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Review for Ancient Civilizations - 6th grade
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1
Who was Siddartha Guatama?
a soldier
a king
An emperor
the Buddha
2
Who fought in the Persian Wars?
Persia and Athens
Athens and Sparta
Greece and Persia
Greece and Athens
3
Who created an empire with a strong central government influenced by social structure?
The Aztecs
The Mayas
The Incas
None of these
4
Who was a powerful general for Rome?
Romulus
Justinian
Socrates
Julius Caesar
5
Which ancient civilization practiced Christianity as their religion?
Rome
Africa
China
Greece
6
How many parts make up the Roman government?
2
4
3
5
7
Why is Passover celebrated?
for Jews to remember the Exodus
for God to forgive sins
most sacred of all Jewish holy days
honors the Second Temple
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Where is Saudi Arabia located?
southwest corner of Asia
in Europe
in Africa
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What did the Egyptian religion focus on?
caste system
one god
the afterlife
many gods
10
What are the three parts of the Roman Government?
Magistrates, Senate, Assemblies & Tribunes
law of the Twelve Tables
checks & balances, assemblies & tribunes
11
How did the plow help in China?
helped in carrying heavy loads
helped in picking crops
helped in farming to produce more food
12
Which of the following is NOT a Chinese invention?
wheel
silk
paper
fireworks
13
What did the Nile River provide the people of Egypt?
fish
water for cooking
silt feritilized the soil for farming
fresh water
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Where were the Incas located?
South America (Andes Mtns)
Southern Mexico
Central America
Eastern Mexico
15
Who was Homer?
the student of Socrates
the greatest Greek thinker
Wrote the Iliad and Odyssey
Wrote the Aeneid
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How did the caste system work?
strict rules that organized people into groups by occupation
people choose what groups they prefer to be in
people organized into groups by how hard they work
by organizing people into groups by wealth
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Why was Arabia called "crossroads?"
because of the roads built crossing waterways
because of people crossing by each other to trade
because of the trade network connecting 3 continents
18
Where was Mesopotamia?
Between the Tigris and Euphrates River
It is unknown
In Central America
By the Nile River
19
How was irrigation used?
to control droughts
to supply water to the farms
to control flooding
20
How far did the Mongol Empire stretch?
to the Danube River
to China
to Africa
to Western Europe
21
Who fought in the Peloponnesian War?
Athens and Sparta
Rome and Greece
Greece and Spain
Sparta and Thebes
22
Who was Kublai Khan?
Ruler of Xia Dynasty
Ruler of the Mongol Empire
Ruler of Ming Dynasty
Ruler of China
23
What is culture?
religion
study of the past
language
knowledge, beliefs and customs of a group of people
24
Which of the following is an example of a primary source?
witnessing an event
news on tv
a textbook
a battle that happened 5,000 yrs. ago
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Nomads lived in permanent homes and farmed.
false
true
