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6th Grade Midterm

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following steps would come first in the Scientific Method?
a)
Form a hypothesis
b)
Draw conclusions
c)
Recognize a problem
d)
Observe and Infer
2.

The imaginary lines that circle around the globe are called:

a)

Tropics

b)

Rotation

c)

Lines of Latitude

d)

Lines of Longitude

3.

This line represents the ____________.

a)

Tropic of Cancer

b)

Arctic Circle

c)

Equator

d)

Prime Meridian

4.

This image represents a __________________.

a)

key

b)

grid

c)

scale

d)

compass rose

5.

__ was a writing system developed in Mesopotamia.

a)

hieroglyphs

b)

cuneiform

c)

wedges

d)

hieratic script

6.

Another name for the Paleolithic Era is...

a)

Old Stone Age

b)

New Stone Age

c)

Middle Stone Age

d)

Alternate Stone Age

7.

When a religion is polytheistic, it...

a)

has no gods

b)

has one god

c)

has at most 10 gods

d)

has many gods

8.

This means "The Land Between Two Rivers"

a)

Egypt

b)

Mesoamerica

c)

Mesopotamia

d)

Babylonia

9.

______________________________________ involves the study of money, but also of trade, the production of goods, and the exchange of services.

a)

Economics

b)

Technology

c)

Culture

d)

History

10.

Judaism is a __ religion because it has only ONE god.

a)

Multilinear

b)

Abrahamic

c)

Monotheistic

d)

Polytheistic

11.

____'s code was an ancient law code that governed the empire of

Babylonia, located in modern Turkey and Iraq.

a)

Gilgamesh

b)

Assyria

c)

Sumer

d)

Hammurabi

12.

An official writer

a)

servant

b)

scribe

c)

Sumerian

d)

scarab

13.

an extra supply of food that allowed civilizations and specialized jobs to develop

a)

survey

b)

scarcity

c)

storage

d)

surplus

14.

Something in chronological order is

a)

put in order of time as it passed

b)

put in order of color

c)

put in order of the alphabet

d)

put in order of logical appeal

15.

Studying holidays, food, and belief systems is part of

a)

Culture

b)

History

c)

Technology

d)

Economics

16.

__ is a process that involves changing the landscape to get water to crops

a)

Canals

b)

Irrigation

c)

Domestication

d)

Agriculture

17.

Many early civilizations were founded on rivers

a)

True

b)

False

18.

A timeline puts

a)

events in the order in which they occurred

b)

people in the order of their birth rank

c)

societies in the order of their importance

d)

foods in the order of their ability to be grown

19.

Hammurabi was famous emperor who made a ___ for his people to follow.

a)

Code of Law

b)

Recipe Book

c)

Mythological Hero

d)

Religious Order

20.

Both farming and the use of metal tools began in which historical era?

a)

Neolithic

b)

Paleolithic

c)

Jurassic

d)

Gothic

21.

Ancient Mesopotamians wrote cuneiform on

a)

paper called papyrus

b)

clay tablets

c)

animal bones

d)

wood

22.
Mesopotamia is Greek for
a)
fertile crescent
b)
land between 2 rivers
c)
Sumer
d)
Babylon
23.
The artifact below is evidence that Sumerians had
a)
written language
b)
art
c)
chariots
d)
all of the above
24.
The area is called the "Fertile Crescent" because
a)
It has good soil for growing crops
b)
it is shaped like a semicircle
c)
it is near 2 rivers and crescent shaped
d)
it's land is good for farming and is semi circle shaped
25.
If a common man cut out the eye of a common man, what would be his punishment under Hammurabi's Code?
a)
he would have his eye put out
b)
he would be put to death
c)
he would have to pay gold
d)
nothing
26.
What is a ziggurat?
a)
a building built for gods and priests
b)
a palace for the king
c)
a building for slaves
d)
a palace for Hammurabi
27.
Which of these was invented by the Sumerians?
a)
Chariot
b)
Wheel
c)
Cuneiform
d)
all of the above
28.
Hammubi's code is a famous system of laws because it
a)
is  one of the earliest written law codes
b)
led to democracy
c)
had such lenient punishments
d)
led to the world's first rebellion
29.

