6th Grade Social Studies TCAP Review

The world's major religions began in

• North America

• South America

• Africa

• Asia

In general, all cultures

• experience change over time

• can often resist cultural change

• never change

• suffer as a result of cultural change

The year 100 B.C.E. can also be written as

• 100 C.E.

• 100 B.C.

• A.D. 100

• 1,000

Many experts believe that certain burial practices of early humans are evidence of

• a spoken language

• a belief in life after death

• the Ice Age

• a belief that humans should have power over animals

What important resources did early people need to create a food surplus?

• Fertile soil, fresh water, and seeds

• Specialized jobs and domesticated animals

• Organized government and public officials

• Successful farmers and supportive government

How did a steady food supply affect the development of Sumerian cities?

• it allowed people to stay in one place

• it made it more difficult for people to travel

• it ruined the quality of land

• it made living in cities unnecessary

How were the Egyptians able to predict when the Nile would flood each year?

• They read ancient manuscripts that traced the history of the Nile

• They watch the horizon for the star Sirius to appear

• They used a lunar calendar and noted it on the same date each year

• They were not able to predict it because the flooding varied every year

According to the Bible, where did the Israelites live for 40 years before their return to their Promised Land?

• Canaan

• Egypt

• the Sinai Desert

• Ur

Before becoming the Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama grew up as a

• rich prince

• young holy man

• poor farmer

• street beggar

Along which river in China did the first cities develop?

• Yellow River

• Nile River

• Tigris River

• Gobi River