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WorksheetsQuestion Bank for Grade 6 Social Studies
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True or False:
Mesoamerican civilizations were centered around urban centers (also known as cities)
True
False
Choose all the ways Mesoamerican civilizations dealt with flooding that stemmed from climate change.
Building dams
Building canals
Going to war
Storing food for later
True or false:
The Zapotecs had a writing system based on hieroglyphics similar to ancient Egypt’s writing system.
True
False
The Olmecs did not have as convenient access to a river as other ancient civilizations. They got their water to grow crops from . . .
rainfall.
the ocean.
a river because they just made an expansive journey to get to it even though it was far away.
fruits that had a lot of juice in them.
The technology the Olmec used to make sculptures out of rock was basic.
True: hammer and chisel is a pretty basic combo of tools.
False: we consider tools specifically made to complete a task outside of survival to be advanced.
Which of these things allows civilizations to shift their focus from agriculture and towards trade?
War
Stable food supply
An unreliable food supply
Exploration journeys
Mesoamerican civilizations were . . .
Polytheistic
Monotheistic
Did the geography of the Americas make it easy for Mesoamerican civilizations to connect with each other?
Yes: The land was mostly flat and had no variety in the landscape or environments.
No: the landscape was diverse and was sprinkled with difficult to traverse mountains.
What were the Roman Twelve Tables?
The laws written for every citizen to read and learn.
A council of Roman philosophers
An ancient Roman table making company
The ancient Roman name for the twelve months in a year
Did the Roman Republic affect US government?
Yes. It provided the basis of a representative government, where all citizens have a say in decisions through voting.
No. Due to the republic falling into an Empire, the founding fathers did not want to copy the Roman Republic.
What is the biggest takeaway from learning about the Phoenicians?
Through trading, the way Phoenicians learned to communicate with different civilizations influenced alphabets of those other civilizations including the alphabet we use today.
The Phoenicians aren’t important because they don’t get their own lesson.
The Phoenicians led to the downfall of the Roman civilization as a whole.
The Phoenicians struggled to find ways to trade due to language barriers.
True or false:
The Phoenicians’ success with trade sped up cultural diffusion.
True
False
When Julius Caesar rose to power, he gave a speech about crossing the Rubicon River with his army. What did that speech mean?
He meant that just as he crossed that river, he would also be crossing a point of no return in the civil war he caused.
He meant that he may be crossing the river, but there better not be anyone trying to double cross him.
Nothing, he just wanted his army to be careful while crossing.
He meant that as the river washed over them as they crossed, so too would victory wash over them.
Why did Ancient Rome experience rapid expansion only after defeating Carthage?
Once they won the war with Carthage, their military was freed up and could fight other areas to expand.
The Carthaginians taunted the ancient Romans with their dying breath, “you’ll never win another battle after this you pleb.” So the ancient Romans proved them wrong.
The civilizations around Rome were allies of Carthage, and attacked ancient Rome once they were defeated, so the ancient Romans decided to take them all over anyway.
Ancient Rome didn’t have the confidence to expand until they won the battle with Carthage.
What did the ancient Romans call the expectation that each citizen would do their part in terms of jobs and politics?
Civic duty
Moral obligation
Basic expectations
Worthiness dues
What was the main reason it was easy for individual generals to attempt to take over ancient Rome?
The professional military was not loyal to the public.
The generals could pay the military extra to listen to them.
The military was filled with slaves so they had no loyalty to ancient Rome anyway.
Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus were ancient Romans who advocated for more rights for the poor in ancient Rome.
What were the main things they asked of the wealthy?
They urged them to stop taking over small farms and to give lands back to the poor.
They would provide entertainment like circuses for the poor.
They asked the wealthy to give the poor jobs.
They asked the wealthy to free some of their slaves.
What were the Punic Wars?
Rome and Carthage fighting for the control of trade routes in North Africa.
Rome and Carthage fighting to prove who made better boats.
Rome and Carthage teaming up to defeat the Phoenicians.
Rome and Carthage becoming allies.
Why did the senate assassinate Julius Caesar?
They believed he wanted to be king.
They were tired of him being so popular.