A map showing landmarks such as landforms, deserts, mountains and plains.

a)

Political

b)

Physical

c)

Elevation

d)

Population

30.

A map showing governmental boundaries of countries, states, and counties, the location of major cities.

a)

Political

b)

Physical

c)

Population

d)

Elevation

31.

What type of map is this?

a)

climate map

b)

economic resource map

c)

physical map

d)

political map

e)

topographic map

32.

What type of map is this?

a)

climate map

b)

economic resource map

c)

physical map

d)

political map

e)

topographic map

33.

What is cartography?

a)

the study of the Earth's surface, its atmosphere and its features

b)

the study and practice of making maps

c)

the average weather in a place over many years

d)

the study of the human past

34.

Cartographers use _________ to represent important details of the land.

a)

emojis

b)

letters

c)

symbols

d)

colors

35.
1.  What were the primary occupations of people during the Paleolithic Era?
a)
a.  Hunters & Gathers
b)
a.  Toolmakers
c)
a.  Farmers
36.

Why was the agricultural revolution significant in human history?

a)

People learned to work together to kill large animals.

b)

More people began living as nomads and were able to travel to better climates.

c)

People began living in smaller family groups and depending less on others.

d)

People became farmers and no longer had to depend on hunting and gathering.

37.

People who move from one place to another are called

a)

nomads

b)

mermaids

c)

hunters

d)

farmers

38.

What is migration?

a)

doing a back flip

b)

chewing with your mouth open

c)

movement from one place to another.

d)

a hunter-gatherer

39.
1.  What were the primary occupations of people during the Paleolithic Era?
a)
a.  Hunters & Gathers
b)
a.  Toolmakers
c)
a.  Farmers
40.
Another name for farming is ...
a)
Planting
b)
Settling
c)
Agriculture
d)
Nomad
41.
How did the Caveman explain their stories?
a)
Wrote a book
b)
Wrote in the dirt
c)
Wrote on cave walls
d)
Used sign language 
42.

The belief in one god.

a)

polytheism

b)

deity

c)

monotheism

d)

holy

43.

A monotheistic religion. Believers believe in the teachings of Jesus and the Bible.

a)

Christianity

b)

Judaism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Buddhism

44.

Belief in Hinduism that your next life will depend on your good or bad deeds in this life. The cycle of cause and effect.

a)

holy

b)

karma

c)

Siddhartha Gautama

d)

Vedas

45.
What do Christianity, Judaism, and Islam have in common? 
a)
They are all monotheistic.
b)
They all believe that Jesus was the Son of God.
c)
They are all based on the same holy book.
d)
They are all separated into three main branches.
46.

Judaism's holy book or text

a)

Bible

b)

Qur'an

c)

Torah

d)

Vedas

47.
Islamic place of worship
a)
Synagogue
b)
Church
c)
Mosque
d)
Temple
48.

Who is the founder (based on his teaching) of Buddhism?

a)

Jesus

b)

Siddartha Guatama

c)

Abraham

d)

Mohammed

49.

The holy books (pick 3)

a)

Bible

b)

Vedas

c)

Mosque

d)

Quran

50.
Which religion was founded by Siddhartha Gautama?
a)
Buddhism
b)
Confucianism
c)
Islam
d)
Shinto
51.

Which world religion was founded by Jesus Christ of Nazareth?

a)

Christianity

b)

Judaism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Islam

52.
What is the name of the holy book of Islam?
a)
Bible
b)
Torah
c)
Qu'ran 
d)
Sunna
53.

A term to describe the profound peace of mind. It is the state of being free from suffering.

a)

Nirvana

b)

Karma

c)

Hinduism

54.

A polytheistic religion. India’s 1st major religion. Believed to be the first religion known to mankind.

a)

Buddhism

b)

Islam

c)

Hinduism

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