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Brahmans, the highest Hindu caste, were manily
A polis is a Greek
6th Grade SS review
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A polis is a Greek
city-state
river
temple
mountain
2
Brahmans, the highest Hindu caste, were manily
farmers
merchants
priest and scholars
rulers and warriors
3
The first written set of laws
Lady Justice
12 tables
Hammurabi's Code
10 Comandments
4
Paintings and sculptures of the Renaissance were
simple
practical
abstract
realistic
5
Mongols were known for their ability to
farm
ride horses
make beautiful art
read & write
6
Who began to preach about Islam?
Muhammad
Moses
Jesus
Sidartha
7
The Hindu god that has four heads & created the world is
Shiva
Brahma
Vishnu
Buddha
8
Which Greek scientist said the earth is round?
Pythagoras
Eratosthenes
Hypatia
Euclid
9
The first kings were probably
scribes
war heroes
farmers
artisans
10
A city and the surrounding land with it's own government.
fort
Village
region
city state
11
During the Hundred Years War, the British & French fought over the territory of
Normandy
Burgundy
Bordeaux
Agincourt
12
The first humans were
farmers
scribes
artisans
hunter gatherers
13
What great civilization was centered at present day Mexico City?
Inca
Maya
Aztec
Olmec
14
Gutenberg was known for creating the
printing press
thermometer
telescope
fresco
15
Salt was important to ancient African civilizations because it was used to
preserve food
warm homes
dry wood
start fires
16
The period of peace and property in Rome was called
Pax Romana
latifunda
Long Winter
Rubicon
17
What started the slave trade in the Americas?
Spices
Sugar
Gold
Silk
18
A ruler with complete control
senator
plebeian
monarch
dictator
19
The invention of cuneiform is credited to
Spanish
Phoenicians
Egyptians
Sumerians
20
What area did the Portuguese explore at the beginning of the Age of Exploration?
Africa
North America
Asia
Europe
21
Used to describe the exchange of goods between Europe and the Americas
Money Exchange
Exports
Imports
Columbian Exchange
22
The Magna Carta gave additional rights to
the serfs
the church
the nobility
the king
23
Who ruled the city of Florence during the Renaissance?
wealthy merchants
the Medici family
the pope
Marco Polo
24
On which island were all of Japan's major cities located?
Honshu
Shikoku
Kyushu
Hokkaido
25
The
Black Death spread to Europe from
Australia
South America
Asia
Africa
26
The Byzantine Empire preserved the culture of
Greece and Rome
England and Rome
France and England
France and Greece
27
What clan has ruled Japan since 500AD?
Korean
Jomon
Polo
Yamato
28
Which of these groups practice monotheism?
Chaldeans
Egyptians
Israelites
Sumerians
29
Who had the idea of the alphabet?
Phoenicians
Chinese
Romans
Greeks
30
The Renaissance began in
ancient Rome
ancient Greece
northern Germany
northern Italy
31
Which ancient territory is Jerusalem located?
Kingdom of Judah
Cypress
Kingdom of Israel
Damascus
32
A Holy War fought between the Christians and the Muslims
Punic Wars
civil war
Crusades
30 year war
33
What was the Hundred Years War?
Holy crusade
Jews attacking Europe
between Muslims & Jews
between England & France
34
Charlemagne believed in
excommunication
democracy
education
civil service
35
The belief that people's souls pass through many lives on earth is called
saturation
consternation
reincarnation
reunification
36
The rule of Augustus Caesar in Rome marked the end of
Christianity
Pax Romana
Roman Republic
Roman Empire
37
Who was the Roman god or goddess of fire?
Zeus
Pluto
Vulcan
Hades
38
A social system of government in which emperors give land to nobles in exchange for loyalty
vassals
manor
feudaliasm
peasants
39
Historians believe that the first humans lived in which of the following areas?
the Americas
Africa
Europe
Asia
40
What is the word that describes the Hindu & Buddhist belief in non-violence?
dharma
ahimsa
karma
caste
41
Monotheism is the belief in
one god
one religion
one teacher
one ruler
42
The word :"dao" means
the sport
the way
god
hero
43
Farmers in Sumer and other river valleys used irrigation to
prevent invasions
travel
stop rivers
water crops
44
Moved from place to place in search of food and had to adapt to their enviroment
Domestication
Hunter Gatherers
Civilizations
Specialization
45
Group of Muslims who spent their time praying and teaching Islam.
Shadoof
Sultan
Sufis
Zhou
46
Shinto tradition in Japan focused on
economics
nature
death
freedom
47
The Nile empties into which body of water?