They were dared to do it by the triumvirates.
They wanted to take over Rome for themselves.
True or False:
The Roman Republic contributed to the development of democratic principles.
True.
False.
True or False:
Even though all men were considered equal, patricians held the most political power.
True.
False.
True or False:
Having different branches of government that have different responsibilities is called “Separation of Powers”
True.
False.
True or False:
Slaves had no way to earn or buy their freedom.
True.
False.
Which city-state did democracy begin in?
Athens
Sparta
Pericles believed that every citizen should take an interest in politics (running the government). What was this known as?
Commitment
Popular Demand
Civic Participation
Row of Law
Ancient Greece shaped citizenship as we know it today. Which of these options are still a focus today?
Every citizen is responsible for voting
Leaders are chosen by lottery
Disagreements are settled with duels
Laws are not followed by the rich the and powerful
True or False:
“Rule by the people” applies to both Athens and the United States.
True
False
What did the people of Athens do at the agora?
Debate
Pray
Learn to fight
Play Scrabble
True or false:
All male citizens could participate actively in government in Ancient Athenian Democracy
True
False
“All male citizens could participate actively in government in Ancient Athenian Democracy because of the belief that all men are equal, regardless of wealth.”
Is this statement correct?
Yes.
No.
True or False: Sparta valued military strength over culture and learning
True
False
What group did Athens form to defend against the Persians, and that eventually led to war between them and Sparta?
Delian League
Little League
Odysseus League
Greecy League
What is the most likely event to occur when a civilization is weakened?
An outside civilization will conquer
The weakened civilization will slowly regain power
Citizens will just abandon the weak civilization
What can be said of Ancient Greek writers?
Aspects of their writings can be found in today's entertainment.
Anything they’ve written has nothing to do with writing today
Who wrote the Odyssey?
Homer
Rauner
Bailtlet
Thodine
Which Greek Philosopher believed the ideal society would have Philosopher Kings?
Plato
Aristotle
Socrates
Cleisthenese
Did Alexander the Great conquer further East than India?
Yes.
No.
True or False:
Ancient Greek scientific discoveries contributed to modern understanding of mathematics and
astronomy.
True
False
Did Alexander the Great choose the officials who ran local governments of the places he conquered?
Yes.
No.
What was Cheng Ho best known for?
He went on explorations to the Middle East, India, and Africa
He built the Great Wall of China
He brought back civil service exams
He helped spread the teachings of Confucianism
True or False:
The Silk Road connected Asia and Europe.
True
False
What was the most valuable thing traded via the Silk Road that became known throughout Europe?
Silk
Perfume
Ice-Cream
Fast and Furious Movies
Genghis Khan appointed positions based on _________ rather than lineage.
Clues from the gods
Merit
Bloodline
Wealth
Did China become more Isolated and had limited foreign trade because officials viewed exploration as costly and dangerous to Chinese culture?
Yes.
No.
How did the magnetic compass help Ancient China?
It helped Chinese sailors reach Western Civilizations.
It helped Kublai Khan fight off the Manchu
It helped traders follow the Silk Road
It allowed Ancient China to create paper
Bronze casting, silk-making, moveable type, gunpowder, paper-making, magnetic compass, horse collar, and the stirrup are all ________.
Ancient Chinese achievements
Goods traded along the Silk Road
Reasons why the Great Wall was built
Tools Genghis Khan used to achieve ultimate power
What did Empress Wu do for her dynasty?
She made the military stronger and expanded the ranks of government officials
She unified the people
She had public statues made to help the mood of the people
She conquered territory to the north
Why did people surrender to Mongol armies without even fighting?
They feared the brutality of the Mongols and believed they were unstoppable
They were lazy
They thought fighting would be too expensive
They thought being ruled by the Mongols would be better than their own government
True or False:
In the end, isolation ended up being really helpful to China.
True: they kept their culture strong without any negative impacts
False: their economy became worse, and had a massive decrease in trade
Which of the following are NOT a physical feature of India?
Himalaya Mountains
Deccan Plateau
Tigris River
Thar Desert
Which of the following was NOT a religion of Ancient India?
