How were people able to migrate during the Ice Ages?

They crossed over a land bridge.

What marks the beginning of the Roman Empire?

Octavian changes his name to Augustus

What is the biggest change from the Paleolithic era to the Neolithic era?

People move from hunting and gathering to systematic farming

How does Christianity develop and eventually become the official religion of Rome?

it comes out of Judaism with Jesus Christ as the Messiah

Who was Julius Caesar?

powerful general that rose to power and was killed

How does Christianity spread?

Christians move and tell the stories of the Bible

What did Alexander the Great do?

undefeated conqueror who spread Greek culture

How was ancient Greece organized?

city-states separated by mountains and seas

What are Archimedes and Pythagoras known for?

making advancements in math and science

What is Hammurabi's biggest contribution?

a code of written laws for all to see

How is irrigation most important to ancient civilizations?

allowed them to grow crops in areas that did not have rain

How did Romans make sure that all citizens knew the laws?

publicly displayed the law of 12 tables in the Forum

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6th Grade End of Year Review Part 1

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This Quiz Game will briefly cover each standard we learned in the first half of the year. That is Units 1-4 - Early human cultures, River Valley Civilizations, Ancient Greece, and Roman Republic to the Roman Empire.

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Questions 85

Answers

1
How were people able to migrate during the Ice Ages?
They built igloos.
They crossed over a land bridge.
They were not able to migrate.
They rode trains.
2
What marks the beginning of the Roman Empire?
Octavian changes his name to Augustus
The Latin language is adopted
Julius Caesar is killed by Senators
The Coloseum is built and the gladiator games start
3
Rome creates a currency of ___________ coins.
paper
lead and metal
gold and silver
corn
4
What is the biggest change from the Paleolithic era to the Neolithic era?
People develop spoken language to communicate.
People start to live in caves and make cave art.
People start to make simple tools.
People move from hunting and gathering to systematic farming
5
Which Greek Philosopher is known for teaching people by asking questions?
Socrates
Aristotle
Plato
Alexander
6
What were the first tools constructed of?
papyrus
metal
stone
bronze
7
How does Christianity develop and eventually become the official religion of Rome?
it develops out of Greek and Roman Mythology
it develops out of the legend of Romulus and Remus
it develops out of Hinduism
it comes out of Judaism with Jesus Christ as the Messiah
8
What was the main focus of Athens?
controlling slaves
military training and battle
keeping women out of public affairs
art and education
9
Who was Julius Caesar?
gladiator that gained his freedom
leader of a barbarian tribe
powerful king of a neighboring country
powerful general that rose to power and was killed
10
How was Mesopotamia organized and divided up?
small city-states
one united kingdom
11
What was the government of Sparta?
representative democracy
dictatorship
oligarchy
direct democracy
12
What type of religion did the Egyptians have?
monotheistic
polytheistic
13
What 2 rivers did Mesopotamia form around?
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Nile and Indus Rivers
Persian Gulf and Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea
14
What is the name of the paper the Egyptians developed?
cave walls
cuneiform
stone tablets
papyrus
15
What 2 major religions started in India?
Christianity and Buddhism
Judaism and Christianity
Judaism and Hinduism
Hinduism and Buddhism
16
Which is NOT one of the 3 parts of the tripartite of the Roman Republic?
Senate
Assemblies and Tribunes
Congress
Magistrates
17
How is the Hebrew religion, Judaism, different from other religions of this time?
Jews believe in a god of earth and a god of heaven.
Jews worshiped many gods.
Jews were monotheistic.
Jews had a god for each force of nature.
18
What did the Chinese civilization build for protection?
compass
temples
Pyramids
Great Wall of China
19
What is the biggest change that takes place during the Neolithic Era?
the production of food
people began to migrate
cave art is created
the creation of stone tools
20
The Nile emptied into the Med. Sea into a triangle-shaped area of rich farmland called...
hapi
shadoof
menmet
delta
21
What river did India arise around?
Indus
Tigris
Huang He
Nile
22
