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6th Grade Semester 1 Review

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name for the time period in which stone tools were the main form of technology?

a)

Neolithic Era

b)

Stone Age

c)

Mesolithic Era

d)

The Flintstones

2.

What is the era name for the Old Stone Age?

a)

Paleolithic Era

b)

Mesolithic Era

c)

Neolithic Era

d)

Ice Age

3.

What is the era name for the New Stone Age?

a)

Paleolithic Era

b)

Mesolithic Era

c)

Neolithic Era

d)

Ice Age

4.

An extra supply of something, such as food in the New Stone Age, is known as...

a)

specialization

b)

division of labor

c)

surplus

d)

too much

5.

When people spend most of their time working at a single job or craft, it is known as...

a)

a job

b)

surplus

c)

bartering

d)

specialization

6.

One of the most important technologies used by Paleolithic people was the use of stone...

a)

writing implements

b)

food

c)

tools

d)

figurines

7.

The earliest tools were made of...

a)

animals

b)

plastic

c)

bronze

d)

stone

8.

The exchange of goods and services without the use of money is ...

a)

buying

b)

bartering

c)

selling

d)

shopping

9.

What group of people live by hunting animals and gathering plants for food?

a)

hunter-gatherers

b)

nomads

c)

specialists

d)

farmers

10.

Review: What is the secular abbreviation for the years after zero on a timeline?

a)

B.C.

b)

A.D.

c)

C.E.

d)

circa

11.

Which of these was NOT an impact of the discovery of fire?

a)

Shelter

b)

Warmth

c)

Fishing

d)

Light

12.

Why were the hunter gatherers nomadic?

a)

They liked to travel

b)

They enjoyed seeing new places

c)

They visited family

d)

They had to travel in search of food.

13.

Why did the hunter gatherers start farming?

a)

Scarcity (lack) of food

b)

They needed a new hobby

c)

Cars broke down, couldn't travel

14.

How would a civilization benefit from a surplus (extra) of food?

a)

Specialized jobs(not everyone has to farm)

b)

Everyone had to farm for food

c)

Created a need for kings

d)

All of the above.

15.

Why is the Neolithic Revolution considered the biggest development in human history?

a)

Domestication of plants and animals

b)

Fire as a source of energy

c)

Written language

d)

Weapons were developed

16.

Which statement best describes the geographical location of Mesopotamia?

a)

in a valley in Southwest Asia

b)

to the east of the Mediterranean Sea

c)

between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

d)

along the Persian Gulf

17.

A ziggurat is a

a)

a government building

b)

irrigation system

c)

god or goddess

d)

pyramid-shaped temple

18.

Whish is the definition of polytheism?

a)

the belief in many gods

b)

the belief in ghosts

c)

the belief in no gods

d)

the belief in one god

19.

In what ways were Cyrus and Darius wise rulers?

a)

Cyrus and Darius were harsh rules and killed their subjects.

b)

Cyrus and Darius practiced tolerance toward their conquered subjects.

c)

Cyrus and Darius did not allow conquered kings to keep their thrones.

d)

Cyrus and Darius charged large tributes.

20.

The Akkadian Empire that Sargon created in Mesopotamia was the world's

a)

first and smallest empire

b)

last and largest empire

c)

last and smallest empire

d)

first and largest empire

21.

What is irrigation?

a)

people that move from one place to another

b)

when somebody is easily upset

c)

the supply of water to land or crops from human-made canals

d)

a ritual practiced in Mesopotamia

22.

In order to unite his empire, Hammurabi created a Code of

a)

Armies

b)

Secrets

c)

Laws

d)

Rules

23.

This was a writing system that was developed by the ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia around 3,500 B.C.

a)

ziggurat

b)

agriculture

c)

uniform

d)

cuneiform

24.

The Sumerians formed city-states.

What are city-states?

a)

a society dominated by men

b)

A city that governs itself and its surrounding territory

c)

The land between two rivers (Greek)

d)

a union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries or organizations.

25.

An epic is ____________.

a)

a canal to let water flow from a water source to fields for farming

b)

A large temple; shrine

c)

A long poem that tells the story of a hero; a legend; or romance

d)

a job, career, or profession

26.

Mesopotamia is also called......

a)

The Cradle of Civilization

b)

Mesopotania

c)

The Land Of Art

d)

The Spot of Agriculture

27.

Why Did The Sumerian City States Go To War?

a)

Because Sargon ruled them

b)

Because There Was A Scarce Water Supply

c)

Because There Was No Food

d)

Because Mr Nicky Told Them To

28.

What Is This?

a)

A Temple

b)

A Tower

c)

A Religious Castle

d)

A Zigurat

29.

When the Akkadians under Sargon conquered the city-states of Sumer, they created the first.......

a)

Castle

b)

Zigurat

c)

Tree

d)

Civilization

30.

