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This is to test your knowledge of 6th Grade Social Studies.
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1
The zero degree line of longitude is the....
Prime Meridian
International Date Line
Greenwich Meridian
Equator
2
This is Mesopotamia's "nickname"
the land between two rivers
the land of the lost
the tall mountains
the land of the desert sands
3
What was the Ancient Egyptian word for a sacred king or ruler?
president
chief
pharaoh
prime minister
4
What is the belief in many gods called?
monotheism
polytheism
atheism
deism
5
Which is one of the seven continents of the world?
United States
Wakanda
Africa
Russia
6
What was the Ancient Egyptian system of writing called?
cuneiform
calligraphy
kanji
hieroglyphics
7
Who was considered the "father" of the Hebrews?
Elijah
Job
Isaac
Abraham
8
Where did human life begin in Africa?
Great Rift Valley
Cape of Good Hope
Congo Rain Forest
Atlas Mountains
9
What direction does the Nile flow?
South to North
East to West
North to South
West to East
10
What continent did human life begin on?
North America
Asia
Europe
Africa
11
Which is NOT an example of a secondary source?
a textbook
an interview
a dictionary
a magazine article
12
Which is NOT one of the world's major oceans?
Indian
Arctic
Atlantic
African
13
Which color dye did the Phoenicians invent?
red
yellow
green
purple
14
What is the religion of the Ancient Hebrews referred to as today?
Judaism
Islam
Christianity
Hinduism
15
Which is NOT an ancient African civilization?
Kingdom of Ghana
Mesopotamia
Great Zimbabwe
Kingdom of Axum
16
What is a period of time during which hominids made lasting tools and weapons mainly from stone?
Life and Times of the Caveman
Early Humans Period
The Stone Age
The Bronze Age
17
Which is an Ancient African civilization?
Kingdom of Ghana
Aztecs
Han Dynasty
Hebrews
18
Which of the following is a major ocean?
Lake Michigan
Atlantic
Caspian
Mediterranean
19
Which "isthmus" country connects Central America with South America?
Guatemala
Panama
Honduras
Mexico
20
Which is NOT an ancient South American civilization?
Chavin
Moche
Aztec
Nazca
21
What is an era also called the New Stone Age, which lasted from about 12,000 years ago to about 3,000 years ago?
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Paleolithic
Monolithic
22
The Nile River is _________ miles long.
4.960
5,160
4,160
3,860
23
Which is NOT one of the seven continents of the world?
Asia
Greenland
Africa
North America
24
The zero degree line of latitude is called the...
Prime Meridian
Captain Obvious parallel line
Equator
International Date Line
25
located across Northern Africa, world's largest desert
Atacama
Sahel
Sahara
Kalahari
26
Which aspect is part of a person's culture?
all of the above
their clothing
their home
their identity
27
Which of these Caribbean countries is an archipelago?
Jamaica
Cuba
The Bahamas
Haiti
28
What is a Mesopotamian stepped tower with a temple?
bougainville
pyramid
monolith
ziggurat
29
Which is NOT an example of a primary source?
a diary or journal
an interview
a newspaper article
an eyewitness account
30
Greenwich is a town in which European country?
England
Portugal
Germany
France