How does Christianity spread?
traders from Asia take it along the Silk Road
Christians move and tell the stories of the Bible
it does not spread out of Mesopotamia
it becomes the official religion of Egypt
23
What did people of Mesopotamia (Sumerians) build to worship their gods?
ziggurats
canals
pyramids
churches
24
Where did the first humans evolve, originate, and migrate from?
Asia
the Americas
Africa
Europe
25
What did the Romans create to make sure one branch did not gain too much power?
checks and balances
civic duty
senate
law of 12 tables
26
Which of the following is NOT a major development of early humans in the Paleolithic Era?
simple tools
spoken language
fire
irrigation systems
27
What did Alexander the Great do?
undefeated conqueror who spread Greek culture
military leader who lost a famous battle to Egypt
philosopher that wrote famous fables and epics
senator of the Athenian democracy that was assassinated
28
How was ancient Greece organized?
one large empire under a king
city-states separated by mountains and seas
hunter-gatherer groups
people who lived in caves
29
What is it called when you exchange one item or good for another item without the use of money?
bartering
purchasing
investing
donating
30
What is the written language of India?
Heiroglyphics
Sanskrit
Cuneiform
Pictographs and Ideographs
31
Why is the first 200 years of the Empire called the Pax Romana?
there was peace and prosperity
the capital was relocated to Pax
it was named after the emperor
people were poor and there were many riots
32
What were Greek city-states called?
polis
Parthenon
acropolis
agora
33
What river did the Egyptian civilization arise around?
Tigris
Indus
Huang He
Nile
34
What are Archimedes and Pythagoras known for?
creating a large and undefeated army
making advancements in math and science
writing fables and epics
creating democracy
35
Who divided the Roman Empire into 2 parts because it was too large?
Diocletian
Alexander the Great
Julius Caesar
Constantine
36
What was Greek art like?
like-like and realistic
deformed and unnatural
dedicated to one god
cartoon-like and colorful
37
Who put the Empire back together and moved the capital to the east to Constantinople?
Constantine
Diocletian
Julius Caesar
Alexander the Great
38
What language did the Romans create that is the basis of many languages today?
Latin
Greek
English
Spanish
39
What is Hammurabi's biggest contribution?
an irrigation system made up of basins
a religion called Hinduism
a code of written laws for all to see
a writing system called hieroglyphics
40
What was the government of Athens?
representative democracy
direct democracy
monarchy
dictatorship
41
How is irrigation most important to ancient civilizations?
provided new trade goods
allowed for new resources
prevented floods
allowed them to grow crops in areas that did not have rain
42
Ancient Rome was situated on a __________?
island
peninsula
Eurasia
rocky mountain top
43
What is oldest known written piece of literature - it came from Mesopotamia?
The Landing of Firsts
Code of Socrates
Founders Fables
Epic of Gilgamesh
44
What was the it called when they built the center of the city high on a hill for protection?
Parthenon
acropolis
polis
agora
45
How did the Egyptians irrigate their farms?
canals, basins, and a shaduf
natural rainfall only
no irrigation system
canals and levees
46
What is prehistory?
present-day United States
time before writing
time when people built communities
present-day Asia
47
What was the name of the games played by Greeks to honor Zeus and the gods?
Parthenon
Democracy
Olympics
Comedies
48
How did Romans make sure that all citizens knew the laws?
publicly displayed the law of 12 tables in the Forum
citizens had to take a class on the law of 12 tables
Roman citizens were taught the laws in school
the king made a public speech to all the citizens
49
In the beginning, Christians were persecuted in the Roman Empire, including Jesus.
FALSE
TRUE
50
What is the name of the writing system developed in Egypt?
cuneiform
Sanskrit
Pictographs and Ideographs
heiroglyphics
51
What 2 major religious philosophies started in China?
Taoism and Christianity
Hinduism and Taoism
Confucianism and Buddhism
Taoism and Confucianism
52
What was the world's FIRST civilization?
India
Egypt
China
Mesopotamia
53
How did people in Mesopotamia and the other river valleys trade?
bartering
walked the Silk Road
stole from people
paper money
54
What did Athenian citizens get to do in the government? How did they participate?
financially supported public officials
elected representatives
discussed and voted on laws
