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A collection of questions from 1st/2nd period's review of #6thGrade #AncientHistory
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1
Which social class lived a life of luxury in Ancient Egypt?
Government Officials
Artisans
Priests
Scribes
2
What sea surrounds Rome?
Roman River
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
Dead Sea
3
What is samsara?
birth, death and rebirth
birth and death
karma
death and rebirth
4
What did the Romans take from the Etruscans?
Sporting and Government
Engineering and Sporting
Engineering and Architecture
Sporting and Art
5
Which hominin first used and learned how to control fire?
Homo Habilis
Homo Erectus
Homo Sapiens
Australopithecus Afarensis
6
When did humans start farming?
10,000 years ago
100,000 years ago
40,000 years ago
5,000 years ago
7
Which is the lowest caste in India?
Shudras
Brahmins
Vaishyas
Kshatriyas
8
What was Egypt's lowest social class?
Scribes
Merchants
Priests
Farmers
9
Which is the biggest city in the Indus River Valley Civilisation?
Saigon
New Delhi
Mohenjo Daro
Happarra
10
Where does the Indus River get its water supply?
rain from the Himalayas
snow run-off from the Hindu Kush Mountains
snow run-off from Mt. Everest
rain during monsoon season
11
What other name is Mesopotamia known as?
The New World
The Fertile Crescent
The Cradle of Civilisation
The Birthplace of Democracy
12
What did scientists learn when they found the skeleton of Lucy?
Her species killed animals for fun
Her species used stone tools
Her species made cave paintings
Her species were bipedal
13
What is the order of the social structure in Shang China? (high to low)
Farmers, traders, nobles, craftspeople, slaves
Nobles, craftspeople, traders, farmers, slaves
Traders, nobles, slaves, craftspeople, farmers
Nobles, traders, farmers, craftspeople, slaves
14
What do Hindus believe happens when someone/something dies?
They are reborn as a baby conceived at the moment of death
They go to heaven, known as Nirvana
They are reincarnated in another form, fitting with karma
They die. There is no afterlife or rebirth
15
Where were the first cave paintings discovered?
Paris, France
Lascaux, France
Kampala, Uganda
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
16
What famous philosopher was executed by being forced to drink poison?
Socrates
Euripides
Plato
Aristotle
17
Who was the "Pyramid Builder"?
Seti
Ramses II
Khufu
Tutankhamun
18
How many laws did the code of Hammurabi have?
356
168
110
282
19
Which hominin was the first to leave Africa?
Homo Erectus
Homo Neaderthalensis
Homo Sapiens
Homo Habilis
20
What is the Roman senate?
Leaders of each state brought together to make laws
The noblemen who chose candidates in all elections
The collection of judges and lawyers that were in charge
300 men elected to govern the republic
21
What is that writing called?
linear A
pictographs
hieroglyphics
cuneiform
22
What quality was God looking for in Abraham when he asked him to kill his son Isaac?
Bravery
Free Will
Trust
Determination
23
How did farming change life for humans?
Increased time for creative pursuits
Made people fat
Made people spend less time working
Allowed for the creation of cities
24
Which philosophy was most influential during Emperor Qin's reign?
Legalism
Confucianism
Daoism
Buddhism
25
Who was Abraham?
The leader who led the Hebrews out of exile
The one who unified Israel
The greatest Hebrew King
The Father of the Hebrews
26
Who led the Hebrews out of slavery in Egypt?
Solomon
Moses
Abraham
David
27
In what form of government do all citizens share power?
Oligarchy
Tyranny
Monarchy
Democracy
28
Which kingdom conquered Egypt?
Ancient Hebrews
Mesopotamia
Kush
Buddhists
29
Who built the Great Wall of China?
Scholars, artists and teachers
Slaves and farmers
Slaves, soldiers, teachers, artists and farmers
Nobles and slaves
30
What is the primary goal for a Buddhist?
To rid oneself of desire
To rid oneself of fear
To rid oneself of suffering
To rid oneself of belief
31
Which of these hominins came first?
Homo habilis
Homo Neanderthal
Homo Erectus
Australopithiecus afarensis
32
What is the geography of inner China like?
It is mostly desert and gets little rainfall
It is mostly plains and steppes
It has plains, rivers, and mountains
It is entirely flat with lots of rivers
33
According to Greek mythology, who were the most important gods?
Apollo, Artemis, Hermes
Demeter, Persephone, Hades
Zeus, Hades, Poseidon
Zeus, Hera, Aphrodite
34
What architectural feature are Greeks most known for?
cross-bars
columns
domes
posts
35
What year was the Roman Republic founded?