Hinduism
Buddhism
Jainism
Catholic
Siddhartha Guatama was known as...
Jesus
Buddha
Islam
Pope
The following are achievements of Ancient India EXCEPT...
Ink
Cuneiform
Sanskrit
Math
What THREE rivers are from India?
Brahmaputra
Euprahtes
Indus
Ganges
They invented measuring devices for weights and construction similar to our modern ruler. The Harappans built one of the earliest known docks on the Sabarmati River that flows into the Arabian Sea that promoted trade by sea. Scholars note how vast their knowledge of tides and hydrography was to deal with the ever-changing delta of the river and coastal waters. Suspension bridges appeared in the 4th Century BCE made of braided bamboo and iron chains. Achievements and economy: Which sentence in the excerpt above best supports the topic sentence, “The people of ancient India traversed the water for economic reasons"?
They invented measuring devices for weights and construction similar to our modern ruler."
"The Harappans built one of the earliest known docks on the Sabarmati River that flows into the Arabian Sea that promoted trade by sea."
"Suspension bridges appeared in the 4th Century BCE made of braided bamboo and iron chains."
None of the above
What is the name of the seasonal winds that cause wet and dry seasons in India?
Hurricanes
Monsoons
Tsunamis
Tornadoes
Which feature of geography was the most important in the development of early river valley civilizations?
Fertile soil from the rivers
High mountains
Vast deserts
Smooth coastlines
Why would a civilization in East Africa be located next to the Nile River?
The view was amazing
The freshwater and fertile soil
There is no real reason
The civilizations in East Africa preferred to live dried out with little to no water
Having learned how to use iron from the Assyrians, what impact would the Kushites experience?
Iron was weaker than copper, so they began to experience difficulty farming and winning battles
Iron was stronger than copper, so their military became stronger, and it became easier to farm
The Kushites began to worship Iron and attempted to consume it, killing them slowly
There was absolutely no difference at all
True or False: Kush had a lot of gold and copper
True
False
True or False: With so much fighting and conquering back and forth, conflict was central to the relationship between Egypt and Kush.
True
False
Both Kush and Egypt built ........................ at burial sites.
Sphinxes
Temples
Ziggurats
Pyramids
True or False: Kush and Egypt being so close together had nothing to do with their similarities in religion and gods.
True
False
Axum was the first Christian Kingdom in Africa. Before they converted to Christianity, most people were Jewish and practiced Judaism.
True or False: The main reason these Jewish people lived in Axum is because they were forced to leave their homeland multiple times in history.
True
False
True or False: Better agriculture caused a growth in population
True
False
True or False: Axum was not skilled in the art of metalworking.
True
False
Through trade, Axum connected East Africa and the ..................... World
Mesoamerican
Asian
West European
Mediterranean
The spread of religion and other ideas through trade is called:
Ideological Spread
Culture Infusion
Cultural Diffusion
Desolation
True or False: Maritime means water/by sea
True
False
True or False: Axum ended up falling because of their military losses and bankruptcy
True
False
What could be the reason(s) Judaism may have spread into the region of Axum?
Because they were forced out of Israel throughout history
Because they had Missionaries go to Axum to spread the message of Judaism
Abraham was originally from Axum
Judaism was introduced to Axum by Alexander the Great
What are some of the benefits of advancements in agriculture?
More nomadic tribes
People are forced to leave their homeland and explore other lands
Population growth
Surplus of food
The Axumites were skilled in the areas of:
Metallurgy
Founding new religions
Maritime Trade
inventing the printing press and the wheel
Axum was located in an area that allowed for trade with:
The Mediterranean region
The Americas
New Zealand
East Africa
Axumite merchants used ________ routes to trade goods with other areas.
only land
air
maritime
drones
With Judaism, Christianity and Islam all being introduced into Axum through the act of trade, one can conclude that this was due to:
Domestication
The Agricultural Revolution
The Neolithic Period
Cultural Diffusion
The Axumites were introduced to Christianity most likely due to trade with the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire). Trade with them was done by:
land
sea
air
drones
Axum's official religion was:
Islam
Judaism
Christianity
Greek Mythology
Axum was the first region to introduce Christianity to subsaharan Africa.