served as advisers to the king
55
What is the written language of China?
Heiroglyphics
Pictographs and Ideographs
Sanskrit
Cuneiform
56
What was the agora?
marketplace
museum
religious temple
safe-house
57
What was the main focus of Sparta?
philosophy and reading
music and art
religious education
military training and battle
58
Eventually, Christianity becomes the official religion of the Roman Empire.
TRUE
FALSE
59
What are contributions of the Egyptians?
geometry, 365-day calendar, base 10 number system
indoor plumbing, concept of zero, astronomy
wheel, plow, catalog of plants and animals
acupuncture, compass, sundial
60
Why did the first civilizations arise around rivers?
They provided water for survival and irrigation.
They provided metal like gold and silver.
They prevented flooding.
They provided boats for travel and trade.
61
What type of religion did the Sumerians (people of Mesopotamia) have?
polytheistic
monotheistic
62
In Athens, only citizens could participate in government. What made a person a citizen?
married and had at least 2 children
married and had at least 3 children
free, male, and owned land
married, free, and owned a slave
63
What type of government did Rome have in 509BC?
Direct Democracy
Republic or representative democracy
oligarchy
monarchy
64
What was Mesopotamia's written language?
Pictographs and Ideographs
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphics
Sanskrit
65
How did people survive during the Paleolithic Age?
irrigating crops
settling in villages
farming
hunting and gathering
66
What is the Hellenistic Period?
spreading of Greek culture following the death of Alexander
rise and success of Alexander the Great
expansion of Rome into Greece and Egypt
philosophical movement by Socrates and Plato
67
What was the name of the famous architectural building on top of the acropolis in Athens?
Zeus
Olympics
Trident
Parthenon
68
What did the Egyptians build to bury their pharaohs?
ziggurats
pyramids
cemetaries
monasteries
69
What is the name of the process that the Egyptians developed to embalm their dead?
preservation
pyramidation
papyrus
mummification
70
What weakens the Roman Empire and leads to the fall of Rome?
the army was defeated by Greece and Macedonia
disease, high taxes, corruption, and lack of communication
traitors from the east moved into Rome and took over
Constantine's rule
71
What is another name for Mesopotamia?
Fertile Crescent - Land of Firsts
Duck Dynasty
The Great Nile
Land of Fortune
72
Which choice is contributions of the Mesopotamians?
indoor plumbing, concept of zero, astronomy
wheel, plow, catalog of plants and animals
acupuncture, compass, sundial
geometry, 365-day calendar, base 10 number system
73
How was the religion of the Romans similar to that of the Greeks?
both were polytheistic with similar mythological gods
both were monotheistic
both built a temple for Zeus
both had a goddess called Athena
74
Which are contributions of China?
indoor plumbing, concept of zero, astronomy
acupuncture, compass, sundial
wheel, plow, catalog of plants and animals
geometry, 365-day calendar, base 10 number system
75
Which is NOT an accomplishment of the Romans?
arches and the Colosseum
domes, roads, aqueducts
Greek Fire
concrete and cement
76
Which are contributions of India?
wheel, plow, catalog of plants and animals
indoor plumbing, concept of zero, astronomy
geometry, 365-day calendar, base 10 number system
acupuncture, compass, sundial
77
How was the government/society of China set up?
caste system
city-states
monarchy
dynasties
78
After many successful wars, eventually Rome becomes a powerful __________?
Empire
economic community
Islamic country
Church
79
How was the government/society of India set up?
city-states
monarchy
dynasties
caste system
80
How did Mesopotamia irrigate their farms?
Canals and Levees
Rainfall
Canals, basins, and Shaduf
Buckets of water
81
What was mythology?
stories that were about historical and natural events
oldest and most original pieces of writing
short plays that were about tragic events
fables that were meant to be funny and comical
82
Mesopotamia was taken over by many groups of people over time.
TRUE
FALSE
83
What river did China arise around?
Huang He
Indus
Tigris
Nile
84
How do people's lives change as a result of the Agricultural Revolution?
Global migration takes place for the first time ever.
People settle in villages and domesticate plants and animals
Tribes start to fight.
People become nomads.
85
What are Homer and Aesop most known for?
developing the Socratic Method
discovering the Pythagorean theorem
Writing fables and epics
creating democracy

