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Vocabulary-Ancient Civilizations 6th grade Social Studies
Vocabulary-Ancient Civilizations 6th grade Social Studies
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comprehensive vocabulary quiz for ancient civilizations
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An imaginary line that circles the earth, dividing it into northern and southern hemispheres
equator
bosphorous
prime meridian
continent
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How did the ancient Chinese decide which dynasty would rule?
Kings decided who would rule next.
The people voted.
election
Mandate of Heaven
3
What is the "cradle of civilization"?
China
Egypt
Greece
Mesopotamia
4
ancient system of writing by the Sumerians
characters
cuneiform
hieroglyphics
emperors
5
large, mud-brick temples built by the Sumerians
pyramids
Jedi temples
church
ziggurats
6
train plants or animals to be useful to people
domesticate
irrigate
influence
gather
7
structure built by the ancient Chinese to keep out invading nomads
castle wall
none of these answers
palace
Great Wall of China
8
Mesopotamian civilization
Sumerians
Akkadians
all choices
Babylonians
9
Areas divided by characteristics, like religion/landforms/gov't& climate
human/environment interaction
location
movement
region
10
To preserve the body for life in the underworld, Egyptians did what?
made mummies
made pyramids
made pharaohs
made tombs
11
Ancient Chinese philosophy
Confucianism
Legalism
Daoism
all choices
12
Ancient Mesopotamians began their civilization by these rivers:
Nile and Blue Nile
Huang He(Yellow) & Yangtze
Tigris & Euphrates
Danube & Po
13
organized system that groups use to make laws and decisions
innovation
agriculture
government
surplus
14
a way to control the direction of water, so crops will benefit.
compass
the wheel
papyrus
irrigation
15
A famous trading route from ancient China to Rome was named after which material?
polyester
wool
silk
cotton
16
family of rulers in ancient China
royal family
Nobles
dynasty
Lords
17
Part of a map that contains symbols that often mean other things
both b and c
key
legend
compass
18
What is one characteristic of a civilization?
all of the choices
It has education.
It has written language.
It has a form of government (laws).
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a major land feature required to begin a civilization
a mountain
a desert
a plain
a river
20
something a society creates that helps other groups of people in the future
all choices
invention
innovation
contribution
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way of thinking
religion
philosophy
government
idea
22
Scientists believe that life began on which continent?
South America
Africa
North America
Europe
23
The study of earth and how we live there is......
geography
geology
psychology
archaeology
24
Which is the correct chronological order?
ice age/neolithic era/paleolithic era/ Egypt/Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia/Egypt/neolithic era/ice age/paleolithic era
Egypt/Mesopotamia/neolithic era/ ice age/paleolithic era
paleolithic era/neolithic era/ice age/Mesopotamia/ Egypt
25
Ancient Egyptians began their civilization by this river:
Yadkin
Nile
Yangtze
Mississippi
26
Imaginary lines that run north and south on a globe
lines of longitude
latitude lines
prime meridian
equator
27
raising crops and animals
irrigation
agriculture
compass rose
emperor
28
an imaginary line that circles the earth, dividing it into eastern and western hemispheres
civilization
movement
prime meridian
latitude lines
29
Explains what people do with their surroundings and what their surroundings do for the people
place
human/environment interaction
location
geography
30
materials created when the event occurred or created by those who experienced the event
primary source
key/legend
secondary source
map
31
tells where a place is, can be absolute or relative
geography
irrigation
human/environment interaction
location
32
how people, communication, and ideas get around
civilization
philosophy
location
movement
33
time before there was written history
prefix
preamble
preview
prehistory
34
way of writing used by the ancient Chinese
all choices
characters
hieroglyphics
cuneiform
35
people who moved around and had no permanent home
civilized people
dynasty
nomads
invaders
36
ancient system of writing in Egypt
cuneiform
characters
hieroglyphics
papyrus
37
relative location
tells where you are by someone giving directions
tells where you are by landmarks
all choices
describes which building is beside where you want to go
38
Ancient Chinese began their civilization by these rivers:
Tigris & Euphrates
Mississippi & Amazon
Nile and Blue Nile
Yangtze & Huang He (Yellow)
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another name for the paleolithic era
New Stone Age
Ice Age
Mesolithic Era
Old Stone Age
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an area that is defined by everything in it, what it is like there
movement
location
place
region
41
Imaginary lines that circle the Earth from east to west & are parallel to the equator
lines of latitude
equator
lines of longitude
prime meridian
42
materials that were created after the event
primary source
constitution
secondary source
document
43
New Stone Age
Neolithic Era
Ice Age
Paleolithic Era
civilization
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clay soldiers created to protect the Chinese emperor on his way to the afterlife
foreign legion
U.S. army
terracotta army
army
