6th grade Code #3

According to many anthropologists, a land bridge during the Ice Age allowed migration between which two continents?

• South America and North America
• B. North America and Europe
• Asia and North America
• Europe and Asia

Which development occurred during the Neolithic Revolution?

• Food was grown on haciendas.
• Stone tools were used for the first time.
• The factory system replaced the domestic system.
• Permanent settlements were established in river valleys.

Which of the following developments happened last?

• People made stone tools.
• People lived together in villages.
• People developed a spoken language.
• People learned to grow food.

Which action is most closely associated with the early Mesopotamian civilizations?

• building floating gardens to grow corn
• establishing representative democracies
• developing a writing system using cuneiform

The Qin ruler who destroyed rival armies, burned books, and built a magnificent tomb filled with clay soldiers was named ______________________.

• Lao Tzu
• Wu-ti
• Confucius
• Shi Huang-ti

The geography of Greece helped create

• a large Greek empire
• many small states
• unity among Greeks
• isolation from the outside world

Which of the following physical features influenced the migration patterns of early peoples and led to the development of civilizations?

• coastline
• river valley
• plateau
• lake

Which statement most accurately describes how geography affected the growth of the ancient civilizations of Egypt and Mesopotamia?

• River valleys provided rich soil to grow plentiful crops.
• Large deserts provided many mineral deposits.
• Access to the Atlantic Ocean provided trade routes.
• Large savanna areas provided protection from invaders.

One way in which the ancient Sumerians, Egyptians, and Mayas are similar is that these civilizations developed

• irrigation systems
•       iron weapons
• wheeled vehicles
• block printing systems

Groups invaded and conquered civilizations in the Fertile Crescent because the

• Fertile Crescent lacked natural barriers and invaders wanted access to goods and resources.
• civilizations lacked effective leaders and weapons.
• Fertile Crescent could not support a civilization or higher population.
• civilizations made no important contributions to the world and lacked natural resources.