Worksheets6th Grade Review
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 28mins
What do geographers use to indicate the absolute location of any place on Earth?
Longitude and Latitude
map legend
map scale
compass rose
Maps cannot represent the exact size or shape of Earth's features due to:
tilt
scale
rotation
distortion
If a map of North Africa shows deserts and grasslands, what kind of map is it?
climate zones
population density
vegetation zones
economic activity
A map that shows population density is what kind of map?
physical map
political map
regional map
thematic map
Which of the following would you find on a map that shows physical features?
businesses
landforms
population
vegetation
Which is an example of a physical region?
Ohio
Sahara Desert
Latin America
European Union
What is an important belief of the Shang Dynasty in China?
Service to others
punishment for sins
one god
Ancestor Worship
Sumerian technology (Mesopotamia) was largely based on what material?
Iron
Gold
Bronze
Copper
What material is often used in Shang art (China)?
Jade
Silver
Diamond
Marble
What gives the Yellow River that runs through China its yellow color?
Sulfur in the water
Silt from the Gobi Desert
Pollen from the local plants
Sunlight reflected off the water
Why did the Chinese civilization start on the North China Plain?
It was good for farming
It was good for hunting
It was a good area for herding
It was a good area for building
Network of clay pipes connecting Mohenjodaro's homes and buildings to transport waste to the Indus River (India).
Sewer system
Pawns system
Terra-cotta
Warning system
The bricks that built Mohenjodaro in India were made of:
dried mud and stone
concrete
dried sand
wood
Which of the following is true about the Great Bath in Mohenjodaro?
was used for religious rituals
used to bathe in
made of waterproof mud-bricks
All of the above
Which of the following types of government are run by a King and Queen and election to this position is determined by birth?
Theocracy
Monarchy
Dictatorship
Democracy
Which phrase is considered a PULL factor?
dictatorship government
family ties
an earthquake
a drought
Which date comes FIRST?
551 BC
509 BC
500 BC
479 BC
The Chin Dynasty lasted from 221 BC to 206 BC. How many years is that?
14
15
427
425
What was happening in Greece in the same year that Confucius died in China (479 BC)
Athens becomes a democracy (509 BC)
Age of Pericles (443-428 BC)
War between Greek City-States and Persia (500-479 BC)
Reign of Alexander the Great (336-323 BC)
The main difference between a dictatorship and a theocracy is _________________________________?
a dictatorship is ruled by a religious leader and theocracy is ruled by one leader with all the power.
a dictatorship is ruled by one ruler with all the power and a theocracy is ruled by a religious leader.
a dictatorship is ruled by a king and a theocracy is ruled by a queen.
a dictatorship is ruled by a king or queen and a theocracy is ruled by a religious leader.
Civilization developed in the fertile crescent (Mesopotamia and Egypt) because:
The Nile River made it a prosperous area
It was an important mining area
The area was difficult to defend
The rivers there created very rich farmland
The cities in Sumer located in Mesopotamia remained independent and:
United under one army
Developed into separate city-states
Were ruled by one queen
Were frequently destroyed by floods
Which of the following was the first written set of laws?
The Epic of Gilgamesh
The Ziggurat of Ur
The Odyssey
Hammurabi's Code
Where did the first form of writing known as cuneiform come from?
Mesopotamia
Egypt
India
China
The leader in early civilizations, like pharaohs, governed their city:
with the help of governors elected by the citizens
by maintaining absolute power over the people
by establishing dynasties that are unstable
by establishing a democracy
Families were able to create more crops than their families could use in the river civilizations. This allowed for ____________________________?
More food for your city and surrounding areas
More specialized jobs like artisans and merchants
Multiple cities within the same civilization
All of the above
the government where representatives are elected by the people is called _______________________.
Theocracy
Monarchy
Dictatorship
Democracy
The ancient civilizations of China, Mesopotamia, and Egypt all developed because:
Rivers deposit rich soil suitable for farming
They were all surrounded by mountains
Of vast deserts that attracted settlers
Of serious drought
