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This is a review of Ancient Civilizations for a Grade 6 final exam. #socialstudies
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1
Who took over Rome about 600 BC?
Spartans
Athenians
Etruscans
Egyptians
2
This Greek city-state was the best example of a democracy.
Sparta
Athens
Crete
Thebes
3
What ancient civilization does this map show?
Greece
Rome
China
Mesopotamia
4
What kind of scientists study the lives and cultures of people from long ago?
geologists
paleontologists
archaeologists
astronomers
5
What were the wealthy Romans called?
partricians
populars
upper class
politicians
6
What effect did the Phoenicians' trading have on the world?
fewer people battled
more people lived in peace
more lands were conquered
goods and ideas were spread
7
Augustus is best known for what?
conquering the Etruscans
he overcame Caligula
bringing order and peace to Rome
repairing mistakes made by Nero
8
Marcus Aurelius was a good emperor because he...
sold his jewels to help the poor
founded schools and hospitals
made laws less harsh
all of these
9
A system of transporting water to crops is called...
irrigation
agriculture
germination
cultivation
10
His rule led to the Hellanistic Age.
Confucious
Alexander
King Menes
Marcus Aurelius
11
What type of government were the Athenians most famous for?
oligarchy
democracy
aristocracy
monarchy
12
This Northern Mesopotamian culture valued war and conquest.
Nubians
Assyrians
Carthaginians
Sumerians
13
Many improvements were made during this time in China.
Xi Dynasty
Han Dynasty
Kung Dynasty
Wong Dynasty
14
Who invented the first form of writing known as cuneiform?
Chinese
Sumerians
Egyptians
Phonecians
15
A high ranking social class...
peasant
slave
nobility
plebian
16
A government in which leaders are chosen by citizens.
aristocracy
republic
empire
monarchy
17
What did Egyptians call a god-king?
master
pharaoh
consul
emperor
18
A relative who lived long ago is called...
grandparent
elder
uncle
ancestor
19
Who was known as the last of five great Roman emperors?
Marcus Aurelius
Julius Caeser
Alexander the Great
Caligula
20
Why did Shi Huangdi build the Great Wall of China?
to help with irrigation
for protection from northern invaders
to help trade relations
to control flooding
21
The Stone Age was...
the first known culture of people in North America.
unified under the rule of King Menes
started out as a tiny village near the Tiber River.
a time when humans relied mainly on stone tools.
22
Which is
NOT
true about Egyptian religion?
pyramids served as palaces for dead pharaohs
belief in many gods
pharaohs were worshiped as a god
pharaohs were not considered gods after death
23
A government by the people is called a...
democracy
aristocracy
dictatorship
federation
24
The belief in more than one god is called...
monotheism
polytheism
baptism
methodism
25
What was Confucius known for?
was responsible for the Hellanistic Age.
was a great Roman emperor.
made a code of laws.
was a wise scholar from China.
26
Wedge-shaped Sumerian writing was known as...
characters
cuneiform
hieroglyphics
Greek
27
The study of the remains of past cultures was called...
philosophy
archaeology
mythology
geography
28
In which area did one of the first civilizations settle?
an island in a gulf
a land between two rivers
a desert area
farmland on a mountain
29
What ancient civilization does this map show?
China
Mesopotamia
Rome
Egypt
30
What ancient civilization does this map show?
Greece
Persia
China
Egypt
31
How did plant and animal domestication affect community life?
people did not need tools
people had less food
people had more food
people searched for different foods
32
Egyptians buried their dead pharaohs in large, stone buildings called...
sky scrapers
pyramids
ziggurats
teepees
33
What is archaeology?
The study of past cultures through the things that remain
A period of Roman peace
A religion that centered around the belief in one God
A kingdom to the south of Egypt
34
A religion that is centered around the belief in one God.
Christianity
Confucianism
Mythology
Daoism
35
Hammurabi's empire was know as this.
Sparta
Assyria
Mesopotamia
Babylonia
36
What ancient civilization does this map show?
Mesopotamia
Avoca
Rome
Egypt
37
Which of the following is located in China?
All of these
North China Plain
Huang River
Tibetan Plateau
38
Who ruled the kingdom of Babylonia and created a code of laws by which to live by?
Babylon
Hammurabi
Nebuchadnezzar II
Ashurbanipal
39
The human production of useful items is known as...
technology
heiroglyphics
polytheism
pyramids
40
Which technology was developed by the people of Mesopotamia?
the steel plow blade
a system of writing
a class system
hieroglyphics
41
For many years, who did scholars believe the Clovis people to be?
first people in East Africa
first to make arrowheads
first people in the Americas
the first Asians
42
A ruling family is known as a...
aristocrat
dynasty
royalty
partrician
43
What ancient civilization does this map show?
Rome
Mesopotamia
Greece
Egypt
44
In what fields of study did the Greeks excel in during the Golden Age?
arts, architecture, philosophy, and medicine
engineering and broadcasting
philosophy, nuclear energy, and mechanics
arts, electronics, and astrology
45
What was the religion started by a man named Jesus?
Daoism
Mormanism
Islam
Christianity
46
The Romans are known for what contributions to the modern world?
all of these
laws and a republic form of government
advanced techniques for building roads
the basis for many languages
47
Started out as a tiny village on the shores of the Tiber River.
Memphis
Athens
Paris
Rome
48
Which of these kings was said to have unified upper and lower Egypt?
Narmer
Scorpian
Menes
Zoser
49
A large territory under the control of a single ruler.
empire
city-state
region
republic
50
A person who studies truth and knowledge?
doctor
lawyer
philosopher
teacher
51
What is a complex and organized society within a culture called?
republic
empire
civilization
nation
52
A strictly ruled military state.
Carthage
Athens
Sumeria
Sparta
53
Which was
NOT
a way the Nile helped the Egyptians?
flooding destroyed crops and killed people
helped transport goods
provided fresh water to drink
allowed people to grow crops
54
The period of Roman peace was known as this.
Viva Roma
Bella Romana
Golden Age
Pax Romana
55
What do we call the customs, beliefs, and traditions of a group?
civilization
culture
ethnicity
mythology
56
A common citizen of ancient Rome was called a...
joe-shmoe
serf
partrician
plebian
57
Mesopotamia was...
a Greek city-state .
a wise man from China.
a religion centered around one God.
known as the "Fertile Crescent."
58
A story that includes gods and goddesses is called a...
mystery
fable
myth
legend
59
How did Confucianism and Daoism influence Chinese history and culture?
values began to spread
people became greedy
people became cruel
people traded more
60
Egyptian picture writing was called...
cursive
hieroglyphics
cuneiform
calligraphy
61
Which best describes Christianity?
religion founded by Marcus Aurelius
religion based on Asian philosophy
religion based on teachings of Jesus
a religion based on many gods
62
Who was Hannibal?
North African general
emperor after Augustus
brother-in-law of Nero
Roman philosopher
