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6th Grade Review

Total questions: 108

Worksheet time: 5hrs 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This picture shows an area known as the..
a)
Farming Curve
b)
Fertile Crescent
c)
Green C
d)
Fertile Curve
2.
Civilization in Mesopotamia developed between which two rivers?
a)
the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean
b)
the Tigris and the Persian Gulf
c)
the Persian Gulf and the Euphrates
d)
the Euphrates and the Tigris
3.
The Sumerian writing system was called
a)
Cuneiform
b)
Hieroglyphs
c)
English
d)
Sargon
4.
Which of the following were members of the upper class?
a)
kings and priests
b)
artisans
c)
merchants and traders
d)
scribes
5.
Which of these are Sumerian inventions?
a)
Plow
b)
Wheel
c)
Sailboat
d)
All of them
6.
Babylonian leader who created the first written code of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life
a)
Gilgamesh
b)
Sargon
c)
Hammurabi 
d)
Sumer
7.
The word "Mesopotamia" means
a)
middle of the fertile crescent
b)
land in the middle of the desert 
c)
land between the rivers
d)
land north of the sea
8.

What is polytheism?

a)

an amphibian with many legs

b)

the worship of many gods

c)

the worship of one god

d)

the worship of no god/gods

9.

What helped Mesopotamia's agriculture thrive?

a)

flooding and mild weather

b)

Irrigation and fertile soil

c)

iron tools and sandy coasts

d)

bronze tools and canals

10.

Who was the lowest within Mesopotamia's social hierarchy?

a)

Kings

b)

Landowners

c)

Noblemen

d)

Slaves

11.

Assyrians were known for what?

a)

Reading

b)

Fighting

c)

Boats

d)

Laws

12.

How did Mesopotamians make money?

a)

Killing

b)

Theft

c)

Trade

d)

Government

13.
What is geography?
a)
the study of Earth
b)
the study of fossils
c)
the study of people
d)
the study of history
14.
Which of the following is a cardinal direction?
a)
northwest
b)
east
c)
southeast
d)
lake
15.
Map scale shows what?
a)
directions
b)
cities
c)
distance
d)
time
16.
We live on which continent?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Europe
d)
Australia
17.
What does a compass rose show?
a)
Key
b)
Distance
c)
Directions
d)
States
18.
What can you learn from a population density map?
a)
How many lakes there are
b)
How many states there are
c)
How many mountains there are
d)
How many people there are
19.
What is a synonym for (fertile) soil?
a)
cool
b)
poor
c)
dark
d)
rich
20.
What is another name for agriculture?
a)
living
b)
sewing
c)
farming
d)
hunting
21.
Mountains, rivers, animals and plants would be considered...
a)
human features
b)
physical features
22.

Which term correctly identifies common Romans at the bottom of the social pyramid - typically farmers, craftspeople and merchants?

a)

Plebeians

b)

Tribunes

c)

Patricians

d)

Vandals

23.

What was the primary purpose of an aqueduct?

a)

Allowed people and animals to cross valleys

b)

Delivered water to cities

c)

Was designed as a place for gladiators to fight in public

d)

Used on a battlefield to conquer land

24.

Rome’s 200 years of peace was called the _____.

a)

Age of Augustus

b)

Resurrection

c)

Pax Romana

d)

Crucifixion

25.

Roman roads were built primarily in order to allow...

a)

Senators to get to the Senate.

b)

Rome’s armies to travel through the empire.

c)

Merchants to travel safely.

d)

Slaves to travel into the countryside.

26.

This map shows the expansion of the Roman Empire. Which of the following statements is true?

a)

The Roman Empire started around the city of Rome, and expanded outwardly.

b)

The Roman Empire started in the West and expanded to the East.

c)

The Roman Empire began to decline because it had little influence over the areas where it expanded.

d)

The Roman Empire started on the outskirts of Europe and expanded inwardly towards the city of Rome.

27.

How were Gladiators chosen to fight at the Colosseum?

a)

Most Gladiators were plebeians

b)

Patricians would volunteer to fight for glory

c)

Gladiators were prisoners or slaves

d)

Roman soldiers who wanted to leave the military early

28.

