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A review of the River Vally Civilizations from the first semester of 6th Grade SS
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1
This philosophy stressed respect:
Confucianism
Daoism
Taoism
Legalism
2
This symbol is known as "Yin and Yang." It is an important symbol in
Daoism
Christianity
Hinduism
Buddhism
3
Monotheism, the belief in one god, was first practiced by
Christians
Confucians
Hebrews
Buddhists
4
From which ancient culture would the following derive?
Sumerians
Chinese
Aryans
Egyptians
5
He is known as the giver of laws and for leading the Hebrews out of Egypt
Ramses
Jesus
Abraham
Moses
6
Who is considered to be the "Father of the Hebrews"?
Moses
Jesus
Abraham
Muhammad
7
Why did Shi Huangdi build the Great Wall of China?
To protect the kingdom from Northern invasion
To control flooding along the Northern border
To help relationships with China's neighbors
To help with irrigation
8
A weather pattern that brought rain to China and India during the summer months
Drought
Wet season
Hurricanes
Monsoons
9
What is the name of the change when hunter-gatherers learned agriculture (farming)?
Sumerian Revolution
Neolithic Revolution
Paleolithic Revolution
People's Revolution
10
BCE (Before Common Era) and BC (Before Christ) dates...
Get larger as they get closer to modern times
Get smaller as they get closer to modern times
11
Early civilizations in Egypt, India, and China all share which common trait?
They were created along rivers and fertile valleys
They were destroyed by natural disasters
Their setting allowed them to trade with Rome
They existed is desert settings
12
The concept of zero was first created by mathematicians during which Indian Empire?
Shang
Han
Mauryan
Gupta
13
Why were pyramids so important to the ancient Egyptians?
They were temples to worship in
They were places for the pharaoh to spend the afterlife
They were built to increase tourism in Egypt
They were built as storage containers
14
The area known as Mesopotamia is located between what two rivers?
Tigris and Euphrates
Indus and Ganges
Yellow and Yangtze
Nile and Congo
15
Which of these is an accurate description of a Mesopotamian
ziggurat
?
a weapon used to destroy walls
a religious and city center
A burial place for pharaohs
a ship with triangular sails
16
One of the beliefs of Legalism is
Jesus is the only way to reach heaven
People are bad and must be controlled by laws/punishments
Life is full of suffering
People need items buried with them to enjoy the Afterlife
17
Women in China had the right to....
serve in the army
be as powerful as their husbands
nothing, they had no rights
own property
18
Mesopotamian religion was
polytheistic
.
Polytheistic
means
"the belief that a king was a god"
"the belief in more than one god"
"the belief in only one god"
"the belief in gods in Nature"
19
Which civilization is responsible for the alphabet that is the ancestor of modern alphabets?
Egyptians
Sumerians
Phoenicians
Indians
20
The right to rule granted by the gods
Heaven's Blessing
Heaven's Seal of Approval
Mandate of Heaven
God's Chosen One
21
This religion began when Siddhartha began to question why people suffered?
Judaism
Confucianism
Christianity
Buddhism
22
Papyrus
would have been MOST important in the Egyptians' ability to
defeat invaders
communicate
irrigate
build pyramids
23
The blue line on this map represents what major river?
Yangtze
Yellow
Nile
Indus
24
Near the end of the Zhou Dynasty, different parts of China began fighting each other. This was
Warring States period
China Wars
Zhou Wars
the unhappy times
25
A philosophy is
Beliefs on how to live
A set of beliefs about gods/goddesses
Beliefs about the Afterlife
Explains how natural events happen, such as earthquakes
26
Who was king of Babylon and created a code of laws to protect the people?
Nebuchadnezzar
Shi Huangdi
Hammurabi
Ramses
27
This style of writing would have been found in which civilization?
China
Egypt
India
Sumer
28
What are nomads?
Cultures that farm
Cultures that stay in one place
Cultures that hunt
Cultures that move around
29
Shi Huangdi unified China by standardizing (making things the same)....
Currency (Money)
Laws
Weights and measures
Language
30
civilization found along the Yangtze River would have been found CLOSEST to which number?
2
3
4
5
31
According to Hindu beliefs, one's position in the caste system is determined by
a test you take at 15
the caste of your wife
your actions in your previous life
your chosen profession
32
This philosophy felt leaders shouldn't interfere in people's lives
Legalism
Daoism
Christianity
Confucianism
33
In the Zhou Dynasty, the emperor gave this to lords in return for loyalty and military help?
WiFi
Money
Gold
Land
