6th Grade Fall Final 2020 part 2

Question 1

The Egyptian Pharaohs (Entry 85)

Accepted Answer

Were believed to be gods

Question 2

Which of the following is one of India’s three most important major rivers? (Entry 146)

Accepted Answer

Ganges

Question 3

People who move from place to place? (Entry 31)

Accepted Answer

Nomads

Question 4

A force that decides the forms that people will be reborn into in their next lives. (Entry 161)

Accepted Answer

Karma

Question 5

Which is an epic poem about a ruler who rescues his captured wife and that grew to about 25,000 verses? (Entry 182)

Accepted Answer

Ramayana

Question 6

Who was the first king of the Israelites?

Accepted Answer

Saul

Question 7

Some Jewish groups wanted to cooperate with the Romans, while others wanted to rebel openly.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

The second of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures (Entry 124)

Accepted Answer

Prophets

Question 9

According to the Hebrew Bible, why did Abraham lead his family from Mesopotamia to Canaan? (Entry 117)

Accepted Answer

Abraham received a message from God telling him to go there.

Question 10

The large cities of the Indus Valley civilization featured homes made mostly of (Entry 150)

Accepted Answer

brick

Question 11

Complex societies that have organized governments, culture, and writing (Entry 52)

Accepted Answer

Civilization

Question 12

How did irrigation impact civilizations in Mesopotamia?

Accepted Answer

Farmers grew a surplus of crops

Question 13

When a new dynasty of pharaohs came to power, where did they move the capital city? (Entry 101)

Accepted Answer

Thebes

Question 14

Long Periods of extreme cold (Entry 35)

Accepted Answer

Ice Age

Question 15

Traders, Artisans, and Scribes made up Egypt's _______classes. (Entry 96)

Accepted Answer

Middle

Question 16

Who was King Tut? (Entry 108)

Accepted Answer

A boy who became a pharaoh at a young age

Question 17

The book of ___________ explains why the Jews believed suffering would eventually be replaced by goodness. (Entry 141)

Accepted Answer

Daniel

Question 18

Jewish Houses of Worship (Entry 136)

Accepted Answer

Synagogues

Question 19

Homo sapiens developed more sophisticated tools and learned from one another. (Entry 28)

Accepted Answer

True

Question 20

Founded by Siddhartha Gautama in the year 563 BCE (Entry 165)

Accepted Answer

Buddhism

Question 21

Who was Hatshepsut and why is she important? (Entry 104)

Accepted Answer

She was an Egyptian queen who brought peace and prosperity to Egypt

Question 22

The Nile River empties into the (Entry 73)

Accepted Answer

Mediterranean Sea

Question 23

In a(n)_______, the ruler is both a political and religious leader. (Entry 84)

Accepted Answer

Theocracy

Question 24

Pyramids were built to (Entry 93)

Accepted Answer

Honor pharaohs who had died

Question 25

The New Kingdom pharaoh Amenhotep was successful in establishing a new religion based on the worship of Aton,the sun god

Accepted Answer

False

Question 26

What natural disasters possibly caused the people of the Indus Valley to begin to abandon their cities? (Entry 154)

Accepted Answer

earthquakes and floods

Question 27

What advancement during the Paleolithic Age made communication between people easier? (Entry 32)

Accepted Answer

The development of spoken language

Question 28

The Mauryan Empire reached its height under his rule (Entry 177)

Accepted Answer

Ashoka

Question 29

The Hebrew Bible includes the (Entry 133)

Accepted Answer

Torah, the Prophets, and the Writings

Question 30

Food prepared according to jewish dietary laws. (Entry 136)

Accepted Answer

Kosher

Question 31

How did the pharaoh Amenhotep try to reduce the influence of Egyptian priests? (Entry 109)

Accepted Answer

He introduced a new religion

Question 32

What is the best example of how an advance in the use of technology made life less difficult for Paleolithic people? (32

Accepted Answer

They discovered how to use fire

Question 33

The Egyptians traded goods such as wheat, gold, and tools to Phoenicians for much needed wood. (Entry 105)

Accepted Answer

True

Question 34

The Great Pyramid in Giza was built for which pharaoh? (Entry 93)

Accepted Answer

King Khufu

Question 35

The Kingdoms of Israel and Judah, although separated, preserved the Israelite religion

Accepted Answer

True

Question 36

Why is Moses considered an important figure? (Entry 117)

Accepted Answer

He led the Israelites from Egypt so they could be free.

