Worksheets6th Grade History Open House CHALLENGE
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
The region in which the first humans lived is shown on the map by the letter:
W
X
Y
Z
The earliest humans lived:
by hunting and gathering their food
as herders of sheep and other livestock
alone or in pairs
in farming villages along rivers and streams
People eventually learned that they could grow _________ and keep animals for food and resources.
plants
fungus
skyscrapers
businesses
The region known as Mesopotamia is indicated on the map by the letter:
W
X
Y
Z
How did Mesopotamians provide water to their crops and livestock?
irrigation
the Red Sea
hydroelectric machinery
from the ocean
Hammurabi’s Code is important in world history because it was an early:
record-keeping system that enabled the Phoenicians to become great traders.
Christopher Columbus
written list of laws that controlled people’s daily life and behavior
form of writing that could be used to record important events
Which of the following is NOT a primary belief of Judaism?
the belief in more than one god
belief in education
belief in justice and righteousness
belief in obedience and law
Which direction does the Nile River flow?
north
south
east
west
The Egyptians are probably BEST known for building:
pyramids
ziggurats
irrigation canals
forts
Who would the people of Egypt blame if crops did not grow or if disease struck?
the mummies whose ka was disturbed
the merchants that traded goods
the pharaoh who was both ruler and god
the farmers whose small villages were unclean
This is the term for 'the Egyptian writing system.'
hieroglyphics
cuneiform
alphabetic writing
papyrus
This is the term for 'rapids along a river, such as those along the Nile in Egypt.'
cataracts
waterfalls
deltas
streams
This is the term for 'the process of changing plants or animals to make them more useful to humans.'
domestication
evolution
agriculture
botany
This is the term for 'huge stones used as monuments.'
megaliths
ornaments
temples
obelisks
This is the term for 'a Jewish house of worship.'
synagogue
mosque
church
gurdwara
