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A review of the 6th grade SS standards in preparation for the SC PASS test
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1
What did early man learn to do to be able to settle down in one place?
fish and hunt
domesticate plants and animals
invent and use the wheel
make and control fire
2
Which city was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
Venice
Rome
Jerusalem
Constantinople
3
Which was the 1st civilization to have a written language?
Persian
Sumerian
Egyptian
Greek
4
Where did the Italian Renaissance begin?
Venice
Florence
Rome
Pisa
5
What was Renaissance learning based upon?
Classical Greek and Roman teachings
Imperial Chinese teachings from the Huang He
Harappan culture
Ancient Persian exploration
6
Early man was a hunter-gatherer. What was another name for these people?
peasants
fisherman
nomads
farmers
7
Which Renaissance artist painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
Michaelangelo
Donatello
Raphael
Leonardo
8
Who invented the printing press?
Michelangelo
Johannes Gutenburg
Edward Pressman
Leonardo da Vinci
9
Which institution was the focus of the Reformation?
the English monarchy
Roman Catholic Church
European economic system
Europe to Asia trade routes
10
What is the traditional religion of Japan?
Confucianism
Judaism
Taoism
Shintoism
11
Where was the ancient Inca civilization located?
Central Mexico
Yucatan Peninsula
Arizona and New Mexico
Andes Mountains in Peru
12
What religion was Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism?
Jewish
Christian
Hindu
Muslim
13
What was the basis for trade between Ghana and North Africa?
diamonds for tea
slaves for copper
gold for salt
guns for wheat
14
One effect of the Columbian Exchange in relation to the Native Americans is?
the introduction of technology
the introduction of diseases
the introduction of religion
the introduction of travel
15
What was the annual flooding of the Nile River in Egypt called?
the River of Sorrow
the Annual Death
the New Life
the Gift of the Nile
16
How did the Bubonic plague originate in Europe?
exposure from Viking invaders
exposure from the sub-Saharan cultures
exposure from the Native Americans
exposure from traders and merchants
17
During the Middle Ages, who kept some of the Roman culture alive?
Buddhist monks
Muslim scholars
Hindu priests
Catholic monks
18
During the Middle Ages, what was the name of a lord's home?
castle
villa
mansion
manor
19
What is considered the golden age of China?
Yuan and Ming dynasties
Shang and Zou dynasties
Chin and Han dynasties
Tang and Song dynasties
20
What was the location of the oldest continuous civilization?
Nile River Valley
Huang He River Valley
Tigris and Euphrates River Valley
Indus River Valley
21
Which ancient civilization believed their rulers held power because of a Mandate from Heaven?
Japan
China
India
Egypt
22
What type of government began in Athens during the classical Greek civilization?
monarchy
democracy
communism
autocracy
23
What was the governmental system in the Middle Ages?
socialism
feudalism
democracy
communism
24
Picture: What is the ancient name of the building that was the center of Mesopotamian culture?
oracle
ziggurat
pyramid
temple
25
Which Portuguese explorer sailed around the Cape of Good Hope and made it to India?
Henry the Navigator
Ferdinand Magellan
Bartholomew Dias
Vasco da Gama
26
What does Mesopotamia mean?
Land between two rivers
Land of the Shah
Land of Abraham
Land of no return
27
What enabled Renaissance thinking to expand rapidly after the Middle Ages?
introduction of block printing from China
introduction of the printing press
discovery of the graphite pencil
discovery of the recorded voice in England
28
What is the holy book of Judaism?
Quaran
Bible
Vedas
Torah
29
In England, who was forced to sign the Magna Carta in 1215?
Queen Elizabeth
King Henry
King Charles
King John
30
Which Spanish explorer conquered the Aztecs?
Coronado
Balboa
Pizarro
Cortez
31
When the Roman empire was split into two, what was the name of the Eastern Empire?
Persian
Byzantine
Pentecostal
Istanbul
32
During the Middle Ages, which group was the lowest social class in the feudal system?
knights
peasants
monks
lords
33
Where were the early Indian civilizations centered?
Indus River Valley
Ganges River Valley
Tigris River Valley
Nile River Valley
34
One Greek city-state was known for their military might. Who were they?
Athens
Sparta
Corinth
Troy