Question 37

A fan-shaped area of fertile marshland formed where the Nile River meets the Mediterranean Sea (Entry 72)

Accepted Answer

Delta

Question 38

Who was a Mauryan ruler who built new roads and hospitals for people and animals? (Entry 178)

Accepted Answer

Ashoka

Question 39

While building the pyramids, the Egyptians developed (Entry 89)

Accepted Answer

A 365-day calendar with 12 months

Question 40

Which part of Babylon was known as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World? (Entry 69)

Accepted Answer

Hanging Gardens

Question 41

A line of rulers from one family (Entry 80)

Accepted Answer

Dynasty

Question 42

Five hundred years after the Mauryan dynasty failed, which dynasty reunited much of northern India? (Entry 178)

Accepted Answer

Gupta

Question 43

The Mauryan dynasty set up which type of government? (Entry 178)

Accepted Answer

well-run

Question 44

The main way Egyptian goods and culture spread during the New Kingdom was through_______ (Entry 105)

Accepted Answer

Trade with the Phoenicians

Question 45

The Egyptian writing system that uses thousands of pictures symbols representing objects and ideas (Entry 80)

Accepted Answer

Hieroglyphics

Question 46

Area in France where cave paintings were discovered (Entry 35)

Accepted Answer

Lascaux cave

Question 47

The Assyrians built large temples and palaces filled with (Entry 65)

Accepted Answer

Carvings and Statues

Question 48

A Private Teacher (Entry 181)

Accepted Answer

Guru

Question 49

Who was Narmer and why was he important to the history of ancient Egypt? (Entry 81)

Accepted Answer

He was a king who united Egypt under one ruler

Question 50

To be kosher, which of the following foods are Jews NOT allowed to eat? (Entry 136)

Accepted Answer

pork and shellfish

Question 51

An agreement or promise with God (Entry 120)

Accepted Answer

Covenant

Question 52

Originating where it is found (Entry 153)

Accepted Answer

Indigenous

Question 53

What did the Hittites teach the Assyrians that helped make their army stronger?

Accepted Answer

How to use stronger metals such as iron weaponry

Question 54

Hatshepsut was best known as an advisor to male pharaohs (Entry 104)

Accepted Answer

False

Question 55

What do historians call the general early period of human history? (Entry 32)

Accepted Answer

Stone Age

Question 56

Canaanite group who founded cities around the Mediterranean and were skilled in sailing. (Entry 120)

Accepted Answer

Phoenicians

Question 57

A Sumerian temple to honor their chief god was called a (Entry 53)

Accepted Answer

Ziggurat

Question 58

Wise sayings that are in the Hebrew Bible (Entry 128)

Accepted Answer

Proverbs

Question 59

What made the Israelites different from other cultures of their time?

Accepted Answer

They worshiped only one god

Question 60

Seasonal winds marked by heavy rains. (Entry 145)

Accepted Answer

Monsoons

Question 61

Homo Habilis could adapt to extreme climates and began populating different parts of the world. (Entry 28)

Accepted Answer

False

Question 62

Which is a reason the Nile has been called "the lifeblood" of Egypt? (Entry 73)

Accepted Answer

Its valley and delta provide fertile soil for farming

Question 63

Founded India’s first empire (Entry 177)

Accepted Answer

Chandra Gupta Maurya

Question 64

The Dead Sea Scrolls reveal a great deal about Judaism during Roman times (Entry 145)

Accepted Answer

True

6th Grade Fall Final 2020 part 2

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6th Grade Fall Final 2020 part 2

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