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WorksheetsEnd of Year History - Core Knowledge 6th Grade
Total questions: 81
Worksheet time: 41mins
Belief in a single divine being is called
monotheism
trinity
crucifixion
trinity
What are the ten commandments?
rules about how to pray
rules about how to treat God and fellow humans
laws about what foods Jews can and cannot eat
suggestions about how to live a happy life
The life of Jesus written by his followers can be found in the
Torah
New Testament
Ten Commandments
Old Testament
In 313 Emperor Constantine signed the Edict of Milan, which declared that
all Jews must convert to Christianity
Christians could no longer live in Rome
Christians must worship the emperor
The Christian church could legally exist in the Roman Empire.
Abraham's agreement with God is called the
Resurrection
Torah
Beatitudes
covenant
Which was a temple built during the Golden Age of Athens to honor Athena?
The Parthenon
The Acropolis
The Coliseum
The Academy
Who could be a citizen of Athens?
Anyone who was born in Athens
Any male adult
Any male or female adult who had at least one Athenian parent
Any male adult who was not a slave and had two Athenian parents
What was most important to Spartans?
Military ability
Artistic ability
Debating skills
Shipbuilding
Which Greek philosopher developed a question-and-answer system of learning?
Socrates
Plato
Aristotle
Heraclitus
In what form of government is power shared by a large number of citizens?
tyranny
oligarchy
democracy
aristocracy
Athens was known as the _________________ of democracy.
marathon
independent
religious festival
birthplace
warriors
What was Rome’s chief governing body?
Assembly
Senate
Acropolis
Supreme Court
For what is Julius Caesar remembered?
being a great general
craving power no matter what the cost
starting a civil war in Rome
all of the above
What was the Pax Romana?
the long period of peace in the Roman Empire
the words placed on public buildings in ancient Rome
the motto of the Delian League
the highest rank in the Roman army
What did the Edict of Milan do?
made Caesar a god
ended the Punic Wars
made Latin the official language of the Roman Empire
made Christianity a legal religion in the Roman Empire
What are the White House, Capitol, & Jefferson Memorial based on?
Roman & Spanish architecture
Byzantine architecture
Greek & Turkish architecture
Greek & Roman architecture
What did Julius Caesar force the Senate to do?
vote for him as Dictator for Life
divide Rome into separate voting districts
make him the Supreme Commander of all of Rome’s army
restrict Roman citizenship to only those who were of noble birth
Hannibal decided to attack Rome by__________?
Muslim
Land
Scipio Africanus
An elected official that governed the Roman Republic
Recession
Inflation
Martyr
Patricians
Consul
What statement best describes the beliefs of the Enlightenment thinkers?
They had faith that absolute monarchs would govern wisely and fairly.
They believed that science and reason could improve people’s lives.
They believed religion alone could answer all questions about life.
They believed that the ancient Greeks and Romans knew all there was to know.
Why was René Descartes known as the “father of modern philosophy”?
He wrote a new constitution for his country.
He plotted to overthrow the monarch.
He used reason to ask questions and find truths.
He discovered medicines that improved health and life expectancy.
Which of the following ideas is associated with Thomas Hobbes?
Life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness
Tabula rasa
The need for a strong government
A natural force pulls objects toward earth.
Which of John Locke’s ideas influenced the American patriot’s decision to fight a war for independence from Great Britain?
People are the way they are because of their experiences in life.
One’s mind at birth is like a blank sheet of paper.
People should rebel against a government that does not protect their rights
People learn about their world through their senses of sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch.
Who was known as an American philosophe?
George Washington
Thomas Hobbes
Benjamin Franklin
René Descartes
In pre revolutionary France, which group had the least amount of political power?
peasants
bourgeoisie
clergy
nobles
What gave the Reign of Terror its name?
Napoleon established a dictatorship that oppressed the people.
Many people were executed.
There was no government in France.
France was at war with Russia.
The middle class who represented the highest level in the third estate
Guillotine
Radical
Clergy
Absolute Monarch
Bourgeoisie
The third estate was made up of the
Clergy
Nobility
Peasants
Who were the radical group that wanted to remove all traces of Christianity from France.
Jacobins
Clergy
Bourgeoisie
Conservatives
The French Bill of Rights is called the
Declaration of the Rights of Man
Constitution
Declaration of the French
Declaration of the French Man
What was the greatest factor in Russia’s defeat of Napoleon’s army?
Storming of the Bastille
A fake peasant village
Spontaneity
Cold Russian Winter
What is the La Petit Trianon?
Storming of the Bastille
A fake peasant village
Spontaneity
Cold Russian Winter
The first estate was made up of the
Clergy
Nobility
Peasants
The second estate was made up of the
Clergy
Nobility
Peasants
What happened during the enclosure movement?
People worked indoors in factories.
Small fields were combined to make a larger farm
Monks had to stay in their monasteries
Farmers built greenhouses to enclose their crops
Who perfected the steam engine?
Eli Whitney
Lord Ashley de Thomas
Thomas Alva Edison
James Watt
Which invention(s) helped people make cloth faster and more easily?
spinning jenny
cotton gin
all of the above
water frame
Who wrote novels describing the hard life of many people in England in the 1800s?
Friedrich Engels
Charles Dickens
Jane Austen
William Shakespeare
What were the Luddites most famous for?
establishing a perfect community
destroying factories and machines
ending feudalism in Europe
supporting the free market
Who wrote the Communist Manifesto?
