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Social Studies Final Quiz - 6th Grade

Total questions: 116

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the Reformation?

answer choices

a)

series of events to reform the Catholic Church

b)

series of events to reform Europe

c)

The reforming of Protestantism 

d)

The reforming of Buddhism

2.

 

Martin Luther thought people could reach heaven through _____ alone.

answer choices

a)

deeds

b)

words

c)

scripture

d)

faith

3.

English King Henry VIII broke away from the Church because the Pope would not grant him:

answer choices

a)

a promotion

b)

an annulment

c)

a better kingdom

d)

a tax break

4.

The first book printed on the new printing press?

answer choices

a)

the Bible

b)

the phone book

c)

the dictionary

d)

the Target Christmas Catalog

5.

The Council of ______ took 18 years to complete, but resulted in good reforms.

answer choices

a)

Constantinople

b)

Nicea

c)

Trent

d)

Rome

6.

The Church of England is also known as the _____ Church.

answer choices

a)

Presbyterian

b)

Eastern Rite Catholic

c)

Anglican

d)

Saxon

7.

Luther protested the practice of selling indulgences. What was that practice?

a)

Clergy members bought them to get higher offices

b)

Selling pardons or forgiveness for sins.

c)

It allowed people to practice any religion.

d)

Indulgences permitted priests to marry and have children

8.

Who declared himself the head of the English Church?

 

a)

Martin Luther

b)

John Knox

c)

Henry VIII

d)

Emperor Charles V

9.

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Reformation?

a)

the buying and selling of indulgences

b)

members of the clergy were very well educated

c)

the church was busy with secular affairs such as building big churches

d)

the Pope was living a lavish lifestyle

10.

A Protestant is a person who did what?

a)

Moved from Rome to Constantinople

b)

Stopped paying taxes to merchants

c)

Protested the actions of the Catholic Church

d)

Wanted to support the Catholic Church and its mission

11.

All of the following were reasons Lutheranism spread EXCEPT

a)

Peasants supported Luther’s ideas

b)

Northern German princes supported Martin Luther

c)

The Pope thought Luther had great ideas

d)

Word of Martin Luther spread due to the printing press

12.

Which of the following scientists is credited with the development of the Scientific Method?

a)

Galileo Galilei

b)

Francis Bacon

c)

Isaac Newton

d)

Nicolaus Copernicus

13.

Which of the following scientists is credited with the invention of the telescope?

a)

Nicolaus Copernicus

b)

Francis Bacon

c)

Isaac Newton

d)

Galileo Galilei

14.

Who was the first scientist to write about the idea of a sun-centered solar system?

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

Nicolaus Copernicus

c)

Francis Bacon

d)

Galileo Galilei

15.

Which Protestant Denomination was centered in Switzerland?

a)

Calvinism

b)

The Anglican Church

c)

Presbyterianism

d)

Lutheranism

16.

The idea that God had long ago determined who would gain salvation is called:

a)

annulment

b)

predestination

c)

inductive reasoning

d)

rationalism

17.

The process of looking at specific facts and making general principles or rules based on those facts is called:

a)

rationalism

b)

inductive reasoning

c)

empiricism

d)

theocracy

18.

A religious movement that began in the 1500s to reform the Catholic Church is called the:

a)

rationalism

b)

Reformation

c)

annulment

d)

indulgences

19.

The belief that knowledge is gained by thinking things through using reason is called:

a)

Reformation

b)

theocracy

c)

rationalism

d)

empiricism

20.

The theory that places the sun at the center of the universe

a)

geocentric theory

b)

scientific method

c)

heliocentric theory

d)

inductive reasoning

21.

Which two Civilizations were located in Mexico?

a)

Incan

b)

Aztec

c)

Myan

d)

Cherokee

22.

Two major cities of the Mayan civilization were Chichn Itza and _____________.

a)

Cuzco

b)

Tenochtitlan

c)

Tikal

d)

Machu Pichu

23.

Which civilizations were polytheistic?

a)

Mayan

b)

Incan

c)

Aztec

d)

All of the above

24.

Which civilizations used the farming method called a chinampas?

a)

Mayan

b)

Aztec

c)

Incan

25.

What is a quipu?

a)

An Incan form of farming

b)

An Aztec form of farming

c)

A Mayan form of writing

d)

An Incan form of story telling

26.