Was The Epic Gilgamesh Engraved In Stone Tablets?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Maybe

31.
Which body of water does the Nile River flow into?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Indian Ocean
c)
Mediterranean Sea
d)
Red Sea
32.
What is Egyptian writing called?
a)
cuneiform
b)
hieroglyphic
c)
characters
d)
Sanskrit
33.
Pyramids are built to 
a)
for worshipping the Gods
b)
to look strong and cool to other nations
c)
be a tomb for the Pharaoh
d)
to give farmers jobs when not farming
34.
What is a dynasty?
a)
a collection of queens
b)
a collection of kingdoms
c)
series of rulers from different families
d)
series of rulers from the same family
35.
Why do Pharaos get mummified?
a)
So their body doesn't decay
b)

So they can be put on display

c)

Because they wanted to be like Otzi

d)
To prepare them for the afterlife
36.

The process of preserving a body using salts and spices

a)

maranade

b)

soaking

c)

embalming

d)

papyrus

37.

The process of removing internal organs, dry out the body and wrap in linen.

a)

surgery

b)

cleansing

c)

cuneiform

d)

Mummification

38.

How did the Nile River help Egypt?

a)

provided water

b)

made soil good for farming

c)

All of the Above

d)

made it easy to travel by boat

39.

What was left in the body during mummification?

a)

Heart

b)

Liver

c)

Brain

d)

Stomach

40.

In the Egyptian Book of the Dead, what was weighed against a feather to judge whether a person was evil or good?

a)

Heart

b)

Amulet

c)

Scarab

d)

Brain

41.

What is the name of the boy who became pharaoh between ages 9 and 12

a)

Ramses II

b)

Khufu

c)

Tut

d)

Hammurabi

42.

Which of these is the correct order of Egyptian Society from highest to lowest?

a)

farmers, artisans, priests, scribes

b)

priests scribes artisans farmers

c)

scribes, priests, artisans farmers

d)

artisans, priests, farmers scribes

43.

Ramses the Great ruled Egypt as a Pharaoh and accomplished many great things. Two of things he is known for is

a)

long reign as Pharaoh and building great monuments, cities and temples

b)

building great monuments and temples and shrinking Egyptian Empire

c)

allowing the Hittites to take control of Egypt and the love his wife Nefertari

d)

having the shortest reign as pharaoh and making a peace treaty with the Hittites

44.

What was the name of the river in Egypt?

a)

Tigris

b)

Euphrates

c)

Amazon

d)

Nile

45.

How did the Nile River help Egypt?

a)

provided water

b)

made soil good for farming

c)

All of the Above

d)

made it easy to travel by boat

46.

The two main rivers in India are the ________ and the _______.

a)

Nile and the Ganges

b)

Ganges and the Indus

c)

Nile and the Indus

d)

There are no major rivers in India

47.

India is a __________.

a)

Island

b)

Region

c)

Nation

d)

Subcontinent

48.

India's first cities formed here.

a)

Hindu Kush

b)

Himalayas

c)

Indus River Valley

d)

Ganges River

49.

A wind pattern that influences the climate and leads to wet and dry seasons is a

a)

hurricane

b)

typhoon

c)

monsoon

d)

tornado

50.

This is a social order that determines one's place in society.

a)

pyramid

b)

caste system

c)

social order

d)

vedas

51.

The science of working with metals and using it to create useful objects, founded in ancient India

a)

nirvana

b)

meditation

c)

metallurgy

d)

monsoon

52.

What is the name of the writing system of ancient India, which became the most important language?

a)

cuneiform

b)

hieroglyphics

c)

sanskrit

d)

calligraphy

53.

Where is the Indus River Valley?

54.

People with no permanent home are called

a)

nomads

b)

Aryan

c)

mopeds

d)

the untouchables

55.

Where did the Persians migrate from?

a)

Iran

b)

Turkey

c)

Russia

d)

Ethiopia

56.

Who was Cyrus II?

a)

the founder of the Persian Empire

b)

the founder of the Gupta Empire

c)

the founder of Hindu

d)

the founder of Buddhism

57.

Who was Siddhartha Gautama?

a)

Brahman

b)

the Buddha

c)

Vishnu

d)

Ashoka the Great

58.

Which of these are part of the Four Noble Truths. (Pick 2)

a)

Suffering is a part of life. Everyone suffers.

b)

Karma determines what kind of life you will have.

c)

Suffering is caused by people thinking things will make them happy. . .

d)

Life is tough! Deal with it!

e)

Do unto others as you would like them to do to you.

59.

Hinduism is based on which of these?

a)

the Vedas

b)

the decimal system

c)

Siddartha

d)

monkism

60.

Which of these jobs would be performed by an "untouchable"?

a)

soldier

b)

priest

c)

farmer

d)

butcher