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6th Grade SS Unit 1 Review

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mesopotamia means _________

a)

"Land Between Two Rivers"

b)

"Land Between Two Oceans"

c)

"Land Between Two Deserts"

d)

"Land Between Two Mountain Ranges"

2.

What two rivers are included in Mesopotamia?

a)

Yellow and Yangtze Rivers

b)

Mississippi and Missouri Rivers

c)

Nile and Congo Rivers

d)

Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

3.

The southern part of Mesopotamia is called ____

a)

Assyria

b)

Babylon

c)

Sumer

d)

Persia

4.

Which of the following did Sumerians NOT create to help control the flooding of the rivers?

a)

Dams

b)

Levees

c)

Basins

d)

Canals

e)

Reservoirs

5.

Like the Greeks, each Sumerian city was referred to a __________

a)

Polis

b)

Village

c)

Empire

d)

City-State

6.

What is the name of a Sumerian temple?

a)

Ziggurat

b)

Pyramids

c)

Mosque

d)

Synagogue

7.

The Sumerian form of writing was called ______

a)

Hieroglyphics

b)

Cuneiform

c)

Petroglyphs

d)

Sanskrit

8.

An epic poem about a Sumerian king named ____ tells about his search for immortality.

a)

Abraham

b)

Gilgamesh

c)

Hammurabi

d)

Sennacherib

9.

Sumerians invented an irrigation system and a ____ to help maintain a stable food supply.

a)

Wheel

b)

Plow

c)

Ziggurat

d)

Arch

10.

The Sumerians invented what object that made travel and work easier?

a)

The Crossbow

b)

Iron Weapons

c)

The Wheel

d)

The Arch

11.

To make buildings look more beautiful and to add strength to them, Sumerians invented the ____.

a)

The Windows

b)

The Arch

c)

The Doorway

d)

The Sewer System

12.

What is the period of time before the invention of writing called?

a)

Prehistory

b)

The Beginning

c)

Iron Age

d)

Stone Age

13.

What period of time started around 2 million years ago and lasted until 3000 BCE?

a)

Stone Age

b)

Iron Age

c)

Ice Age

d)

Bronze Age

14.

What term refers to the Old Stone Age?

a)

Paleolithic Age

b)

Neolithic Age

c)

Mesolithic Age

d)

Jurassic Age

15.

What term refers to the New Stone Age?

a)

Paleolithic Age

b)

Neolithic Age

c)

Mesolithic Age

d)

Jurassic Age

16.

Men in prehistoric times ____

a)

Gathered Fruits and Berries

b)

Farmed

c)

Domesticated Animals

d)

Hunted

17.

Women in prehistoric times ____

a)

Hunted

b)

Took Care of the House

c)

Gathered Berries and Fruits

d)

Farmed

18.

The event when early humans started farming and stopped hunting/gathering is called what?

a)

Neolithic Revolution

b)

Agricultural Renaissance

c)

Agricultural Rebellion

d)

Neolithic Golden Age

19.

Early humans learned how to farm and how to tame animals. What terms means "to tame animals?"

a)

Train

b)

Domesticate

c)

Control

d)

Rule

20.

What was the capital city of the Babylonian Empire?

a)

Tyre

b)

Byblos

c)

Agade

d)

Babylon

21.

What king of Babylon conquered Akkad and Sumer?

a)

Gilgamesh

b)

Hammurabi

c)

Nebuchadnezzar II

d)

Ashurbanipal

22.

What reform is Hammurabi best known for?

a)

Reorganizing the tax system

b)

Building bridges

c)

A code of law

d)

Beginning a government housing program

23.

What was the chief Babylonian god?

a)

Anu

b)

Marduk

c)

Ea

d)

Adad

24.

Which of the following did the Babylonians create?

a)

Postal Service

b)

Compass

c)

Bow and Arrow

d)

Aquaducts

25.

Which of the following phrases correctly explains the basis of Hammurabi's Code?

a)

Eye for an Eye

b)

Spare the Rod, Spoil the Child

c)

Walk Strong, Carry a Big Stick

d)

You Reap What you Sow

26.

Who was the leader of the Akkadians when they conquered Mesopotamia?

a)

Sargon

b)

Naram-Sin

c)

Sargon II

d)

Hammurabi

27.

The Akkadians are historically famous for creating the world's first _____.

a)

Army

b)

Religion

c)

Empire

d)

Navy

28.

The Chaldeans called themselves _________

a)

Babylonians

b)

Assyrians

c)

Romans

d)

Persians

29.

Historians sometimes call the Chaldeans _____________

a)

Neo-Assyrians

b)

Neo-Babylonians

c)

Neo-Sumerians

d)

Neo-Persians

30.