True
False
Some of the reasons the Kingdom of Axum ended (fell) were:
Financial Loss
Failed military conquests
They went to war with Rome
Alexander the Great took them over
What does the term "maritime" mean?
by land
through mountains
by sea
by air
Buddhism and Hinduism were also greatly influential in Axum.
True
False
The Axumites developed their own system of writing.
True
False
What is portrayed in this image?
The plow being used, which is a form of agriculture.
A dude suntanning next to some cows.
An ancient Egyptian sport called Cowallying.
A form of transportation.
An achievement of irrigation, the ..................... was a bucket attached to a long pole used to transfer water to storage basins
papyrus
embalming
delta
shadoof
What discovery allowed modern man to interpret Egyptian hieroglyphics?
The Rock
Dead Sea Scrolls
Rosetta Stone
Papyrus
Which Pharaoh built the most temples?
Amenhotep IV
Ramses II
Hatshepsut
Tut
What change to religion Amenhotep IV (Akhenaton) try to implement in Egypt that most Egyptian people hated?
He let everyone believe whatever they wanted to believe.
He declared himself God.
He tried to make everyone atheistic.
He tried to make Egyptian religion monotheistic by worshipping only one god: Aton, the sun god.
If the flooding of the Nile River in Ancient Egypt happened EVERY. SINGLE. YEAR. then it was reliable.
True
False
What was the most important reason early civilizations developed in river valleys?
Rivers are the only way to get water to drink.
Fertile soil called silt made farming possible.
Gravity makes things fall down and the people in the civilizations fell down into the river valleys and decided to live there.
People enjoyed the view so much, they would only live there.
More than one god.
(If you get this one wrong . . . I don't . . . I don't even know what to say anymore. Maybe . . . idk like, pay attention?)
Polytheistic
Monotheistic
Why was embalming important to Egyptians?
They didn't want their dead to stink.
They were trying to craft leather rather than just getting it from cows.
They believed the soul would be reunited with the body after the soul made it through the underworld
They were bored and it gave them something to do.
Building pyramids led to (more than one correct choice)
advancements in astronomy
invention of 365-day calendar
enhanced irrigation
advancements in mathematics
Egyptians filled tombs with things the dead would need in the afterlife because they believed those items in the tomb would follow them into the afterlife.
True
False
Hatshepsut was a pharaoh who went to war with many other civilizations and was unsuccessful.
True
False
Why is King Tut so famous?
He was the youngest pharaoh ever.
He died at age 19.
He had an unprecedented number of priceless artifacts in his tomb when it was discovered.
He tried to reverse the religious changes his father imposed on all of Egypt before he died.
What parts of Egypt did Narmer unite?
Upper
Lower
Middle
Outer
Moses was a leader of the Jewish people in Egypt. The Jewish people were Israelites from Israel. Moses led ALL the Jewish people out of Egypt, leaving NONE behind.
True
False
Israelites' religion was called Judaism. Judaism was |||||||||||||||||||||.
Monotheistic
Polytheistic
Unskilled workers and enslaved people made up the majority of Egyptian social structure.
True
False
How did the Ten Commandments differ from other law codes at the time?
They told people how to act in society AND how to worship.
There were only ten instead of more.
They were written in stones filled with sapphire.
They commanded instead of told.
The plow is a farming tool invented by the Mesopotamians. It helped to break up the soil before farmers planted crops.
Which of these effects occurred because of the use of the plow?
Farmers could grow a surplus of food.
Farmers were able to be lazier.
Ancient people went back to a nomadic lifestyle.
It became easier to get the dirt to make the mud bricks the ziggurats were made of.
Mesopotamians had ziggurats instead of churches. These buildings were religious in nature.
What is another term for religion?
god appreciation
way of worship
belief system
social thought track
The plow is a farming tool invented by the Mesopotamians. It helped to break up the soil before farmers planted crops.
Which of these effects occurred because of the use of the plow?
Farmers could grow a surplus of food.
Farmers were able to be lazier.
Ancient people went back to a nomadic lifestyle.