The United States partially based their system of government off the Romans. What type of government did Rome first set up?

a)

Democracy

b)

Dictatorship

c)

Republic

d)

Oligarchy

29.

A government in which there is one supreme ruler, or a small group who rules, is known as ____.

a)

Democracy

b)

Dictatorship

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Republic

30.

What force ended up killing 50,000 people in the city of Alexandria, according to Document F?

a)

A flood

b)

The plague

c)

Lack of armor

d)

the Huns

31.

What force brought the Roman Empire from a population of 1 million to 250,000?

a)

Migration

b)

Earthquake

c)

Flood

d)

Plague

32.

Sparta's economy was based on

a)

Tourism

b)

Manufacturing

c)

War

d)

Trade

33.

King who built a strong Persian army and expanded the Persian Empire

a)

Perseus

b)

Midas

c)

Cyrus

d)

Darius

34.

Spartan king who led 7,000 soldiers at Thermopylae

a)

Themosticles

b)

Leonidas

c)

Arthur

d)

Xerxes

35.

Persian king who invaded Greece and led his army at the Battle of Salamis

a)

Lebron

b)

Darius

c)

Cyrus

d)

Xerxes

36.
According to legend, who started Rome?
a)
Romulus & Remus
b)
Laverne & Shirley
c)
Edward & Josh
d)
Steiner & Mitchell
37.
Who was killed in the Roman Senate for trying to gain too much power?
a)
Julius Caesar
b)
Augustus
c)
Brutus
d)
Legate Lanius
38.
What lightweight material allowed the Romans to be such good builders?
a)
Concrete
b)
Stone blocks
c)
Glass
d)
Titanium
39.
What were the Romans known for with their buildings?
a)
Pillars
b)
Columns
c)
Arches
d)
Hydroelectric Power
40.
What important technology allowed the city of Rome to grow so big (lots of people)?
a)
Sewers & Plumbing
b)
Electricity
c)
Roads
d)
School
41.
What types of people lived in Rome?
a)
Rich (Patricians)
b)
Middle/Poor (Plebs)
c)
Slaves
d)
All of these! (Including the others)
42.
Which of these did NOT cause the decline/fall of the Roman Empire?
a)
Empire split into two (East and West)
b)
Barbarians attacked from the north
c)
Roman leaders were corrupt
d)
Losing the First Battle of Hoover Dam
43.
Who was the patron goddess of Athens?
a)
Athena
b)
Zeus
c)
Apollo
d)
Aphrodite
44.
Which was not true about the Olympics? 
a)
Men competed in the nude (naked)
b)
All wars stopped for the Olympics
c)
Women couldn’t watch the games
d)
The games were held in Sparta
45.

The Illiad and Oddyssey are examples of

a)

Epic poems

b)

Novels

46.
What war was fought between the Trojans and Mycenaean’s (Homer wrote about this war)?
a)
peloponnesian war
b)
persian war
c)
Trojan war
d)
salamis
47.
What war was fought between the Trojans and Mycenaean’s (Homer wrote about this war)?
a)
peloponnesian war
b)
persian war
c)
Trojan war
d)
salamis
48.
What games were played every four years to honor the Gods? (BONUS)
a)
Monopoly
b)
snakes and ladders
c)
olympic games
d)
Clue
49.
What kind of government has a queen or king exercising power?
a)
monarch
b)
aristocracy
c)
republic
d)
democracy
50.
What leader fought for 13 years without a loss?
a)
Darius
b)
Philip of Macedon
c)
Alexander the great
d)
Leonidas
51.
Who won the Persian Wars
a)
Darius III
b)
Greeks
c)
Persians
d)
Achilles
52.
What war between Sparta and Athens created alliances that pulled one Greek city-state after another into battle?
a)
Persian Wars
b)
The battle of marathon
c)
Peloponnesian War
d)
Battle of Alexandria
53.
What war between Sparta and Athens created alliances that pulled one Greek city-state after another into battle?
a)
Persian Wars
b)
The battle of marathon
c)
Peloponnesian War
d)
Battle of Alexandria
54.
Athens developed a unique type of government.  The type of government developed in Athens with all citizens taking part is known as 
a)
democracy
b)
aristocracy
c)
monarchy
d)
tyranny
55.

