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Final Quiz 6th Grade Social Studies
Final Quiz 6th Grade Social Studies
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1
What did Wangari Maathai have a degree in?
Economics
English
Biological Science
History
2
When did humans start making art, like the cave paintings at Lascaux Cave in France?
4,000 years ago
40,000 years ago
2.6 Million years ago
3
Which travel writer told us about the Saharan trade?
Al Bakri
William Shakespeare
Ibn Battuta
The Anonymous Greek Mariner
4
Ötzi the Iceman's axe was made of iron.
True
False
5
The Nile River flows into what body of water
The Mediterranean Sea
The Black Sea
The Persian Gulf
The Red Sea
6
Mr. Finnegan's favorite football team is the Cleveland Browns
True
False
7
Humans used copper to make some of the earliest metal tools
False
True
8
Which Indigenous American culture built Machu Picchu?
The Aztecs
The Maya
The Inca
The Mohicans
9
Which development do social scientists think led to the development of spoken human language?
The discovery and control of fire
Metallurgy
Agriculture
The invention of the wheel
10
Which lands were connected to East Africa by the Swahili/Indian Ocean Trade Network?
India
Australia
Arabia
China
11
What is the name for the five-pointed star that is a symbol of Judaism?
Menorah
Star of David
North Star
12
Which of these countries is in Central America?
Paraguay
Honduras
Brazil
Colombia
13
Which traveler wrote about the Red Sea trade network?
Mr. Sanders
The Anonymous Greek Mariner
Ibn Battuta
Al Bakri
14
Resurrection is the event told about in the Bible in which Jesus Christ returned to life after his death
False
True
15
What trade network was Great Zimbabwe connected to?
Swahili/Indian Ocean
Mediterranean
Saharan
Atlantic
16
The Ten Commandments are
10 laws given by God to Moses as part of their covenant — rules for right
The Ten Kings of Israel
Rules for buidling a city
17
What country is William Kamkwamba from?
Kenya
Sudan
Malawi
Mali
18
When did Judaism begin?
Circa 100 CE
Circa 4000 BCE
Circa 100 BCE
Circa 2000 BCE
19
Which King of Israel built the first temple in Jerusalem?
David
Solomon
Saul
Asa
20
Where did William Kamkwamba go to college?
Purdue
Harvard
Dartmouth
Brown
21
Which Jewish holiday celebrates the Israelites escape from slavery in Egypt?
Hannukah
Rosh Hashanah
Yom Kippur
Passover
22
What is an import?
A trade good sold by one country to another
A trade good brought in from another country
An important person in a government
A kind of cheese
23
This yearly natural process provided Egyptian farmers with soil to plant
Blizzards
Flooding
Monsoon
24
What is monotheism? (
mono
/
theos)
belief in only one god
belief in many gods
religion developed among the ancient Hebrews that stresses belief
dedicated to God or a religion
25
Which city is considered most important by Judaism and Christianity?
Babylon
Jerusalem
Nazareth
Hebron
26
What culture was Kilwa a part of?
Roman
West African
Swahili
Egyptian
27
When did specialization in jobs begin?
The late Paleolithic (40,000 years ago)
The early Paleolithic (2.6 Million years ago)
The Neolithic (10,000 years ago)
28
By what process did humans domesticate plants and animals?
Agriculture
Metallurgy
Weeding
Selective breeding
29
What do social scientists say helped cause the Paleolithic Cognitive Revolution?
The invention of agriculture
Human's ability to control fire
Lower sea levels caused by the Ice Age
30
What is the name of the holy text of Islam?
Torah
The Gospels
The Qur'an
The Old Testament
31
In what type of geographical region did most humans first make permanent settlements?
Mountain ranges
Deserts
Floodplains near rivers
Arctic Tundra
32
What is the capital city of Kenya?
Johannesburg
Cairo
Nairobi
Lagos
33
What is the climate of the Sahara?
Savannah
Tundra
Tropical
Arid
34
Jewish people and Christians do not share any holy books
False
True
35
The development of agriculture led to the creation of more jobs through specialization
False
True
36
Which Christian holiday celebrates Jesus' resurrection?
Easter
Palm Sunday
Christmas
Good Friday
37
What was the importance of the Rosetta Stone?
It helped Egyptologists translate hieroglyphics
It allowed Egypt to tax the Mesopotamians
It was written in Latin and Hieroglyphics
It helped Napoleon conquer Europe
38
Which African Kingdom grew wealthy due to the Red Sea trade network?
Axum
Ghana
Ethiopia
Mali
39
What is another name for a complex society?
A state
A city
A civilization
A herd
40
Why did agriculture lead to higher levels of disease?
Humans got sick from working all the time
Humans got diseases from digging in the earth
Humans caught diseases from domesticated animals they lived nearby
41
What is archaeological evidence useful for?
Learning about ancient societies
Navigating in open water
Planning a city
Making omelets
42
Mr. Kerr's favorite football team is the Chicago Bears
True
False
43
One of the Five Pillars of Islam, this is a religious pilgrimage that all Muslims hope to make once in their lives
Kaaba
Hajj
Ramadan
Mecca
44
All synagogues are built to face the direction of this city
Israel
Jerusalem
Cairo
Chicago
45
A covenant is an agreement (in religion, made by God and a religious community)
False
True
46
What is the most well-known line of latitude?