Which two civilizations were conquered by the Spanish?

a)

Maya

b)

Inca

c)

Aztec

27.

The Maya created very accurate ___________

a)

crop rotations

b)

terrace farms

c)

calendars

d)

medical practices

28.

Which civilization was conquered by Hernan Cortes ?

a)

Maya

b)

Inca

c)

Aztec

29.

Which civilization was conquered by Francisco Pizarro?

a)

Aztec

b)

Maya

c)

Inca

30.

Which civilization used the technique of terrace farming?

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

31.

Which civilization used the technique of slash and burn in agriculture?

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

32.

Which civilization played a game called Pok-A-Tok that used a rubber ball?

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

33.

The city of Tenochtitlan is located where present day ____________ is located.

a)

Lima, Peru

b)

Mexico City, Mexico

c)

Tikal, Guatemala

d)

Cuzco, Peru

34.

Why did the Mayan civilization decline?

a)

They were conquered by the Aztecs

b)

The Spanish conquered them

c)

No one knows

35.

Which civilization is the oldest Mesoamerican civilization?

a)

Maya

b)

Olmec

c)

Aztec

d)

Toltec

e)

Inca

36.

Which civilization had animal and sometimes even human sacrifices to please their gods?

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

d)

All of the above

37.

Which civilization did NOT have a strong central government (an emperor)?

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

38.

In which two civilizations was the use of the crop cocoa mentioned?

a)

Maya and the Aztecs

b)

Maya and the Inca

c)

Inca and the Aztecs

39.

Which of the following was NOT mentioned as a crop grown by Mesoamerican civilizations?

a)

corn

b)

chili peppers

c)

squash

d)

potatoes

40.

The Mayan Civilization was located in which of the following present day areas?

a)

Mexico

b)

Peru

c)

Guatemala

d)

Colombia

41.

The city of Tikal is located in which modern day country?

a)

Mexico

b)

Guatemala

c)

Peru

d)

Chile

42.

A period of extremely dry weather is called a

a)

famine

b)

drought

c)

hieroglyphic

d)

chinampa

43.

What was New York City originally called?

a)

New Dutch

b)

Amsterdam Colony

c)

New Amsterdam

d)

Hudson Island

44.

What river did Cartier navigate for the French?

a)

Hudson

b)

Albany

c)

Ohio

d)

St. Lawrence

45.

First explorer to cross the Mississippi.

a)

Ponce de Leon

b)

DeSoto

c)

Columbus

d)

Cortes

46.

What current state did Juan Ponce de Leon first explore?

a)
b)
c)
d)
47.

Cortes helped the Spanish conqueror what civilization?

a)

Inca

b)

Maya

c)

Aztec

d)

Bamana

48.

Direct sea route through America that Europeans hoped to find

a)

Panama Canal

b)

Northwest passage

c)

St. Lawrence River

d)

Erie Canal

49.

Country that sparked Exploration in America

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

England

d)

Holland

50.

Which of the following were part of the four prominent countries in early America?

a)

Spain

b)

Italy

c)

France

d)

England

51.

What European country was in America for profitable furs?

a)

France

b)

England

c)

Holland

d)

Spain

52.

The Aztec were in and around current day...

a)

Brazil

b)

Oregon

c)

Mexico

d)

Puerto Rico

53.

What explorer opened the door for exploration in America?

a)

Cabot

b)

Cortes

c)

Champlain

d)

Columbus

54.

ALL of the following were effects European exploration had on natives EXCEPT

a)

Natives were pushed off lands

b)

Many were made slaves

c)

Natives way of life improved thanks to new medicines

d)

Many died of disease

55.

All of the following were Spanish explorers EXCEPT

a)

DeSoto

b)

Cartier

c)

Columbus

d)

Ponce de Leon

56.

I discovered the "New World" and what became Cuba.

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Juan Ponce de Leon

c)

John Cabot

d)

Jacques Cartier

57.

I clamined what became Florida.

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Henry Hudson

c)

Vasco Nunez de Balboa

d)

Juan Ponce de Leon

58.

 I looked for the Fountain of Youth and gold.

a)

Henry Hudson

b)

Juan Ponce de Leon

c)

Jacques Cartier

d)

Christopher Columbus

59.