6th Grade End of Year Review Part 1 Flashcards | StudBud

6th Grade End of Year Review Part 1

85 termsStudBud Administration1,006 plays

Flashcards85 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 85

Answers

1
How were people able to migrate during the Ice Ages?
They built igloos.
They crossed over a land bridge.
They were not able to migrate.
They rode trains.
2
What marks the beginning of the Roman Empire?
Octavian changes his name to Augustus
The Latin language is adopted
Julius Caesar is killed by Senators
The Coloseum is built and the gladiator games start
3
Rome creates a currency of ___________ coins.
paper
lead and metal
gold and silver
corn
4
What is the biggest change from the Paleolithic era to the Neolithic era?
People develop spoken language to communicate.
People start to live in caves and make cave art.
People start to make simple tools.
People move from hunting and gathering to systematic farming
5
Which Greek Philosopher is known for teaching people by asking questions?
Socrates
Aristotle
Plato
Alexander
6
What were the first tools constructed of?
papyrus
metal
stone
bronze
7
How does Christianity develop and eventually become the official religion of Rome?
it develops out of Greek and Roman Mythology
it develops out of the legend of Romulus and Remus
it develops out of Hinduism
it comes out of Judaism with Jesus Christ as the Messiah
8
What was the main focus of Athens?
controlling slaves
military training and battle
keeping women out of public affairs
art and education
9
Who was Julius Caesar?
gladiator that gained his freedom
leader of a barbarian tribe
powerful king of a neighboring country
powerful general that rose to power and was killed
10
How was Mesopotamia organized and divided up?
small city-states
one united kingdom
11
What was the government of Sparta?
representative democracy
dictatorship
oligarchy
direct democracy
12
What type of religion did the Egyptians have?
monotheistic
polytheistic
13
What 2 rivers did Mesopotamia form around?
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Nile and Indus Rivers
Persian Gulf and Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea
14
What is the name of the paper the Egyptians developed?
cave walls
cuneiform
stone tablets
papyrus
15
What 2 major religions started in India?
Christianity and Buddhism
Judaism and Christianity
Judaism and Hinduism
Hinduism and Buddhism
16
Which is NOT one of the 3 parts of the tripartite of the Roman Republic?
Senate
Assemblies and Tribunes
Congress
Magistrates
17
How is the Hebrew religion, Judaism, different from other religions of this time?
Jews believe in a god of earth and a god of heaven.
Jews worshiped many gods.
Jews were monotheistic.
Jews had a god for each force of nature.
18
What did the Chinese civilization build for protection?
compass
temples
Pyramids
Great Wall of China
19
What is the biggest change that takes place during the Neolithic Era?
the production of food
people began to migrate
cave art is created
the creation of stone tools
20
The Nile emptied into the Med. Sea into a triangle-shaped area of rich farmland called...
hapi
shadoof
menmet
delta
21
What river did India arise around?
Indus
Tigris
Huang He
Nile
22
How does Christianity spread?
traders from Asia take it along the Silk Road
Christians move and tell the stories of the Bible
it does not spread out of Mesopotamia
it becomes the official religion of Egypt
23
What did people of Mesopotamia (Sumerians) build to worship their gods?
ziggurats
canals
pyramids
churches
24
Where did the first humans evolve, originate, and migrate from?
Asia
the Americas
Africa
Europe
25
What did the Romans create to make sure one branch did not gain too much power?
checks and balances
civic duty
senate
law of 12 tables
26
Which of the following is NOT a major development of early humans in the Paleolithic Era?
simple tools
spoken language
fire
irrigation systems
27
What did Alexander the Great do?
undefeated conqueror who spread Greek culture
military leader who lost a famous battle to Egypt
philosopher that wrote famous fables and epics
senator of the Athenian democracy that was assassinated
28