The capital of the Chaldeans was what city?

a)

Nineveh

b)

Agade

c)

Babylon

d)

Persepolis

31.

Who is the king of the Chaldeans that ruled during most of their existence?

a)

Hammurabi

b)

Nebuchadnezzar II

c)

Awil-Marduk

d)

Nabopolassar

32.

What Ancient Wonder of the World was a converted ziggurat created by Nebuchadnezzar II?

a)

Lighthouse of Alexandria

b)

Colossus of Rhodes

c)

Hanging Gardens of Babylon

d)

Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

33.

What was the chief god of the Chaldeans?

a)

Zeus

b)

Wodan

c)

Marduk

d)

Brahman

34.

What was ancient Babylon's main entrance gate called?

a)

Ishtar Gate

b)

Anu Gate

c)

Humbaba Gate

d)

Phoenix Gate

35.

Chaldean scientists made great advances in what field of study?

a)

Biology

b)

Astronomy

c)

Geology

d)

Chemistry

36.

Chaldeans were the first group of people create and use what instrument of keeping time?

a)

Calendar

b)

Clock

c)

Sundial

d)

Hourglass

37.

The best way to Assyrian culture is to say that the Assyrians were _______.

a)

Warriors

b)

Artists

c)

Traders

d)

Farmers

38.

The success of the Assyrians in battle was partly due to their weapons made out of what metal?

a)

Iron

b)

Steel

c)

Tin

d)

Bronze

39.

To better organize their empire, the Assyrians divided into ____________.

a)

States

b)

Provinces

c)

Satrapies

d)

Colonies

40.

The Assyrians created a network of ______ to connect their provinces.

a)

Trading Routes

b)

Similar Laws

c)

Roads

d)

Postal Services

41.

The Assyrians built some of the earliest _____ ,or pipes that bring water from distant places.

a)

Canals

b)

Channels

c)

Aqueducts

d)

Levees

42.

Which of the following tactics did the Assyrians NOT use in siege warfare?

a)

Using Battering Rams

b)

Using Siege Towers

c)

Diverting Water

d)

Using Catapults

43.

What major civilization did the Assyrians once conquer?

a)

Hittites

b)

Egyptians

c)

Persians

d)

Chinese

44.

How were the Phoenicians able to gain wealth and influence?

a)

By farming lots of land

b)

By trading on the sea

c)

By raising lots of different animals

d)

By conquering other lands

45.

What color of dye did the Phoenicians have that other rulers wanted?

a)

Blue

b)

Green

c)

Purple

d)

Indigo

46.

Phoenicians set up ______ to help develop their trading network.

a)

An Alphabet

b)

Colonies

c)

Postal Routes

d)

Harbors

47.

What was the Phoenician colony set up in North Africa and later enemy of Rome?

a)

Gaul

b)

Carthage

c)

Tyre

d)

Alexandria

48.

What was the most important gift of the Phoenicians that was passed to other cultures?

a)

Ships

b)

An Alphabet

c)

Purple Dye

d)

Carthage

49.

Which country is labeled in RED?

a)

Iran

b)

Iraq

c)

Afghanistan

d)

Saudi Arabia

50.

Which country is labeled in RED?

a)

Iran

b)

Iraq

c)

Afghanistan

d)

Saudi Arabia

51.

Which country is labeled in RED?

a)

Iran

b)

Iraq

c)

Afghanistan

d)

Saudi Arabia

52.

Which country is labeled in RED?

a)

Iran

b)

Iraq

c)

Afghanistan

d)

Saudi Arabia

53.

Which country is labeled in RED?

a)

Syria

b)

Turkey

c)

Egypt

d)

Israel

54.

Which country is labeled in RED?

a)

Syria

b)

Turkey

c)

Egypt

d)

Israel

55.

Which country is labeled in RED?

a)

Syria

b)

Turkey

c)

Egypt

d)

Israel

56.

Which country is labeled in RED?

a)

Syria

b)

Turkey

c)

Egypt

d)

Israel

57.

What river is the RED ARROW pointing at?

a)

Tigris River

b)

Nile River

c)

Euphrates River

58.

What river is the RED ARROW pointing at?

a)

Tigris River

b)

Nile River

c)

Euphrates River

59.

What river is the RED ARROW pointing at?

a)

Tigris River

b)

Nile River

c)

Euphrates River

60.

What body of water is highlighted in RED on the map?

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Red Sea

c)

Black Sea

d)

Caspian Sea

61.

What body of water is highlighted in RED on the map?

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Red Sea

c)

Black Sea

d)

Caspian Sea