
the first five books of the Hebrew Bible.
an ancient Egyptian book about the Hebrew people.
The Prophets and the Writings.
7
What was the name of the important river that flooded every year giving the Egyptians much needed water?
Tigris
Nile
Mississippi
Delta
8
Which of these beliefs did Hinduism and Buddhism have in common?
making pilgrimages
ritual bathing
many gods
many lifetimes
9
Which leader led the Israelites out of slavery?
Moses
King David
King Solomon
Abraham
10
According to the Torah, what did Moses bring to his people from Mount Sinai?
The Fifteen Commandments, but one tablet broke
directions for building a temple
the Ten Commandments
most of the Hebrew Bible
11
Where were Homo habilis (Handy Man) bones first found?
continent 2
continent 4
continent 6
continent 5
12
If you were in ancient Sumer, you might see a levee beside a river. Why was the levee built?
to make Hammurabi happy
to load barges
to irrigate crops
to prevent floods
13
Where was the fertile crescent located?
Northern Europe
East Asia
Central Africa
Southwest Asia
14
The building in the picture was most closely related to which of these features of Sumerian civilization?
writing
government
food
religion
15
Who established Jerusalem as a Holy City for jews?
Moses
King David
King Solomon
Abraham
16
What celebration honors the re-dedication of the Temple and the Jewish victory over the Greeks in Jerusalem?
Passover
Rosh Hashanah
Hanukkah
the Sabbath
17
Who was Siddartha Gautama?
the priest who taught about the Buddha.
the enemy who was defeated by the Buddha.
the leader who organized the Buddha's followers.
the prince who became the Buddha.
18
What was a major purpose for building the pyramids?
temples for religious worship
homes for the pharaohs' servants
tombs for pharaohs when they died
storehouses for reserves of grain
19
The Nile river's current flows/moves from...
west to east
east to west
south to north
north to south
20
Who, as a boy, was outraged by Goliath's mockery of God, and stepped up to beat the Philistines's fiercest warrior?
Moses
Abraham
King David
King Solomon
21
Homo erectus was the first hominin to use
hands
fish hooks
stone tools
fire
22
An object made or used by people in the past is called an artifact.
True
False
23
Which of these leaders of empires came first?
Cyrus
Hammurabi
Sargon
Joe Biden
24
According to the Torah, the faith that would become Judaism began with a covenant, or
holy dream.
sacred agreement.
religious gathering.
written contract.
25
Why did it take many years to become a scribe?
Papyrus was very difficult to write on.
Students had to save money to buy a position.
There were hundreds of hieroglyphs to learn.
Teachers were so harsh that students ran away.
26
A belief in MANY gods is called
polythesim
monotheism
tritheism
none of these
27
How has the location of the Himalaya Mountains benefited India?
roads for trade routes
prevention of earthquakes
protection from enemies
consistent water supply
28
Hatshepsut was one of the first pharaohs who was
a woman.
a priest.
a god.
a child.
29
Why did the Ancient Egyptians make mummies?
to educate the royal children
to preserve dead bodies of the pharaohs
to transport goods up and down the Nile
to decorate palaces of the pharaohs
30
The roots of Hinduism are found in the Vedas, which are
the temples where rituals were performed
a group of people from Europe
the three most important deities.
a collection of sacred texts.
31
How did the desert help the people of Egypt and Kush?
It was grassy for grazing sheep.
It had fertile land for crops.
It gave protection from invaders.
It made trade and travel easy.
32
The Ancient Egyptians made paper out of
trees
papyrus
clay
reeds
