Worksheets6th Grade PASS Review
Total questions: 77
Worksheet time: 2hrs 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The founder of Judaism is
a)
Noah
b)
Moses
c)
Jesus
d)
Abraham
2.
The moral laws that were given to Moses that tells Jews how to live their lives are known as
a)
Hammurabi's Code
b)
The Ten Commandments
c)
The Old Testament
d)
The Torah
3.
The scattering of Jews outside of Israel is known as
a)
Diatribe
b)
Diagnostic
c)
Diaspora
d)
Diagonal
4.
Who led the Israelites out of Egypt and into the Sinai Desert?
a)
Jacob
b)
Moses
c)
Pharaoh
d)
Abraham
5.
What does monotheism mean?
a)
Honoring the Sabbath
b)
Believing in only one God
c)
Following the Mosaic Laws
d)
Receiving the messages of God
6.
Jewish places for prayer and worship are called...
a)
cathedrals
b)
churches
c)
schools
d)
synagogues
7.
What is the Jewish holy book called?
a)
Bible
b)
Torah
c)
Book
d)
All of the above
8.
What is the literary language of Ancient India?
a)
Cuneiform
b)
Sanskrit
c)
Farsi
d)
Cantonese
9.
The knowledge that all thoughts and actions result in future consequences is known as _______. (Fill in the blank)
a)
darma
b)
reincarnation
c)
moksha
d)
karma
10.
Which of the following is a religion in India?
a)
Judaism
b)
Hinduism
c)
Zigguratism
d)
Pharaohism
11.
What is the name of the natural barrier that separates India from China?
a)
Adirondacks
b)
Rockies
c)
Himalayas
d)
Alps
12.
What is the system that divides society into groups based upon a person's wealth, birth or occupation?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Vishnu
c)
Caste
d)
Moksha
13.
Which of the following is Buddha also known as?
a)
the average one
b)
the leader
c)
the enlightened one
d)
the man of the people
14.
Who almost conquered most of the Ancient World including Egypt, Greece, and part of India?
a)
Alexander the Great
b)
Julius Caesar
c)
William the Conqueror
d)
Constaintine
15.
According to the caste system, who is at the bottom of the pyramid and what is their job?
a)
Brahmin-priests
b)
Brahmin-farmer
c)
Sudra- farmer
d)
Sudra- priests
16.
Who was the founder of Islam?
a)
Muhammed
b)
Abraham
c)
Jesus
d)
Confucious
17.
Are Muslims monotheistic or polytheistic?
a)
monotheistic
b)
polytheistic
18.
True or False: Hinduism is a monotheistic religion.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
Which ecological zone is known as the shore of the desert?
a)
Sahel
b)
Desert
c)
Savanna
d)
Mediterranean
20.
What was the political, social, and economic system of the Middle Ages which was based on protection, land, loyalty and service called?
a)
Manor System
b)
Feudalism
c)
Democracy
d)
Monarchy
21.
What was the main purpose of the Magna Carta?
a)
free serfs and peasants
b)
limit the king's power
c)
limit the pope's power
d)
provide money to the king
22.
Who was the great king of the France, united Europe, and was declared emperor of the Holy Roman Empire by Pope Leo III?
a)
Charlemagne
b)
William the Conqueror
c)
King Henry IV
d)
Pope Gregory VII
23.
Who brought the idea of feudalism to England and was the a former Viking leader?
a)
William the Conqueror
b)
King Henry IV
c)
Pope Gregory VII
d)
Charlemagne
24.
If the Black Death was spread from trading on the Silk Road (east to west) where did the plague start?
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
Europe
d)
Australia
25.
What does this map represent?
a)
The Silk Road
b)
The Black Death spread
c)
The Crusade Routes
d)
Magellan's Journey
26.
How did the Bubonic Plague spread?
a)
Bad water
b)
Fleas on rats
c)
Looking at people
d)
Alignment of the stars
27.