Caspian Sea
Persian Gulf
Mediterranean Sea
Tigris River
48
The raising of animals to use as food and lobor is known as
domestication
ranching
hunting
herding
49
The most important river for Hindus is the
Ganges
Indus
Nile
Euphrates
50
This Roman poet wrote satires
Ovid
Catullus
Virgil
Horace
51
Pardons for sins were called
secular
excuses
indulgences
patrons
52
The geography of Greece can be described as
mountainous
flat
easily farmable
fertile
53
Many Indian marriages, even today, are
invalid
short
arranged
long distance
54
Who did Octavian battle for control of Rome?
Cicero
Julius Caesar
Augustus
Antony & Cleopatra
55
Protestantism began with the protest by
Giotto
Pope Paul II
Martin Luther
John Calvin
56
An individual Samurai could be identified by his
sashimono
wakizashi
katana
naginata
57
Socrates taught his students to
write
believe in god
do math
ask questions
58
Which is not one of the Five Pillars of Islam
Fasting
Prayer
Belief
Caliph
59
The Hindu god in the form of a man or animal on earth is called
ahisma
avatar
jain
demon
60
The region between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Greece
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Arabia
61
Who painted the Sistine Chapel and made the statue of David?
Alexander
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo
Galiileo
62
On this Jewish holiday people make amends for their sins
Passover
Yom Kippur
Rosh Hoshana
Hanukkah
63
The kingdom the Israelite's built along the Mediterranean Sea in 1000BC
Babylon
Canaan
Iberian
Rome
64
A group of traveling merchants is called a
caravan
flotilla
fleet
gaggle
65
Where did the Renaissance begin?
France
Greece
England
Italy
66
Which of the following was a feature of Gothic cathedrals?
flat roof
thick walls
small windows
stained glass windows
67
The great rocky desert in western China is
Sahara
Sonora
Tibet
Gobi
68
Alexander the Great was the son of the king of
Macedonia
Egypt
Persia
Athens
69
Which is NOT a contribution of the Chinese Civilizations
seismograph
paper
senate
gunpowder
70
Muhammad left Mecca and went to this "city of the profit"
Nubia
Madinah
Thebes
Delphi
71
Ancient Greeks based science on
hypotheses
common sense
experiments
record keeping
72
The city of Rome was located on the
Tiber River
Ionian Sea
Tyrrhenian Sea
Alps
73
Where did the Inuit live?
present-day New York
present-day Mexico
present-day Texa
present-day Alaska
74
Who was Mali's first great leader?
Mansa Musa
Sunni Ali
Mohammed
Sundiata
75
The Nile River flows through
Babylon
Egypt
Sumer
China
76
Who was the Jewish prophet who taught that God rewards & punishes?
Moses
Micah
Abraham
Jeramiah
77
The mixture of copper and tin is called
bronze
amber
brass
platinum
78
How long did the Crusades last?
100 years
200 years
20 years
10 years
79
What helped West African empires grow rich?
sea exploration
taxing trade
harvesting surplus crops
mining gold
80
Which was the most important in early Chinese history?
country
individual
education
family
81
A social group in India that someone is born into and cannot change
government
caste system
society
occupation
82
The land bridge that Asian people crossed to come to the Americas.
Alaska
Asian
Beringia
glacier
83
The first technology was?
fire
stone tools
iron
metal tools
84
Sumerian grand temple that means "mountain of god"
Alter
Pyramid
Church
Ziggurat
85
The code of ethics that knights were suppose to uphold was called
chivalry
feudalism
serfdom
vassalage
86
The people who study and write about the human past are called
historians
astronomers
scribes
nomads
87
What were Solomon's wise sayings for Israelite's to follow?
Guide lines
Proverbs
traditions
beliefs
88
Which is not one of the 4 noble paths for Buddhism.
to end suffering
cause of suffering
one with nature
suffering
89
The philosopher who taught that society needs harsh laws to maintain order
Plato
Laozi
Hanfeizi
Aristotle
90
Which Hindu god has multiple arms & preserves the universe?
Shiva
Brahma
Vishnu
Buddha
91
Thebes was in what geographic area?
Persia
Egypt
Greece
Asia Minor
92
Romans fought three Punic Wars with this North Africa city
Carthage
Cairo
Casablanca
Alexandria
93
What city is located on the Seine River?
Orleans
Paris
Avignon
Calais
94
The worlds largest polytheistic religion that believes in reincarnation
Shinto
Islam
Protestent
Hinduism
95
What was the Buddha's real name?
Alexander the Great
Chandragupta Maurya
Siddhartha Gautama
Asoka
96
Laws Moses received from God and is part of the Hebrew Bible
Torah
Mythology
Epic
Bible
97
During the Han Dynasty, which advance in technology was important for farming?
stone plow
iron plow
historical records
paper
98
What was the long curved sword a Samurai wore on his hip?
naginata
sashimono
katana
wakizashi
99
The longest written epic with 88,000 verses
the Iliad
Mahabharata
The Book of the Dead
Ramayana
100
Who built the Mongolian Empire?
Genghis Khan
the Koryo
Zhu Zuanzhang
Li Bo