Athens and Sparta were both examples of

a)

empires

b)

city-states

c)

rivers

d)

monotheistic societies

56.

The religion of the Ancient Greeks was

a)

Judaism

b)

Islam

c)

polytheistic

d)

atheistic (no gods)

57.

All of these are true about the Pelopponesian War EXCEPT

a)

Athens and Sparta fought against each other

b)

a plague wiped out half of Athens' population

c)

Pericles died of the plague early on in the conflict

d)

Athens won and burned Sparta to the ground

58.

Socrates was known for

a)

his military experience

b)

his philosophical teachings

c)

being Athens' greatest leader

d)

being king of Sparta

59.

Which of these is NOT true of Alexander the Great?

a)

spread Greek culture throughout much of Asia

b)

amassed a large empire through military victories

c)

got revenge on the Persians by taking over their empire

d)

served as ruler of a large Greek empire for nearly a half century

60.

The Ancient Greeks are important to us today because

a)

much of our culture is borrowed from them

b)

Greek is the dominant language spoken in most of the world

c)

their religion is still widely used today

61.
Who fought in the Persian War?
a)
Greece and Sparta
b)
Greece and Athens
c)
Greece and Persia
d)
Greece and Macedonia
62.
Which popular sporting activity resulted from the first battle of the Persian Wars?
a)
The Marathon
b)
The Triathlon
c)
The Olympics
d)
The Pentathlon
63.
The Greek city-state of ____ is known for their powerful army.
a)
Sparta
b)
Athens
c)
Troy
d)
Mycenae
64.
The 300 died at what battle? 
a)
Palatea
b)
Marathon
c)
Thermopylae
d)
Salamis
65.

The Spartan leader who led the Greek army at Thermopylae was

a)

Lycurgus

b)

Themistocles

c)

Leonidas

d)

Pheidippides

66.

This naval battle fought in 480 BCE was a decisive victory for the Greeks

a)

Thermopylae

b)

Marathon

c)

Salamis

d)

Sardis

67.
Who ultimately won the Persian War?
a)
Greeks
b)
Spartans
c)
Persians
d)
Athens
68.

Why do we care about he outcome of the Persian Wars?

a)

Our western culture, democracy, was saved. Also, the Persian advance toward Europe was stopped.

b)

It is the subject of cool movies.

c)

It allowed Persia to gain strength and gain more territory in Europe.

69.

What religion did the ancient Indians practice?

a)

Shinto

b)

Hinduism

c)

Christianity

d)

Dodeketheism

70.

What religion forms the basis of the caste system?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Christianity

d)

Judaism

71.
The rebirth of a soul in a new body. 
a)
dharma
b)
reincarnation
c)
ahisma
d)
shrine
72.
A person's duty or what is right for him or her. 
a)
kharma
b)
dharma
c)
ahisma
d)
moksha
73.
Main belief of Buddhism
a)
You can end suffering by not being greedy.
b)
A messiah will come to bring world peace.
c)
Reincarnation
d)
Enlightenment
74.
Founder of Buddhism
a)
Moses
b)
Siddhartha Gautama
c)
Aryans
d)
Abraham
75.
Religious Practices/Rules for Buddhism
a)
Follow the 10 Commandments
b)
Follow the caste system
c)
Follow the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path
d)
Follow the king's laws
76.
Ultimate Goal for Buddhism
a)
Reach Brahman
b)
Reach the afterlife
c)
Reach Nirvana (Enlightenment)
d)
Reach Canaan
77.

What river was the Ancient Indus Valley Civilization built around?

a)

Nile River

b)

Yellow River

c)

Tigris River

d)

Indus River

78.

