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6th Grade SS Final Exam Review

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 19mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the 5 Themes of Geography is about how people, ideas and goods get from one to another?

a)

Movement

b)

Region

c)

Human Environment Interaction

d)

Place

e)

Location

2.

Which of the 5 Themes of Geography is about where something is?

a)

Movement

b)

Region

c)

Human Environment Interaction

d)

Location

e)

Place

3.

Which of the 5 Themes of Geography is about people interacting with their environment in positive and negative ways?

a)

Movement

b)

Region

c)

Human Environment Interaction

d)

Location

e)

Place

4.

Which of the following is NOT a way that people, ideas and goods get from place to place?

a)

Train

b)

Conversation

c)

Text Message

d)

None of the above are correct

5.

What does polytheism mean?

a)

Belief in a single god or deity

b)

Belief in multiple gods or deities

c)

Belief in no god or deity

d)

Government structure based around religious teachings

6.

Which is an example of a man-made barrier?

a)

Colosseum

b)

Greek Theater

c)

Himalayan Mountains

d)

The Great Wall of China

7.

What does it mean to have the "Mandate of Heaven"?

a)

The right to rule a nation because someone was chosen by the gods

b)

Religious leader who preaches each week

c)

Right to rule a nation after being voted for by the community

d)

The inability to rule a nation

8.

Aqueducts are similar to _________ that we use today

a)

Roads

b)

Religious places of worship

c)

Plumbing

d)

Drinking Water

9.

What is the Silk Road?

a)

Paved Road in Rome

b)

Trade route running from China to Rome

c)

Where people give away silk for additional goods

d)

Random road of literally no importance to history

10.

What is a dynasty?

a)

When society passes down land and wealth through the women

b)

Series of rulers from the same family

c)

When society passes down land and wealth through the men

d)

Harsh legal codes in China

11.

The feudal system during the Middle Ages and the Indian Caste System was to...

a)

Gave children the right to attend school regardless of economic status

b)

Assigned people jobs and salaries based on their achievements in school, in the community and in religion

c)

Create a social hierarchy among civilizations that gave power, wealth and rights to certain people and not others

d)

Provide M&M's to people who picked the right cup in class

12.

The Roman Empire was on what 3 continents?

a)

Asia, Europe, South America

b)

Africa, Asia, Australia

c)

Africa, Asia, Europe

d)

North America, South America, Central America

13.

How did Francisco Pizarro and Hernan Cortes's presence in MesoAmerica lead to the decline of the Incan and Aztec civilizations.

a)

They brought new diseases to the natives and took advantage of them thinking they were gods

b)

They killed the native population because they were ordered to by the gods

c)

They took over native trade routes and killed anyone who got in their way

d)

They were not the reason those civilizations collapsed

14.

What does it mean to be a hunter-gatherer?

a)

Someone who stays in one place forever

b)

Someone who moves around a lot

c)

Someone who hunts and gathers their food in order to survive

d)

Someone who grocery shops on weekdays

15.

Which is an example of a PUSH factor?

a)

Lack of friends nearby

b)

War in the area

c)

Better housing and job opportunities elsewhere

d)

More food available in another place

16.

What was the title given to Egyptian leaders?

a)

Pharaoh

b)

King

c)

Emperor

d)

Ruler

17.

What was Hammurabi's Code?

a)

Harsh laws in Rome

b)

Harsh laws in Greece

c)

Harsh laws in China

d)

Harsh laws in Mesopotamia

18.

Why are aqueducts important to ancient civilizations?

a)

They allowed people to access trade routes more efficiently

b)

They allow people to travel safely to get water

c)

They transport water to the cities

d)

They provided a new structure that people thought was cool

19.

Why did civilizations develop along rivers like the Nile River?

a)

Because they provided a water source and flooded to help grow crops

b)

They didn't develop along the rivers

c)

People wanted to be able to travel better so they lived in boats along the river

d)

Civilizations wanted to have access to animals in the water for food, trade, and expeditions

20.

What Middle Ages disease spread throughout Europe and into Asia and northern Africa?

a)

Covid 19

b)

The Flu

c)

Cholera

d)

The Black Plague

21.

Who held as much power as government officials during the Middle Ages?

a)

No one

b)

High Ranking Church officials

c)

The king

d)

Independent Land Owners

22.

What is the difference between a republic and a democracy?

a)

Democracy is run by elected officials while republics are people voting for laws as well as leaders

b)

Republics are totalitarian governments and democracies are elected by the people

c)

Republics are run by elected officials and democracies are people voting for laws as well as leaders

d)

There is no difference they just have different names for one in Greece and one in Rome

23.

In 3-5 sentences, explain why access to water was important to early civilizations. You have 5 minutes to type your answer and submit it on this quizizz question.

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24.

Which is an example of a man made barrier?

a)

The Nile River

b)

The Colosseum

c)

The Great Wall of China

d)

The Rainforest

25.

If someone has the mandate of heaven, then this means they were...

a)

Chosen by the gods to be the ruler of the nation

b)

In line to become the next ruler

c)

Voted on by the people to lead the nation

d)

Responsible for deciding who would be the next leader of the nation

26.

The Silk Road was a ...

a)

Road made of silk

b)

Trade route

c)

Place where people had access to silk

d)

None of these are correct

27.

“The Chinese Civilization began along the Yellow River basin around 1700 BCE and soon spread along other rivers in  China. Yellow River floods enriched the surrounding soils, allowing farmers to produce surplus crops and domesticate animals. Yellow River floods often destroyed early settlements and ruined crop production for years.”

According to the text above, how did geography affect the development of Chinese civilization?

a)

The growth of Chinese civilization depended on the Yellow River, but the Yellow River also brought suffering to the Chinese people

b)

The growth of Chinese people was slowed by the Yellow River and it only flourished when people moved away from rivers

c)

The natural resources of China encouraged Chinese farmers to create artificial rivers, like the Yellow River, where they could produce crops

28.

What epidemic during the Middle Ages killed over 1/3 of Europe's population?

a)

Covid

b)

The Spanish Flu

c)

The Black Plague

d)

Pneumonia

29.

What was the role of knights during the Middle Ages?

a)

To work the lands and harvest crops

b)

To provide land for people to live on and farm on

c)

To protect the citizens on the land from invaders

30.

What does legalism say about all people?

a)

All people have a right to be represented in court

b)

All people are capable of greatness

c)

All people are born bad and need strict laws to keep them in line

d)

All people should have the right to lead a nation

31.

Give an example of a landform you might encounter in the world.

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