6th Grade 1st quarter social studies review

6th Grade 1st quarter social studies review

by Susan Quave

Multiple Select

Correctly choose the time periods that mean the same ( Choose Two)

• BC and BCE

• BC and AD

• CE and AD

• BC and CE

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Sargon led his armies in the "Chariots they Roll" during which time designation?

• AD or CE

• BC or BCE

• BC or AD

• BC or CE

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Choose the answer tht correctly paris the vocabublary ter with its definition.

• AD = After Death

• Century = 100 years

• Circa = exact

• Decade = 20 years

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Nomadic  hunter-gatherers moved from place to place in search of 

• gold

• new food supplies

• fertile farmland

• places to build cities

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Which of these accomplishments happened before there were civilizations?

• use of fire

• job specialization

• ziggurats

• written laws

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What were spears, bows, and rocks mainly used for?

• plowing fileds

• hunting animals

• gathering berries

• finding water

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The domestication of animals took place during____

• the early hunters and gatherers

• the time when early humand were nomadic

• The Agricultural Revolution

• before the discovery of fire

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What was the purpose of government during early civilizations?

• To provide farmland for every person

• to provide protection and defense against enemies

• To provide structure and order

• To recruit soldiers

Multiple Choice

The area in darker green is known as 

• Babylonia

• Sumer

• The Fertile Crescent

• Nineveh

Multiple Choice

Which ancient civilization was built around the Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers?

• Egyptian

• Chinese

• Indian

• Mesopotamian

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The early civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Indus Valley and China arose along rivers because they____

• provided building materials for their cities

• Provided the much needed water for agriculture

• contributed to the nomadic lifestyle of the people

• Provided easy access for invasion

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What factors help Mesopotamia land to be good for growing crops?

• Being and island near the ocean

• The desert sand

• The minerals that came from the mountains

• location between two rivers

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In Mesopotamia seasonal floods led to the region being known as the fertile crescent by

• depositing silt creating rich soil

• eroding the river banks into a crescent shape

• watering crops for the farmers

• giving demesticated sheep an accessible water source

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How did irrigation affect Mesopotamia's society? (choose 3)

• Allowed ships to connect to other bodies of water

• Allowed for crops to grow in difficult soil

• Decreased the need for nomadic lifestyles

• Allowed for the growth of agriculture

• Provided faster transportation across Mesopotamia

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What happened during the Neolithic era that caused the population of humans to increase rapidly?

• Development of democracies

• Increased use of metals

• Growth of agriculture and domestication of animals

• industrialization and increased manufacturing

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The invention of the Mesopotamian sail led to 

• development in trael using only paddles to power the vessel

• development in metal-smithing, assisting with warfare

• development in agriculture, leadin to greater crop yields

• Development in travel using the wind to power the vessel

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What contributed to the emergence of early civilizations and cities? Choose 3

• Common oral and written language

• shared religious beliefs

• development of metal tools and weapons

• domesticated animals

Multiple Choice

An agricultural technique developed by the earliest humans of Mesopotamia included

• labor of enslaved peoples

• irrigation systems

• advanced fertilization methods

• crop rotation

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Identify four city-states that developed in Mesopotamia.

• Ur

• Memphis

• Akkad

• Kish

• Nineveh

Multiple Choice

In most ancient civilizations, the labor force was mostly made up of 

• soldiers

• women

• slaves

• artisans

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Which ancient civilizatioin was home to the world's first empire?

• Mesopotamia

• India

• Africa

• Egypt

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What was considered the world's first empire?

• Akkad

• Babylonia

• Meditterean

• Sumer

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The defining characteristic of polytheism is the idea that

• past actions control the destiny of each person

• Beings undergo many different cycles of birth

• there is an eternal struggle between good and evil

• There are many gods and goddesses in existence

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Why did the people of Mesopotamia practice polytheism?

• To provide protection from other civilizations

• To create unity among the civilizations

• To help organize their governments

• To provide reasoning behind natrual occurrencees

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Which of the following statements about Mesopotamia religion is true?

• Religion was based off a scientific study.

• Religion and culture were separate

• People were encouraged to read many sacred texts.

• People worshiped many different gods.

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Which of the following describes Cuneiform?

• A form of writing based off of an alphabet

• A form of writing using wedge-shape symbols

• A form of writing using complex ideas such as "joy"

• A form of writing using proverbs and songs

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Why did Mesopotamian's build ziggurats?

• To serve as a place for the market trades

• To serve as a palace for the ruler to live

• As a place to gury and honor the dead.

• To bring heaven and earth closer together

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Which of the following best describes The Epic of Gilgamesh?

• If was the first example of sculptural art

• It was considered to be one of the first great works in literature.

• It was thought to be the first half of the Ten commandments

• It was the first book written by one single author.

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The main idea of hammurabi's Code was

• All men are equal before the law

• All citizens are entitled to property

• Innocent untl proven guilty

• An eye for and eye

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Which of the following best describes the Code of Hammurabi? Choose 2

• It was the first set of laws to be written or inscribed

• It helped Hammurabi become king of Babylon

• It encourages city-states to go to war

• It allowed for both parties to present evidence of the crime

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Based on the Code of Hammurabi which of the following is NOT true?

• It treated everyone exaclty the same.

• The codes provided punishments for crimes in many aspects of life in Babylon

• It was carved in stone

• It was used by many other civilizations