6th Grade History Review Battle

What are benefits of domesticated animals?

• You can hunt them for food.

• They can lead you to animals to hunt.

• They make life MORE difficult because they require so much work.

• They can make our lives easier by helping with work and as a food source.

What is specialization?

• When kids are taught to believe they are special.

• When people can focus on more specific jobs.

• Farming.

• When people from a higher class feel they are more important.

What is a surplus when is comes to agriculture?

• Super plants.

• When there is not enough food for everyone.

• A tool.

• When there is more than enough food harvested and collected.

What are benefits of having a food surplus?

• Job specialization

• Population increase

• Trade opportunities

• ALL of the above

What is a civilization?

• A place where people act civil.

• A village without a government.

• Hunter-gatherers.

• A complex society that includes social structure, government etc.

What are the most important resources for an early civilization?

• Water, fertile soil, seeds

• Salt Water, fast ships, fish

• God, Glory, Gold

• Takis, Hot Cheetos, Gatorade

Why is Cuneiform significant?

• It was the first system of writing.

• It allowed people to talk to animals.

• It was a type of art sculpture.

• It was spoken all around the world.

What is polytheism?

• The belief in one god.

• The belief in many gods.

• The belief in no gods.

• The belief that god is a poly wog.

Early civilizations like Mesopotamia, Egypt, India and China have one thing in common.....

• their coastal locations allowed them to trade with the Roman Empire

• each civilization flourished despite harsh desert conditions

• they were founded along rivers and fertile valleys

• we know little about them due to catastrophic natural disasters

What religion/philosophy teaches the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path?

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

• Judaism

• Christianity