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6th Grade SS End of Course Review
6th Grade SS End of Course Review
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Review of concepts covered throughout the year for 6th grade Social Studies/Ancient Civilizations.
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1
Where was the area of Mesopotamia located?
Between the Rio Grande and Mississippi rivers
Between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
In Europe by the Atlantic Ocean
In Africa close to the Antarctic Ocean
2
Julius Caesar was both a good and bad leader
False
True
3
The founder of Islam was:
Jesus
Moses
Muhammad
Buddha
4
Which of the following is an example of absolute power:
What the pharaoh says goes.
The pharaoh asks his subjects to help him make new laws
The people make the laws.
There is no such thing as absolute power
5
What was life like for the poor in Ancient Rome?
They were treated harshly
All of the above
Many were slaves
They lived in poorly made apartments
6
Why did the Romans copy the Greeks
The Romans were lazy and didn't want to create ideas.
The Romans admired the Greeks and their culture.
The Romans were evil people.
The Romans were not smart enough to create new ideas.
7
ALL people were treated equally in Egypt.
True
False
8
Why was the Nile so important to Ancient Egypt?
B.) Both C and D
D.) It provided water for the people
C.) It provided water for irrigation, crops and animals
A.) It was a place people went to cool off
9
Choosing a smaller group to make laws and allowing representatives to make decisions:
Representative democracy
Direct democracy
10
Which two city states were most well known in Ancient Greece?
Troy and Crete
Crete and Sparta
Athens and Corinth
Athens and Sparta
11
What is a republic?
Absolute power
Where citizens vote on their leader. No king or queen
Where a king or queen is ruler
Where there is no leader
12
How many continents are there?
10
7
12
4
13
Rome's three branches of government were:
Council, Senate, Judges
There were no branches of government
Kings, Judges, Lawmakers
Made laws, ran the government, acted as judges
14
In Athens, women had to take care of the household and trained their girls to do the same.
True
False
15
Boys leaving their families at age 7 to begin their training for war was in:
Crete
Sparta
Athens
Troy
16
Athens focused on knowledge and learning.
True
Fasle
17
Sparta focused on education and knowledge.
False
True
18
What was a city-state?
A city part of a united country
A city part of the United States
A city with it's own government, separate from other cities.
Imaginary cities in Ancient Greece
19
Emperor Han was known for:
Building pyramids
Creating writing
Expanding the Great Wall, Civil Service
Unifying China, One form of money, Building roads
20
Why did city-states fight so often?
All of the above
They were not united and therefore fought one another.
They thought they were better than other city-states.
They had their own beliefs and culture.
21
Ancient Greece/Athens influenced the government of the United States by:
Giving us kings
Athens had no influence over the government of the US.
All of the above
Giving us democracy.
22
What is filial piety?
Being respectful to people your own age
Putting your own needs before others
When you choose to do whatever you want
Respecting your elders & putting their needs before your own
23
Why is Ancient Roman law important to us today?
They are not important to us.
We get many of our laws from Ancient Rome.
24
Emperor Han threw out the cruel policies of the Qin dynasty.
True
False
25
Emperor Qin was known for:
One form of money, Building roads, Unifying China
Building pyramids
Expanded the Great Wall, Civil Service
26
On which continent is India located?
Europe
Asia
North America
Africa
27
Zeus was the king of all gods.
True
False
28
Why was Alexander the Great so important?
He was not important
He discovered Ancient Greece
He didn't allow other countries to learn about Greek culture
He spread Greek language, art, and ideas to Asia and Africa.
29
The 4 natural barriers of Ancient China were important because:
They made Ancient China famous
They provided protection from enemies
They provided good soil for farming
They were not important
30
How many major gods were there in Ancient Greece?
12
6
15
10
31
Why was the area of Mesopotamia an ideal place for the beginning of civilization?
Rich soil for growing crops
Fresh water sources from the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
The rivers provided trade between people
All of the above
32
The Ancient Greeks were polytheistic.
True
False
33
The founder of Christianity was:
Moses
Muhammad
Jesus
Buddha
34
Girls in Sparta trained in sports to stay healthy and had more freedom than other city states.
False
True
35
Why is Ancient Roman government important to the US?
It taught us how to have kings
It is not important to us
It taught how to go to war
The US has the same three branches of government
36
Girls were allowed to got to school in ancient Athens if they were rich.
True
False
37
Women in Ancient Rome were considered to be citizens.
False
True
38
ALL citizens gathering in ONE location to vote on laws and policies in person is an example of
Direct Democracy
Representative Democracy
39
Why was Hammurabi’s Code so important?
B.) It was written by a king
D.) Both A and C
A.) It was the first set of laws to be written down
C.) Our laws today are based on Hammurabi’s Code
40
Which answer gives a few of Ancient China's accomplishments?
Writing, Farming, 1st code of laws, Religion
Paper, Gun powder, Noodles, Silk
41
The United States uses which type of democracy?
Direct democracy
Representative democracy
42
Why was the Silk Road so important?
It provided money to Ancient China from trade.
All of the above
Culture and languages were shared on the Silk Road
It connected people from other parts of the World with China
43
Why were myths so important to Ancient Greece?
C. The myths help explained nature.
B. The myths taught life lessons.
D. Both B and C
A. Myths were not important to the Ancient Greeks.
44
In Ancient India, the “Untouchables” could interact with people from other social classes.
False
True
45
What are the 4 major oceans of the world?
African, Atlantic, Pacific, Australian
Asian, Pacific, Indian, Australian
Arctic, Atlantic, Pacific, Indian
Arctic, Atlantic, European, Indian
46
The 4 natural barriers of Ancient China were:
Taklamakan desert, The Pacific, The Gobi desert, Himalayas
Atlantic, Indian, Pacific, Arctic
Africa, North America, Asia, India
India, Europe, Atlantic, Pacific
47
1.) The
MAJOR
difference(s) between Paleolithic and Neolithic people is that:
A.) There was no difference between the two
B.) Neolithic people settled down
C.) Paleolithic people were only hunter-gatherers
D.) Both B and C
48
What was life like in Ancient Rome for the rich?
Harsh and cruel
Their children did not go to school
Many worked as slaves
The rich lived in spacious homes and had many freedoms.
49
20 year old King of Macedonia, he spread Greek culture through Asia and Africa.
Socrates
Zeus
Alexander the Great
Phillip
50
The founder of Judaism was:
Jesus
Muhammad
Buddha
Moses
51
Why did people obey the pharaoh with no questions asked?
The pharaoh had absolute power
The people were not smart enough to make their own laws.
The people didn't like to argue
The people couldn't read
52
The founder of Buddhism was:
The Aryans
Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)
Muhammad
Jesus
53
The Romans made their own original gods. They did not copy the Greeks.
True
False
54
Neolithic people were able to settle in one place because:
Planting and growing crops; raising animals
Hunting and gathering
Kings and Queens
The development of roads
55
Who were the Greek philosophers?
The Sophists, Socrates, Aristotle, Plato
Alexander the Great, Zeus, Hades
Zeus, Hades, Athena, Apollo
Hermes, Ares, Plato, Apollo
56
Hades was not the god of the underworld
False
True
57
In Ancient India, people WERE NOT allowed to move up in social class.
True
False
