6th Grade Midterm Exam Review

The fertile crescent includes parts of the modenr countries of Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Israel and Jordan

a monarchy is a type of government led by a king or queen.

Imhotep was the first great engineer who built the pyramids

Judaism played a part in the development of Christianity and Islam

According to the Hebrew Bible, Jacob's 12 sons became:

Many Greeks visited an oracle to find out about the future

Taming an animal for use by humans is called

The Nile River's flooding could be described as

The United States has a market economy, in which each person makes choices about what to make, sell and buy

A reliable source

Aristotle taught his students

Times of extreme cold when great sheets of ice-covered parts of the earth were the

What were the biggest and earliest known Neolithic communites located?

The Phillistines, an eastern Mediterranean group, migrated from near presnt-day __________.

The United States has a representative government, what must the government do?

Who wrote a code that covered most areas of daily life?

A historian needs to evaluate a primary source to decide if it has a trustrworth point of view.

Why is it important to be a global citizen?

Which Greek scientist concluded that the Earth was round?

A continued rise in prices is a sign of inflation

Historians who study the same historical topic will come to the same conclusion about the event.

Letters, diaries, and government records are examples of secondary sources?

The Hebrew Bible says the tabernacle housed a sacred object called the

An example of a secondary source is

The ancestors of the ancient Israelites were Abraham, and his family

To become US citizens, people from other countries must go through a process called civic participation.

The first sumerian kings were probably

Many sumerians were skilled metalworkers becaause of the abundance of metal in Sumer.

Geographers often group places into regions, what is a region?

Aristotle's writing had no effect on the writing of the US. Constitution.

What type of economy did many hunter-gatherer groups have?

Sumerian City-States went to war with one another to increase trade

A mixture of copper and tin is called

A nomad is person who moves from place to place to survive

what are the four major kinds of resources?

The King who drove the Hyksos out of Egypt was

Historians can study a finite subject with a narrow focus for several years.

During the summer in Mesopatamia,

According to the Hebrew Bible, who led the Israelites in a series of battles to conquer Canaan?

The Parthenon is an example of a greek theater

David and his army defeated the Greeks.

Which of the following is an example of a barrier to trade?

Who was sentenced to death for his teachings?

The Natural Barrier that protected Egypt in the south was the

During the Old Kingdom, the capital city was Memphis

The Greek alphabet was based on the alphabet created by the ancient Egyptians.

Which group rebelled against the Assyrians?

A shrine is a place where people store extra food.

During the most recent Ice Age, the ocean level was lowered, which exposed a land bridge from Asia to North America.

This river united upper and lower egypt

The minoans made their living as traders

What are the names of all the lines on maps and globes that help you find places on earth?

According to the Hebrew Bible, the Israelites marched a city's walls for six days and finally took control of what?

Who taught students that the universe followed the same laws that governed music and numbers?

When studying history, you should:

The Study of History can help us make decisions about the future because

Why was the discovery of bronze an important breakthrough at the end of the Neolithic age?

To learn the answers to historical questions, historians

Who thought that governments should be headed by philosopher Kings?

Sumerian artisans, merchants, farmers and fishers made up this group?