What does this map represent?
a)
The Silk Road
b)
The Black Death spread
c)
The Crusade Routes
d)
Magellan's Journey
28.
Which of the choices below is the form of government where the rule of law is determined by representatives?
a)
Dicatorship
b)
Pax Romana
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Republic
29.
How did the Romans carry water from hills and valleys into cities?
a)
by combining a set of layers
b)
by combining a set of arches
c)
by building aqueducts
d)
by building a bridge
30.
What body of water, near Rome, was a MAJOR trade route?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Red Sea
d)
Mediterranean Sea
31.
Who was assassinated by a group of senators on March 14, 44 BC?
a)
Marc Antony
b)
Julius Caesar
c)
Marcus Aurelius
d)
Augustus
32.
Why was the Roman Empire split into two parts?
a)
It was too big for one person to rule
b)
an emperor's two sons took over
c)
There wasn't a split
d)
Germanic tribes invaded
33.
What was the capital city of the Byzantine Empire?
a)
Rome
b)
Athens
c)
Constantinople
d)
Italy
34.
What does the word "Renaissance" mean?
a)
Rebirth
b)
Stagnation
c)
Traditional
d)
A Latin term for art
35.
Advantages of Johannes Gutenberg's printing press include all of the following EXCEPT:
a)
Cheaper book prices
b)
Increase in education/literacy
c)
Increase in church power
d)
Rapid spread of ideas
36.
What is the purpose of the structure pictured here?
a)
It is a temple
b)
To protect China's northern border
c)
To protect China's Southern border
d)
To protect China from India
37.
Harmony with nature, simple life, and inner peace represent what Chinese philosophy?
a)
Confucianism
b)
Legalism
c)
Taoism
d)
Shintoism
38.
Which of the following was not invented in China?
a)
Porcelain
b)
Silk
c)
Paper
d)
Bronze
39.
What religion became popular in China after spreading from India?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Christianity
c)
Buddhism
d)
Shinto
40.
Which Chinese philosophy placed great importance on showing respect for one's elders?
a)
Buddhism
b)
Confucianism
c)
Daoism
d)
Legalism
41.
Who united all of China under one emperor?
a)
Hanfeizi
b)
Emperor Qin
c)
Laozi
42.
Why was the Silk Road important?
a)
It help exchange ideas from East to West
b)
Allowed China to trade Glassware
c)
It saved the poor
43.
A Japanese military leader that ruled on behalf of an emperor but usually in his own interests.
a)
shogun
b)
haiku
c)
Prince Shotoku
d)
Golden Age
44.
What should be the caption for this illustration?
a)
A Shinto shrine
b)
a Buddhist Temple
c)
A Samurai
d)
Origami
45.
What is the title of the warrior class in Japan called?
a)
ninja
b)
daimyo
c)
samurai
d)
shogun
46.
Which statement is true about emperors in Japan?
a)
They were figureheads with no real power
b)
They ruled Japan through the Mandate of Heaven
c)
They were thought of as gods
d)
They feared China's army
47.
Which statement best describes Japan’s geography?
a)
A large, flat area of land
b)
A long, narrow peninsula
c)
A single, large island with many rivers
d)
Small group of mountainous islands
48.
Who is considered the lowest class in feudal Japan?
a)
shogun
b)
samurai
c)
merchant
d)
peasant
49.
What did Galileo specialize in?
a)
anatomy
b)
astronomy
c)
painting
d)
writing
50.
What was Copernicus' gift to science?
a)
he discovered gravity
b)
he studied anatomy
c)
he was the first to discover that the planets travel around the sun
d)
he studied plants
51.
Who had six wives, father of Elizabeth 1 and Bloody Mary, and created the Church of England?
a)
Donald Trump If He Wins
b)
King Henry VIII
c)
Queen Isabella
d)
Leonardo De Caprio
52.
What specifically did the Catholic Church do that upset Martin Luther?
a)
They baptized babies
b)
They sold Indulgences
c)
They created Lutheranism
d)
They preached that Jesus was the only way to be saved
53.