Like other ancient civilizations, ancient India was divided into four__________ ___________, also called __________, based on occupation.

a)

ultimate religions, leaders

b)

social classes, castes

c)

government classes, dictators

79.
What is a Pharaoh? 
a)
emperor 
b)
King only 
c)
God only 
d)
God and king 
80.
An early form of paper is ____________________.
a)
papyrus
b)
cardboard
c)
writing
d)
needless
81.
A type of picture writing is called ________________.
a)
hieroglyphics
b)
papyrus
c)
alphabet
d)
cuneiform
82.
Which river did the Egyptians live along?
a)
MIssissippi River
b)
Amazon River 
c)
Nile River
d)
Danube River 
83.
The pyramids were built for what reason?
a)
To store grains
b)
As government buildings
c)
Monuments to the gods
d)
As tombs or graves for pharaohs
84.
What happened to wealthy Egyptians after they died?
a)
They were mummifed
b)
They were buried in a casket
c)
They floated down the Nile River
d)
They were burned
85.
The word ancient means _____________________________.
a)
long, long ago
b)
a few days
c)
old
d)
young
86.
Land around the Nile River was _____________________________.
a)
dry and sandy
b)
wet and swampy
c)
fertile farming land
d)
snow covered mountains
87.
The Egyptians were known for architecture  called ________________________.
a)
Statues
b)
Homes
c)
Pyramids
d)
Cubes
88.
Hieroglyphics is... 
a)
Ancient Egyptian picture writing
b)
Another name for the rulers of Egypt
c)
Belief in an afterlife. 
d)
Buildings with sides shaped like triangles
89.
A line of rulers from one family
a)
theocracy
b)
pharaoh
c)
dynasty
d)
shadoof
90.
What continent is Egypt on?
a)
South America
b)
Asia
c)
North American
d)
Africa
91.
A decorative coffin used for the Pharaohs and the wealthy in Egypt
a)
Tomb
b)
Sarcophagus
c)
Grave
d)
Ziggurat
92.
What was the Rosetta Stone used for?
a)
Paper Weight
b)
Translating Languages
c)
Wall Decoration
d)
Building Pyramids
93.
The region of Egypt located in the South; has higher elevation
a)
Upper Egypt
b)
Lower Egypt
c)
Mesopotamia 
d)
Fertile Crescent
94.
Another name for food shortage
a)
famine
b)
plague
c)
reign
95.

A civilization means

a)

A group of people that live in small tribes.

b)

a group of people that has its own culture and laws and live in large well organised groups like towns.

c)

a group of people who come from Africa.

d)

A group of people who think the same things.

96.
The place where goods and services are exchanged
a)
barter
b)
currency
c)
market
d)
resource
97.
To focus on producing one thing to improve productivity is known as:
a)
Specialization
b)
International trade
c)
Absolute Advantage
d)
Supply and Demand
98.
The money that each country has, like paper bills and coins
a)
scarcity
b)
exchange rate
c)
currency
d)
tariff
99.
When there isn't enough of something
a)
Embargo 
b)
Quota
c)
Specialization
d)
Scarcity
100.
Products brought into a country
a)
Currency
b)
Exchange rate
c)
Export
d)
Import
101.
Products sold to other countries
a)
Currency
b)
Import
c)
Export
d)
International trade
102.
Cultural diffusion is best described as...
a)
sharing music from one culture to another
b)
Cultural margarine
c)
the spreading of religion
d)
the spreading of ideas, languages, and traditions from one culture to another
103.
Which of the following is NOT a part of culture?
a)
History
b)
Weather
c)
Language
d)
Food
104.
When a person moves Permanently from their home to another place, their culture is being spread through which of the following 
a)
Genghis Grill
b)
Migration
c)
War
d)
Trade
105.
Cultural diffusion is BEST described as...
a)
the spreading of ideas, languages, and customs from one culture to another
b)
sharing music from one culture to another
c)
the spreading of religion from one culture to another
d)
learning a foreign language 
106.
Culture is a set of learned behaviors passed down through generations.
a)
True 
b)
False
107.
Culture is spread by...
a)
Movement of people
b)
TV and Internet
c)
War and conquest
d)
All are correct
108.
The system of how money is made and used in a society
a)
Economy
b)
Market
c)
Trade
d)
Industry

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