How was ancient Greece organized?
one large empire under a king
city-states separated by mountains and seas
hunter-gatherer groups
people who lived in caves
29
What is it called when you exchange one item or good for another item without the use of money?
bartering
purchasing
investing
donating
30
What is the written language of India?
Heiroglyphics
Sanskrit
Cuneiform
Pictographs and Ideographs
31
Why is the first 200 years of the Empire called the Pax Romana?
there was peace and prosperity
the capital was relocated to Pax
it was named after the emperor
people were poor and there were many riots
32
What were Greek city-states called?
polis
Parthenon
acropolis
agora
33
What river did the Egyptian civilization arise around?
Tigris
Indus
Huang He
Nile
34
What are Archimedes and Pythagoras known for?
creating a large and undefeated army
making advancements in math and science
writing fables and epics
creating democracy
35
Who divided the Roman Empire into 2 parts because it was too large?
Diocletian
Alexander the Great
Julius Caesar
Constantine
36
What was Greek art like?
like-like and realistic
deformed and unnatural
dedicated to one god
cartoon-like and colorful
37
Who put the Empire back together and moved the capital to the east to Constantinople?
Constantine
Diocletian
Julius Caesar
Alexander the Great
38
What language did the Romans create that is the basis of many languages today?
Latin
Greek
English
Spanish
39
What is Hammurabi's biggest contribution?
an irrigation system made up of basins
a religion called Hinduism
a code of written laws for all to see
a writing system called hieroglyphics
40
What was the government of Athens?
representative democracy
direct democracy
monarchy
dictatorship
41
How is irrigation most important to ancient civilizations?
provided new trade goods
allowed for new resources
prevented floods
allowed them to grow crops in areas that did not have rain
42
Ancient Rome was situated on a __________?
island
peninsula
Eurasia
rocky mountain top
43
What is oldest known written piece of literature - it came from Mesopotamia?
The Landing of Firsts
Code of Socrates
Founders Fables
Epic of Gilgamesh
44
What was the it called when they built the center of the city high on a hill for protection?
Parthenon
acropolis
polis
agora
45
How did the Egyptians irrigate their farms?
canals, basins, and a shaduf
natural rainfall only
no irrigation system
canals and levees
46
What is prehistory?
present-day United States
time before writing
time when people built communities
present-day Asia
47
What was the name of the games played by Greeks to honor Zeus and the gods?
Parthenon
Democracy
Olympics
Comedies
48
How did Romans make sure that all citizens knew the laws?
publicly displayed the law of 12 tables in the Forum
citizens had to take a class on the law of 12 tables
Roman citizens were taught the laws in school
the king made a public speech to all the citizens
49
In the beginning, Christians were persecuted in the Roman Empire, including Jesus.
FALSE
TRUE
50
What is the name of the writing system developed in Egypt?
cuneiform
Sanskrit
Pictographs and Ideographs
heiroglyphics
51
What 2 major religious philosophies started in China?
Taoism and Christianity
Hinduism and Taoism
Confucianism and Buddhism
Taoism and Confucianism
52
What was the world's FIRST civilization?
India
Egypt
China
Mesopotamia
53
How did people in Mesopotamia and the other river valleys trade?
bartering
walked the Silk Road
stole from people
paper money
54
What did Athenian citizens get to do in the government? How did they participate?
financially supported public officials
elected representatives
discussed and voted on laws
served as advisers to the king
55
What is the written language of China?
Heiroglyphics
Pictographs and Ideographs
Sanskrit
Cuneiform
56
What was the agora?
marketplace
museum
religious temple
safe-house
57
What was the main focus of Sparta?
philosophy and reading
music and art
religious education
military training and battle
58
Eventually, Christianity becomes the official religion of the Roman Empire.
TRUE
FALSE
59
What are contributions of the Egyptians?
