6th Grade SS Final Review

In world religions there are common phrases about kindess...what is the term for these shared phrases?

• "The Golden Rule"

• "The Bronze Age"

• "The Golden Age"

• "The Kindness Rule"

Which of the following jobs resulted from specialization of labor? 

• animal herder

• hunter

• blacksmith

• gatherer

Which of the following geographic features describes Italy and Greece? 

• Mountains

• Delta

• Peninsula

• Islands

Which of the following could be called a “turning point” in history?

• People move from one village to another.

• People become sedentary and begin to grow food.

• Animals migrate from one place to another.

• The decision is made to grow more wheat this year.

Greek city-states remained independent of each other because of their ____________?

• culture

• geography

• religion

• economy

Which geographic setting would most likely benefit from the practice of supplying water by artificial means?  

• frozen lands

• a rainforest

• a mountainous region

• a dry desert – like land

Hieroglyphics and cuneiform encouraged the development of ...

• farming

• recorded history

• painting and sculpture

• jewelry

Hammurabi’s Code was written to....

• To keep peace among neighbors

• To explain why the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers flooded

• To describe where natural resources could be found in the region

• Inform everyone of laws and punishments in Babylon

A form of government in which people choose leaders by voting is called a _____________, made famous by the Athenians in Ancient Greece

• Republic

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Empire

The map indicates that earliest forms of human beings were found on the continent of _____________.

• Asia

• Europe

• Africa

• North America