TN Ready 6th grade Social Studies Review

A pharaoh is...

• a king in Egypt

• a god in Egypt

• a man in Egypt

• a god-king in Egypt

How did the use of metal tools most affect the development of civilizations during the Neolithic Age?

• by allowing for the development of long-distance trade

• by improving the transportation of goods between regions

• by expanding the productivity of agricultural labor

• by increasing dependence on hunting and gathering

Look at the chart and answer the question.

Which statement explains the effect of these new technologies on Mesopotamian civilizations?

• They replaced the need for slave labor to transport goods.

• They contributed to the development of naval military forces.

• They decreased the need to irrigate farmland.

• They aided the movement of trade goods across long distances.

Why is Abraham an important figure in the history of the ancient Hebrews?

• He was a Hebrew scholar during the Babylonian exile.

• He led the Hebrew people from slavery in Egypt.

• He was chosen to be the first Jewish king.

• He was a founder of Judaism.

Read the source and answer the question.

As soon as he was at the head of affairs, Solon liberated the people once and for all. . . . Next Solon drew up a constitution and enacted new laws. . . . The laws were

inscribed on the wooden stands, and set up in the King’s Porch, and all swore to obey them. . . . He divided the population according to property into four classes . . . , giving offices to each class.

Why is this series of events significant in the history of Ancient Greece?

• It illustrates the origins of democracy.

• It describes the decline of self-government.

• It suggests the effectiveness of oligarchical rule.

• It demonstrates the characteristics of a caste system.

Study the list and answer the question.

How did the development of agriculture most influence the emergence of early civilizations?

• by establishing organized hunting groups

• by supporting a nomadic lifestyle

• by increasing the size of the population

• by allowing for the formation of democratic government

Study the diagram and answer the question.

Which characteristic completes this diagram?

• Built large pyramids to bury rulers

• Located in Africa

• Bordered by the Black Sea

• Practiced polytheistic beliefs

Which statement accurately describes the diffusion of Buddhism during the Han Dynasty?

• It was introduced to Japan through conquest by the Han military.

• It spread along trade routes established by the Han.

• It became the basis of the Han civil service system.

• It was adopted in Persia through an alliance with the Han.

Study the source and answer the question.

We are unreasonably oppressed and we suffer extortion [abuse] by those persons whose duty it is to maintain the public welfare. . . . Generals and soldiers . . . coming to us, . . . taking us from our tasks, requisitioning [seizing] our

plowing oxen, make exactions that are by no means their due. And it happens thus that we are wronged by extortions. Our possessions are spent on them, and our fields are stripped and laid waste.

— Petition to the Emperor Philip, On Official and

Military Extortion, 246 CE

Based on the source and your background knowledge, which statement provides a reason for the decline of the Roman Empire?

• Roman emperors lost control over the actions of the military.

• The composition of the military shifted to include a majority of Roman nobles.

• Roman emperors reduced the size of the military through edicts.

• The military was sent to foreign lands to expand the Roman Empire.

Study the map and answer the question.

What was the early relationship between the kingdoms shaded on this map?

• Kush established trade relations with Egypt.

• Kush was continually at war with Egypt.

• Egypt had minimal contact with Kush.

• Egypt allowed people to practice self-government in Kush.