TN Ready Review 6th Grade Social Studies

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How did innovations such as irrigation, aqueducts, and improved farm techniques transform civilizations?

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Innovations made it possible to expand settlements at arid locations.

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How did Confucius transform the society?
Legalism: belief that leaders should rule with force
Confucianism: The ruler bears responsibility for the well-being of the people and, therefore, for peace and order in the empire. Chinese leaders moved from a legalistic government to a government based on Confucianism.

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Government leaders became concerned with the condition of China’s citizens.

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How did the camels affect the transport of goods across the Sahara Desert?

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Camels made travel across the desert more reliable and safer.

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How did the forum contribute to Roman civilization?

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Instead of being solely focused on commerce, the forum also fulfilled cultural needs of the Romans.

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English nobles forced King John to sign the __________.

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Magna Carta

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Mesopotamian farmers developed a system of __________ to control the flow of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.

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Irrigation

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What did Aztecs build in order to worship their gods?

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Temple-pyramids

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Extreme feelings of religious devotion caused which of the following: The Dark Ages, The Renaissance, The Crusades, The Black Death?

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The Crusades

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What practice later replaced hunting and gathering for finding food?

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growing crops

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Societies adapted to their surroundings by irrigating and building dams. Why did they need to use these techniques?

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to increase their farmland for growing crops