geometry, 365-day calendar, base 10 number system
indoor plumbing, concept of zero, astronomy
wheel, plow, catalog of plants and animals
acupuncture, compass, sundial
60
Why did the first civilizations arise around rivers?
They provided water for survival and irrigation.
They provided metal like gold and silver.
They prevented flooding.
They provided boats for travel and trade.
61
What type of religion did the Sumerians (people of Mesopotamia) have?
polytheistic
monotheistic
62
In Athens, only citizens could participate in government. What made a person a citizen?
married and had at least 2 children
married and had at least 3 children
free, male, and owned land
married, free, and owned a slave
63
What type of government did Rome have in 509BC?
Direct Democracy
Republic or representative democracy
oligarchy
monarchy
64
What was Mesopotamia's written language?
Pictographs and Ideographs
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphics
Sanskrit
65
How did people survive during the Paleolithic Age?
irrigating crops
settling in villages
farming
hunting and gathering
66
What is the Hellenistic Period?
spreading of Greek culture following the death of Alexander
rise and success of Alexander the Great
expansion of Rome into Greece and Egypt
philosophical movement by Socrates and Plato
67
What was the name of the famous architectural building on top of the acropolis in Athens?
Zeus
Olympics
Trident
Parthenon
68
What did the Egyptians build to bury their pharaohs?
ziggurats
pyramids
cemetaries
monasteries
69
What is the name of the process that the Egyptians developed to embalm their dead?
preservation
pyramidation
papyrus
mummification
70
What weakens the Roman Empire and leads to the fall of Rome?
the army was defeated by Greece and Macedonia
disease, high taxes, corruption, and lack of communication
traitors from the east moved into Rome and took over
Constantine's rule
71
What is another name for Mesopotamia?
Fertile Crescent - Land of Firsts
Duck Dynasty
The Great Nile
Land of Fortune
72
Which choice is contributions of the Mesopotamians?
indoor plumbing, concept of zero, astronomy
wheel, plow, catalog of plants and animals
acupuncture, compass, sundial
geometry, 365-day calendar, base 10 number system
73
How was the religion of the Romans similar to that of the Greeks?
both were polytheistic with similar mythological gods
both were monotheistic
both built a temple for Zeus
both had a goddess called Athena
74
Which are contributions of China?
indoor plumbing, concept of zero, astronomy
acupuncture, compass, sundial
wheel, plow, catalog of plants and animals
geometry, 365-day calendar, base 10 number system
75
Which is NOT an accomplishment of the Romans?
arches and the Colosseum
domes, roads, aqueducts
Greek Fire
concrete and cement
76
Which are contributions of India?
wheel, plow, catalog of plants and animals
indoor plumbing, concept of zero, astronomy
geometry, 365-day calendar, base 10 number system
acupuncture, compass, sundial
77
How was the government/society of China set up?
caste system
city-states
monarchy
dynasties
78
After many successful wars, eventually Rome becomes a powerful __________?
Empire
economic community
Islamic country
Church
79
How was the government/society of India set up?
city-states
monarchy
dynasties
caste system
80
How did Mesopotamia irrigate their farms?
Canals and Levees
Rainfall
Canals, basins, and Shaduf
Buckets of water
81
What was mythology?
stories that were about historical and natural events
oldest and most original pieces of writing
short plays that were about tragic events
fables that were meant to be funny and comical
82
Mesopotamia was taken over by many groups of people over time.
TRUE
FALSE
83
What river did China arise around?
Huang He
Indus
Tigris
Nile
84
How do people's lives change as a result of the Agricultural Revolution?
Global migration takes place for the first time ever.
People settle in villages and domesticate plants and animals
Tribes start to fight.
People become nomads.
85
What are Homer and Aesop most known for?
developing the Socratic Method
discovering the Pythagorean theorem
Writing fables and epics
creating democracy