 I explored what became the St. Lawrence River in Canada.

a)

Henry Hudson

b)

Jacques Cartier

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Juan Ponce de Leon

60.

I sailed to what became Canada and found a rich fishing area.

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

John Cabot

c)

Henry Hudson

d)

Vasco Nunez de Balboa

61.

I was the first to see the Pacific Ocean from Panama.

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Vasco Nunez de Balboa

c)

Henry Hudson

d)

John Cabot

62.

 I sailed for France on uncharted waters.

a)

Jacques Cartier

b)

Henry Hudson

c)

Vasco Nunez de Balboa

d)

Christopher Columbus

63.

The word "Renaissance" means _________

a)

rebuild

b)

rebirth

c)

renewed

d)

remade

64.

All of the following had advancements during the Renaissance 

EXCEPT:

a)

religion

b)

philosophy

c)

art

d)

literature

65.

In The Prince, Machiavelli implies which of the following?

a)

Kindness is the most important attribute a ruler can have

b)

The end justifies the means

c)

Absolute power is not necessary

d)

Goodness comes from peace

66.

Who was known as the Father of Humanism?

a)

Erasmus

b)

Petrarch

c)

Cervantes

d)

Dante

67.

 Who was a Dutch philosopher and Christian Humanist?

a)

Dante

b)

Machiavelli

c)

Erasmus

d)

Petrarch

68.

Who wrote The Divine Comedy?

a)

Dante

b)

Erasmus

c)

Machiavelli

d)

Petrarch

69.

Who was one of the most popular playwrights who helped shape the 

Northern Renaissance?

a)

Cervantes

b)

 Dante

c)

Shakespeare

d)

Moliere

70.

Wealthy people who sponsored artists and commissioned them to do work 

were called __________

a)

individualists

b)

humanists

c)

patrons

d)

secularists

71.

Which of the following cities was an important banking center during the

 early Renaissance?

a)

Moscow

b)

Paris

c)

London

d)

Florence

72.

When the Crusades ended, trade between Italy and the ________ increased.

a)

Middle East

b)

British

c)

French

d)

Chinese 

73.

Who was the most famous family in the banking industry in Italy?

a)

The Florence Family

b)

The Erasmus Family

c)

The Medici Family

d)

The Machiavelli Family

74.

Scholars fled to Italy after the fall of what city?

a)

Jerusalem

b)

Constantinople

c)

 Rome

d)

Paris

75.

The Renaissance began around what year?

a)

1550

b)

1450

c)

1350

d)

1250

76.

Who was known as the first Renaissance Man?

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Botticelli

c)

Raphael 

d)

DaVinci

77.

All of the following were impacts of the Renaissance EXCEPT:

a)

Sparked a renewal of Feudalism

b)

Paved the way for the Reformation

c)

Sparked interest in exploration

d)

Sparked interest in art

78.

Who painted the Last Supper

a)

Botticelli

b)

Michelangelo

c)

DaVinci

d)

Raphael

79.

Who sculpted The David?

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Botticelli

c)

DaVinci

d)

Raphael

80.

Who painted The School of Athens?

a)

Botticelli

b)

DaVinci

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Raphael

81.

Who painted the Mona Lisa?

a)

Michaelangelo

b)

Botticelli

c)

DaVinci

d)

Raphael

82.

Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

a)

Michelangelo

b)

DaVinci

c)

Botticelli

d)

Raphael

83.

Who sculpted the Pieta?

a)

Michelangelo

b)

DaVinci

c)

Botticelli

d)

Raphael

84.

Who held the highest position on an estate in Medieval Europe?

a)

a knight

b)

a pope

c)

a serf

d)

a lord

85.

Who was crowned the first Holy Roman Emperor by the Pope in 800 A.D.?

a)

Leo V

b)

Pepin

c)

Charlemagne

d)

Gregory II

86.

Who held the lowest position on an estate in Medieval Europe?

a)

a lord

b)

a serf

c)

a knight

d)

a priest

87.

What was the most important group that provided unity after the fall of the Roman Empire?

a)

The Reconquista

b)

The Church

c)

The Military

d)

The kings

88.

Which member of the feudal system was most tied to the land?

a)

The King

b)

The lord

c)

The blacksmith

d)

The serf

89.

Giving 10% of your crops and newborn livestock to the church is called a ____________.

a)

charitable gift

b)

a tether

c)

a sacrifice

d)

a tithe

90.

