Unit 3 Empires - 6th Grade

How do rivers form?

• Waterfalls cause rivers
• By mountains and hills
• Rain and melting snow coming together 
• Leaking lakes and oceans

Where do rivers form?

• By the ocean
• Mountains and hills
• Underground
• Edges of lakes

Which is NOT a reason rivers are important to human survival?

• They provide nutrients for plants to grow
• Humans rely on them
• They provide protection from outsider invasions
• They are enjoyable to swim in

According to science, which came first rivers or humans?

• Rivers
• Humans
• Same time
• Neither

What is an empire?

• Many different lands and many different people under one government
• A huge city with large walls and lots of people
• A TV show that runs on FOX
• A strong leader

Why do empires need strong armies?

• To protect their own land and people
• To build large buildlings
• To conquer new lands and people
• Both protection and to conquer new lands and people

Which is not an empire

• Rome
• Mali
• New York
• China

A hierarchical ranking of a persons status based on wealth and power is called

• Artisans
• Origins
• Sovereigns
• Social Classes

Which is not a word for ruler?

• Emperor
• Sovereign
• Plebeian
• King

What is not an example of a natural barrier?

• Mountains
• Oceans
• Grassland
• Rivers