Robert Owen and Lord Ashley
Joseph Stalin and V. I. Lenin
Charles Dickens and Benjamin Disraeli
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
What was Karl Marx's goal?
fairer treatment of workers by capitalists
absolute equality
a state religion
martial law
Why did early factories like to hire children?
They could be paid less than adults
They were easy to replace
They did dangerous work that adults refused to do
All of the above
Which of the following influenced the Latin American independence?
the French Revolution
writings of Enlightenment thinkers
the American revolution
all of the above
Who was the most successful liberator of South America?
Hidalgo
Bolivar
Iturbide
Napolean
Which goal was shared by San Martin and Bolivar?
ending Spanish rule
uniting all of South America
gaining independence for most of Latin America
gaining the support of South Americans
How was Brazil different from many other Latin American countries?
It had no seaport
Its people spoke the language of the Incas
It was ruled by Portugal not Spain
It contained valuable gold mines
The largest class in Latin America
Export
Hacienda
Creole
Indians
Maroon
Which Mexican ruler fought against Texans at the Alamo?
Juarez
Villa
Santa Anna
Diaz
Who were the mestizos?
Europeans who had moved to Latin America
people who were part Indian and part Spanish
slaves who worked on the plantations
soldiers in Napoleon’s army
Which people represented the highest social class in Latin America?
Mestizos
Indians
People born in Spain
Creoles
The potato blight struck which country?
England
Ireland
Russia
United States
What made the United States so attractive to European Farmers?
Temperate climate
plenty of land available
both and b
neither a nor b
What is the name for the wave of immigration to the United States after the Civil War?
westward movement
manifest destiny
Old Immigration
New Immigration
Where did most immigrants after the Civil War settle?
mountains
citiies
farmland
suburbs
Which was the first stop in the United States for most European Immigrants after 1892?
Long Island
Liberty Island
Angel Island
Ellis Island
In 1882, all immigrants from which country were banned from entering the United States?
Russia
Germany
China
Japan
Immigrants from _______ suffered more than any others from the nativists, especially those in the Far West.
China
Russia
Lazarus
Ellis Island
To escape pogroms, many Jewish immigrants fled _________ for the United States.
China
Russia
Lazarus
Ellis Island
Most immigrants arriving in New York after 1892 were examined and interview at __________
China
Russia
Lazarus
Ellis Island
What is a patent?
A protected right to make and sell a product.
A king of oil used to light lamps before electricity.
A special share of stock sold only to owners of the company.
A way of measuring the width of railroad tracks.
In the 1800's, why did Andrew Carnegie's steel company shift production from rails to beams?
The railroads didn't need any more rails.
The company couldn't make money on rails.
The railroads needed beams.
The new skyscrapers would need beams.
The complete control of an industry by a single company is called _____.
Investor
Sweatshop
Monopoly
Urbranization
Anarchist
Who was Cornelius Vanderbilt?
Andrew Carnegie's business partner.
The inventor of oil-drilling machines.
The head of the New York Central railroad system.
A textile mill owner.
Which of the following did Alexander Graham Bell invent?
Light Bulb
Storage battery
Phonograph
Telephone
Which of the following did Thomas Edison invent?
Phonograph
Light bulb
Moving picture camera
All three
What is stock?
Shares of ownership
Building materials
A small farm
A type of road
The act passed in Congress in 1890 to prevent companies from forming monopolies and limiting competition was called the
Fourteenth Amendment
Fifteenth Amendment
Sherman Antitrust Act
Elkins Act
The Populist Party was in favor of backing US paper money with
gold
silver
greenbacks
none of the above
Who was William Jennings Bryan
the first president from the Populist Party
the founder of Standard Oil
a great orator who ran for President three times
a writer who exposed abuses in the railroad industry
Who wrote articles exposing the dubious practices of the Standard Oil Company?
Ida Tarbell
John D. Rockefeller
Upton Sinclair
Samuel McClure
To better serve the poor community near Hull House, Jane Addams included
bathtubs, kitchens, and a day-care center in the settlement
a swimming pool and entertainment center
a farm and a zoo filled with unusual animals
a hospital for the seriously ill
Jacob Riis wrote about the need for
an end to immigration
inflation
tenement reform
a third major political party
Theordore Roosevelt's regiment in Cuba during the Spanish-American war was called the
Rough Riders
Green Berets
Bull Moose
Wobblies
Under Roosevelt's administration, the Forestry Division of the federal Land Office
waged a campaign against the dangerous black bear
promoted oil drilling and strip mining in Oklahoma and Kansas
became responsible for the wise use of the nation's forest lands
was known for favoring industrial use of protected lands
What did Theodore Roosevelt propose for all Americans?
a chicken in every pot
40 acres and a mule
the New Deal
a square deal
The Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution officially
set aside land for wildlife refuges
ended slavery in America
banned monopolies
gave women the right to vote
What is Booker T Washington best known for?
refusing to sit at the back of buses
founding Tuskegee University
founding the NAACP
being the nephew of George Washington
Susan B Anthony fought for
women suffrage
temperance
abolition of slavery
all of these
In what year were women finally allowed to vote throughout the US.
1900
1920
1930
1945
The industrialist who prospered most from the production of oil was
abolition
John D Rockefeller
scapegoat
refuge
civil rights