The social structure in Medieval Europe was called ________.

a)

manorisms

b)

patriotism

c)

feudalism

d)

industrialism

91.

What group founded a large empire in Western Europe in the 8th century?

a)

The Vandlas

b)

The Visogoths

c)

The Huns

d)

The Franks

92.

Invasions of barbarians had what effect?

a)

diseases were spread

b)

crops were ruined

c)

trade was disrupted

d)

drinking water was poisoned

93.

What role did monasteries serve during the Middle Ages?

a)

they formed schools for women

b)

they preserved classical knowledge

c)

they built universities

d)

they visited towns and helped grow crops

94.

What phrase best describes the role of a medieval estate?

a)

a workplace for people to work hard and earn money

b)

a source of protection and necessary goods as well as a center for social life in Medieval Europe

c)

A government controlled farm to feed the military

d)

a spot for nobles to vacation

95.

What was a result of the Pope crowning the first Holy Roman Emperor?

a)

the Roman Empire split from the Byzantine Empire

b)

the Church had increasing amounts of influence

c)

the Church had a decreasing amount of influence

d)

the Pope divided the kingdoms into fiefs

96.

What was the name of the barbarian group or groups that spread from Europe to England?

a)

The Vandals

b)

The Vikings

c)

The Angles and the Saxons

d)

The Huns

97.

The Magyars migrated from central Asia to _________.

a)

Russia

b)

Italy

c)

Hungary

d)

France

98.

What group settled in what is present day France?

a)

The Huns

b)

The Vikings

c)

The Franks

d)

The Goths

99.

Another name for a peasant is a ____________.

a)

lord

b)

fief

c)

knight

d)

serf

100.

What was the effect of King John being forced to sign the Magna Carta?

a)

it increased the King's power

b)

it limited the King's power

c)

it gave more land to the nobles

d)

it gave freedom to all serfs

101.

Viking migrated as far east as ________________.

a)

China

b)

Mongolia

c)

India

d)

Russia

102.

After the fall of the Roman Empire, as barbarians invaded towns, ____________________.

a)

roads were repaired

b)

trade increased

c)

trade decreased

d)

roads were built

103.

What is another name for Muslim invaders?

a)

Goths

b)

Moors

c)

Vandals

d)

Franks

104.

Who led the French army to victory at Orleans against the English but was later burned at the stake for heresy?

a)

Pepin the Short

b)

Ivan the Terrible

c)

Charlemagne

d)

Joan of Arc

105.

What was the result of the Battle of Tours?

a)

Charlemagne took control from the Franks

b)

Charles Martel stopped Muslim invaders

c)

The Vikings were stopped from invading lands

d)

Muslim invaders spread across France and into present-day Germany

106.

Land given to nobles by the king was called a _________.

a)

castle

b)

fief

c)

serf

d)

a longboat

107.

The path to becoming a knight usually began around what age?

a)

5 years old

b)

7 years old

c)

14 years old

d)

21 years old

108.

A man usually became a knight at what age?

a)

7 years old

b)

15 years old

c)

21 years old

d)

30 years old

109.

What is the correct order of power in the Feudal System from highest to lowest?

a)

knights, king, nobles, serfs

b)

knights, nobles, serfs, king

c)

king, nobles, knights, serfs

d)

king, knight, nobles, serfs

110.

What was the order of training to become a knight?

a)

Page, Squire, Knight

b)

Squire, Page, Knight

c)

Page, Knight, Squire

d)

Knight, Page, Squire

111.

The Hundred Years' War was between which groups?

a)

The Franks and the Goths

b)

The Vandals and the Moors

c)

English and French

d)

The English and the Vikings

112.

What did NOT decline during the Middle Ages?

a)

a centralized government

b)

higher learning

c)

trade

d)

religion

113.

Who lived and worked in monesteries

a)

Monks

b)

Knights

c)

Serfs

d)

Magyars

114.

Terrifying invaders from Scandinavia were called the _____.

a)

Huns

b)

Muslims

c)

Vikings

d)

Magyars

115.

Knights followed the strict code of

a)

Hammurabi

b)

Law

c)

Chivalry

d)

Zen

116.

The _______________ is a system within feudalism.

a)

manor system

b)

a religious system

c)

crop rotation

d)

a currency system