50 BCE
500 BCE
500 CE
50 CE
36
What is the Buddhism philosophy of Nirvana about?
The place where suffering happens
The cycle of reincarnation
A great nothing where one ceases to exist
A great perhaps, where one seeks an adventure
37
Which country contains some of modern-day Mesopotamia?
Turkey
Egypt
Iraq
Greece
38
What did Homo Habilis use to make tools?
bow and arrow
knives
stones
bones
39
Which social class ruled Sumerian City States?
Priests
Aristocrats
Kings
Government Officials
40
What is the most important water source in Ancient Egypt?
The Euphrates River
The Nile River
The Mississippi River
Lake Nassar
41
Which two rivers surround Mesopotamia?
The Euphrates and Tigris Rivers
The Euphrates and Nile Rivers
The Tigris and Nile Rivers
The Nile and Yellow Rivers
42
What is the goal for a Confucian?
To be strict and proper
To be honest and fair
To gain happiness and live in harmony
Do no harm to any living creature
43
Who was the first female pharaoh?
Senusret
Cleopatra
Tutankhamun
Hatshepsut
44
What was the largest of the four Mesopotamian empires?
Neo-Babylonian Empire
Assyrian Empire
Akkadian Empire
Babylonian Empire
45
Who built the first Jewish temple in Jerusalem?
Jesus
Moses
King David
King Solomon
46
What is the philosophy of yin and yang about?
Proper order
Balance of good and evil
Belief in a higher power
Ability to see the future
47
The Himalayas have the tallest mountain in the world. Which is it?
Mt. Everest
K2
Mt. Kilamanjaro
Matterhorn
48
Of which geographical feature does Greece have most?
Mountains
Deserts
Plains
Valleys
49
How many inches of rain does the Thar Desert in Asia get each year?
4-20
2-8
5-15
10-35
50
How did Greek sport influence modern sport?
They helped create the Olympic Games
They invented every sport in the modern world
They invented sports entirely
They invented a way of testing a person's physical fitness
51
How did the Athenians help contribute to the running of their city-state?
Citizens let the ruler decide on laws
Citizens fought against one another in duels
Citizens debated issues in the agora
Citizens took matters to court for a judge to solve
52
When was writing first used in Mesopotamia?
5000 BCE
7000 BCE
2000 BCE
3500 BCE
53
What did Emperor Qin create in order to stay protected from his enemies in the afterlife?
He made himself a golden tomb with statues of samurai
Wooden warriors with chariots
Terra-cotta warriors with chariots and horses
He took the best warriors and buried them alive
54
What is the Hindu belief that means "what goes around, comes around"?
Meditation
Dharma
Karma
Samsara
55
What type of government had just a few people share power?
Oligarchy
Democracy
Tyranny
Monarchy
56
Where did Julius Caesar lead expeditions and conquer territory?
Russia
Britain
Spain
Germany
57
What is a republic?
Where elected rulers govern through rule of law
Where ordinary citizens get to vote in most issues
Where laws are made based on judges' rulings
Where rulers made all of the choices and laws
58
Which mountain range is the origin of the Brahmaputra River?
Cascades Mountains
Alps Mountains
Himalaya Mountains
Atlas Mountains
59
What does the word Mesopotamia mean?
Land with many rivers
Land surrounded by mountains
Land between the rivers
Land between the lakes
60
How long did Emporer Augustus rule?
41 years
35 years
30 years
50 years
61
How many Persians faced 300 Spartans in the battle of Thermopylae?
50,000
180,000
135,000
220,000
62
Which hominin formed the first communities?
Homo Habilis
Homo Neanderthal
Homo Erectus
Australopithecus Afarensis
63
What event was held in Athens every year?
Olympic Games
Panathenaic Games
Pancratium Games
Paneuropa Games
64
Which of the Ancient Hebrew leaders killed Goliath?
Solomon
David
Saul
Abraham
65
Why did Rome fall?
It was conquered by the Persian Empire
It expanded too much and couldn't govern effectively
The Roman government was overthrown by the people
Rome lost natural resources, wealth & its army and crumbled
66
What hominin was considered "doubly wise man"?
Homo Erectus
Homo Habilis
Homo Neanderthalesis
Homo Sapien Sapien
67
Which of these did Sumer NOT invent?
the wheel
gunpowder
the plow
sailboats
68
Which of these are periods in Egyptian History?
Kingdom of Mistakes, then Kingdom of Victories
Gold Kingdom, Silver Kingdom, Bronze Kingdom
Fall Kingdom, Winter Kingdom, Spring Kingdom, New Kingdom
Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, New Kingdom