The Tropic of Capricorn
The Tropic of Cancer
The Prime Meridian
The Equator
47
What was Paul's first name?
Simon
Raymond
Saul
Garfunkel
48
Ötzi the Iceman's copper axe is an example of a stone tool
True
False
49
Which of these is a country in sub-Saharan Africa?
Mozambique
Algeria
Egypt
Morocco
50
Which of the following ancient societies we studied produced many gold objects?
Mapungubwe
Aksum
Kilwa
51
Where do social scientists believe the earliest farmers lived?
Southwest Asia
Southeast Asia
North Africa
North America
52
What is the main crop grown in Malawi?
Coffee
Bananas
Maize
Mangos
53
Oral or written record keeping is a characteristic of a complex society
True
False
54
Which of the following is a line of longitude?
The Tropic of Cancer
The Prime Meridian
The Tropic of Capricorn
The Equator
55
A synagogue is a Jewish house of worship
True
False
56
The Trinity is the
Christian belief that the one God is experienced as 2 persons
Christian belief that the one God is experienced as 3 persons
Christian belief that the one God is experienced as 1 persons: the Father
Christian belief that the one God cannot be subdivided
57
These professional writers were important in both Egypt, Nubia, and Mesopotamia
Priests
Soldiers
Government Officials
Scribes
58
What is a primary source?
A textbook
A first-hand account
A second-hand account
59
When did some humans begin to settle in permanent villages?
The Early Stone Age (2.6 Million years ago)
The Late Copper Age (5,000 years ago)
The Middle Stone Age (200,000 years ago)
The Neolithic (10,000 years ago)
60
Copper was the most valuable resource traded in West Africa
False
True
61
What resources were traded in the Swahili/Indian Ocean Trade Network?
Copper
Ivory
Diamonds
Gold
62
How many Abrahamic religions are there?
at least 20
3
4
2
63
Jesus was Christian
True
False
64
A muslim house of worship or prayer is called what?
Temple
Palace
Mosque
Minaret
65
When did humans begin to make simple stone tools?
The early Neolithic (10,000 years ago)
The late Neolithic (4,000 years ago)
The late Paleolithic (40,000 years ago)
The early Paleolithic (2.6 Million years ago)
66
What sea borders Africa to the north?
Arctic Sea
Black Sea
Caspian Sea
Mediterranean Sea
67
The 13th Century C.E. refers to the years __________________
1201-1300 C.E.
1101-1200 C.E.
1301-1400 B.C.E.
1301-1400 C.E.
68
The substance deposited on the banks of the Nile during yearly inundations
Silt
Clay
Papyrus
Wheat
69
Which King united Egypt?
Narmer
Hatshepsut
Rameses
Cleopatra
70
What religion developed among the ancient Hebrews that stresses belief in God and faithfulness to the laws of the Torah?
Islam
Judaism
Christianity
All Religions
71
Why did early Christians use the fish symbol?
Because fish were an important part of their diet.
Christians were mostly fishers at the time
The word for fish in Ancient Greek spells out a secret message
Christianity was forbidden in the Roman Empire
72
Humans domesticated dogs before any other animal
True
False
73
The Saharan trade route went over water
True
False
74
Which of these is NOT a characteristic of a civilization?
Surplus of food
Religion
Hunter gatherer lifestyle
Specialized occupations
75
What was Muhammed's job before founding Islam?
Scribe
Warrior
Merchant
Scholar
76
A Missionary is...
A person who travels for business
someone who tries to promote their religion to others
A person who travels to Holy Places
someone who tries to sell things
77
Christianity is...
a religion begun in the 1st century based on the teachings of Jesus Christ
In Judaism, the hoped-for savior of the Jews
The holy book of Christianity (includes Old Testament and New Testament)
the time when Jesus Christ returned to life after his death
78
Climate is just the weather for one particular day
True
False
79
What is the Maasai economy based on?
Cattle
The U.S. dollar
Beads
Goats
80
What is the longest river in Africa?
The Zambezi
The Congo
The Niger
The Nile
81
Awdaghust was in the Saharan Desert
False
True
82
Countries from Europe colonized different parts of Africa
False
True
83
What is a prophet?
a teacher who delivers messages believed to have come from God
A teacher who teaches Social Studies
A teacher who delivers messages
God
84
What region of Africa was Mapungubwe in?
East
Southern
West
North
85
What does the Torah include?
one of the first four New Testament books in the Bible
Holy book of Christianity
Jewish house of worship
the first five books of God’s teaching and law
86
Ancient Egyptians and Nubians built these structures as tombs for important people
Ziggurats
Temples
Hippodromes
Pyramids
87
This stone building covered in cloth is considered the holiest place for Muslims
Medina
Jerusalem
Al Aqsa Mosque
Kaaba
88
Upper Egypt is to the north of Lower Egypt
True
False
89
What plant did ancient Egyptians use to make paper?
Maize
Papyrus
White Pine
Wheat
90
Wangari Maathai was the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize
False
True
91
What is an economy?
People that depend on herding animals for survival
a large amount of money
a system that deals with making, buying, or selling goods and services
