6th Grade Social Studies TCAP Practice

How did innovations such as irrigation, aqueducts, and improved farm techniques transform civilizations? 

• Innovations made it possible to expand settlements at arid locations. 
• Innovations increased the numbers of hunters and gatherers. 
• Innovations required smaller herds and less livestock. 
• Innovations decreased the size of cities. 

English nobles forced King John to sign the __________, taking away some of his powers.

• Declaration of Independence
• Magna Carta
• Guest Book
• Bill of Rights

What did Aztecs build in order to worship their gods? 

• Mosques
• Stadiums
• Cathedrals
• Temple-pyramids

Mesopotamian farmers developed a system of __________ to control the flow of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.

• Irrigation 
• Cuneiform 
• Aqueducts
• Terraced Farming

Exploration and conquests occurred in the middle ages. How did they affect relations between ancient societies? 

• They caused long-lasting peace with the help of religion
• They caused empires to close off access between their societies
• They caused outbreaks of violence that closed off trade routes
• They caused trade routes and communication to open up between societies 

Why did trading networks like the Silk Road develop?

• Certain resources were not available in all areas 
• The trails were used for communication between groups
• People wanted to take land and to keep control of that land 
• Travelers enjoyed exploring nearby lands after trading for spices 

Why did some ancient civilizations write and publish their laws?

• to allow patricians and plebeians to read and vote for the laws
• to records the laws so that historians would understand ancient culture 
• to ensure that citizens of the civilization would read and understand the laws
• to guarantee that each politician received a personal copy of the printed laws

Polytheistic means...

• To believe in many gods

• To believe in only one god

• That you do not believe in any gods

These things were left behind by humans

• Fossils

• Artifacts

• Computers

________ wrote things down and recorded history.

• Scribes

• Typers

• Journalists