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6th Grade History Open House CHALLENGE

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The region in which the first humans lived is shown on the map by the letter:

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

2.

The earliest humans lived:

a)

by hunting and gathering their food

b)

as herders of sheep and other livestock

c)

alone or in pairs

d)

in farming villages along rivers and streams

3.

People eventually learned that they could grow _________ and keep animals for food and resources.

a)

plants

b)

fungus

c)

skyscrapers

d)

businesses

4.

The region known as Mesopotamia is indicated on the map by the letter:

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

5.

How did Mesopotamians provide water to their crops and livestock?

a)

irrigation

b)

the Red Sea

c)

hydroelectric machinery

d)

from the ocean

6.

Hammurabi’s Code is important in world history because it was an early:

a)

record-keeping system that enabled the Phoenicians to become great traders.

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

written list of laws that controlled people’s daily life and behavior

d)

form of writing that could be used to record important events

7.

Which of the following is NOT a primary belief of Judaism?

a)

the belief in more than one god

b)

belief in education

c)

belief in justice and righteousness

d)

belief in obedience and law

8.

Which direction does the Nile River flow?

a)

north

b)

south

c)

east

d)

west

9.

The Egyptians are probably BEST known for building:

a)

pyramids

b)

ziggurats

c)

irrigation canals

d)

forts

10.

Who would the people of Egypt blame if crops did not grow or if disease struck?

a)

the mummies whose ka was disturbed

b)

the merchants that traded goods

c)

the pharaoh who was both ruler and god

d)

the farmers whose small villages were unclean

11.

This is the term for 'the Egyptian writing system.'

a)

hieroglyphics

b)

cuneiform

c)

alphabetic writing

d)

papyrus

12.

This is the term for 'rapids along a river, such as those along the Nile in Egypt.'

a)

cataracts

b)

waterfalls

c)

deltas

d)

streams

13.

This is the term for 'the process of changing plants or animals to make them more useful to humans.'

a)

domestication

b)

evolution

c)

agriculture

d)

botany

14.

This is the term for 'huge stones used as monuments.'

a)

megaliths

b)

ornaments

c)

temples

d)

obelisks

15.

This is the term for 'a Jewish house of worship.'

a)

synagogue

b)

mosque

c)

church

d)

gurdwara