Which Spanish conquistador conquered the Aztec emperor, Montezuma?
a)
De Soto
b)
Cortes
c)
Cabot
d)
Balboa
54.
Which is not part of the Old World?
a)
Africa
b)
Asia
c)
Europe
d)
South America
55.
Which is not a part of the New World?
a)
North America
b)
Caribbean
c)
South America
d)
Asia
56.
Where did the Incas live?
a)
Western South America
b)
Eastern North America
c)
Eastern South America
d)
Western North America
57.
The Ruler of the Mayans was seen as a...
a)
War-Leader
b)
God-King
c)
Weak-Man
d)
Priest/Landowner
58.
One of the Mayans' many creations that we use today is
a)
365 day calendar
b)
Human Sacrifice
c)
The Wheel
59.
What kind of farming technique did the Mayans use in the Mountains?
a)
crop rotation
b)
terraces (staircase)
c)
raised-earth platforms
d)
they didn't
60.
Why did the Mayans abandon their city-states?
a)
To avoid the Spanish
b)
Overly populated
c)
Disease & warfare
d)
No one really knows
61.
"Each picture stood for an object and/or a sound." This refers to the Mayan writing system that we call ___________.
a)
Sanskrit
b)
Hieroglyphs
c)
Arabic
d)
Cyrillic
62.
The Aztecs were a nomadic tribe until they settled on Lake Texcoco. What does nomadic mean?
a)
They did not know how to hunt so they fished.
b)
They traveled from place to place.
c)
It is another term for being a farmer.
d)
It means that no mad people are allowed.
63.
The Aztecs believed in human sacrifice because:
a)
They were evil and horrible people.
b)
They believed it would please their gods
c)
They hated blood but thought it would give them life.
d)
They wanted to show people how tough they were.
64.
Who was the Spanish explorer that arrived in 1519?
a)
Cortez
b)
Pizzaro
c)
Marc Anthony
d)
Vespucci
65.
What is/are the advantage(s) of having thier city built on a lake?
a)
protection from enemies
b)
a source of water for crops
c)
bathing and washing
d)
all of the above
66.
What did the Spanish want from the Aztecs?
a)
Gold and riches
b)
convert them to Christianity
c)
claim the land for Spain
d)
all of the above
67.
Which of the following best describes how early hunter-gatherers migrated between Siberia and Alaska and entered the Americas?
a)
They crossed the Atlantic Ocean in man-made boats
b)
They crossed into the Americas when water levels dropped and exposed a land bridge
c)
Hunter-gatherers never lived in the Americas
d)
They swam across the Atlantic
68.
Why did hunter-gatherers have cave paintings?
a)
Boredom
b)
Communication and expression
c)
For school work
d)
To make money
69.
Name the River Valley Civilization shaded in purple on the map
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
70.
Name the River Valley Civilization shaded in orange on the map
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
71.
Name the River Valley Civilization shaded in pink on the map
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
72.
Name the River Valley Civilization shaded in yellow on the map
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
73.
Name the civilization:
- Nile River
- Hieroglyphics
- Pyramids
-Pharaohs
- Nile River
- Hieroglyphics
- Pyramids
-Pharaohs
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
74.
Name the civilization:
- Tigris and Euphrates
- Cuneiform
- City-States
- Ziggurats
- Tigris and Euphrates
- Cuneiform
- City-States
- Ziggurats
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
75.
Name the civilization:
- Huang He (Yellow) River
- Calligraphy writing
- Paper and Silk
- Woodblock/Gunpowder
- Huang He (Yellow) River
- Calligraphy writing
- Paper and Silk
- Woodblock/Gunpowder
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
76.
Most early religious traditions can be categorized as -
a)
Monotheistic
b)
Polytheistic
c)
Atheistic
d)
Agnostic
77.
Which trade route is responsible for spreading gold, salt, and Islam across Africa?
a)
Silk Road
b)
Columbian Exchange
c)
Triangle Trade
d)
Trans-Saharan
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