It became easier to get the dirt to make the mud bricks the ziggurats were made of.
Other than the water, why were floods useful when farming in Mesopotamian civilizations?
The violent flow of water during floods would clear old crops out after a harvest.
Silt in the floodwater was so fertile it helped to grow a reliable amount of food.
The floods allowed farmers to have a swimming day.
The floods kept invaders out of farms when they tried to steal food.
Why was King Hammurabi considered a just (fair) ruler?
King Hammurabi was literally just a king, nothing else.
His code of laws was kept hidden from the people and nobody could read them.
He allowed people to break laws without punishment.
His code of laws had punishments that fit the crime the best compared to other sets of laws at the time.
How does the Code of Hammurabi affect today's laws here in the United States of America?
All people no matter how rich or powerful have to follow the same laws.
We still cut hands and fingers off when someone steals.
Today you need to know the secret cheat code to get away with crimes.
Laws are laws and the Code of Hammurabi had laws and this country has laws.
The plow is a farming tool invented by the Mesopotamians. It helped to break up the soil before farmers planted crops.
Which of these effects occurred because of the use of the plow?
Farmers could grow a surplus of food.
Farmers were able to be lazier.
Ancient people went back to a nomadic lifestyle.
It became easier to get the dirt to make the mud bricks the ziggurats were made of.
What was the first writing ever created called?
Hooplahnese.
Hieroglyphics.
Sanskrit.
Cuneiform.
In history, the Jewish people and the Israelites mean the same thing.
Which of the people was the leader of the Israelites and is important in other religions?
Jesus Christ
Nebuchadnezzar
Sargon
Abraham
The plow is a farming tool invented by the Mesopotamians. It helped to break up the soil before farmers planted crops.
Which of these effects occurred because of the use of the plow?
Farmers could grow a surplus of food.
Farmers were able to be lazier.
Ancient people went back to a nomadic lifestyle.
It became easier to get the dirt to make the mud bricks the ziggurats were made of.
Cyrus the Great was the Persian King that conquered the Chaldeans/Neo Babylonians.
What was different about Cyrus the Great compared to kings of the world at that time?
He asked the people he conquered how he should rule over them.
He allowed the people he conquered to keep their religions.
He made it illegal to keep the written laws in the center of the city.
He let people he conquered talk bad about him.
Zoroastrianism was the religion of the Persian empire. Zoroastrianism and Judaism were similar because they both had only one God.
Both of these religions were monotheistic.
True.
False.
Where was Abraham from?
Egypt
Rome
Mesopotamia
India
When the Jewish people/Israelites were forced to move to new places, they took their religion with them and spread it to new places too.
True.
False.
The plow is a farming tool invented by the Mesopotamians. It helped to break up the soil before farmers planted crops.
Which of these effects occurred because of the use of the plow?
Farmers could grow a surplus of food.
Farmers were able to be lazier.
Ancient people went back to a nomadic lifestyle.
It became easier to get the dirt to make the mud bricks the ziggurats were made of.
Paleolithic people moved from place to place in search of food. This is why they are called ______.
Farmers
Settlers
Nomads
Immigrants
In early civilizations, farmers and craftspeople belonged to the highest social class.
True
False
During the Neolithic Age, the population was able to grow because ______.
many animals that were dangerous to humans died off.
hunters developed better techniques for hunting.
humans learned which plants were safe to eat.
people had a surplus of food.
Early people used fire to cook food.
True
False
Which of the following is an example of Paleolithic technology?
flint axe head
the wheel
an iron pot
written language
During the Paleolithic Age, people developed written language.
True
False
Cave paintings are an example of Paleolithic art.
True
False
Before the development of spoken language, people could not communicate with each other.
True
False
What was the major development of the Neolithic Age?
Specialization of labor
Beginning of trade
Systematic agriculture
Use of new stone tools
By the beginning of the Bronze Age, civilizations began to emerge most commonly near ______.
mountains
oceans
rivers
rain forests
Which one of these options did hunter-gatherers and settled farmers both have in common?
Built cities to protect their surplus of food
Different roles for men and women
Would scare animals off cliffs to eat
Figured out how to make fire and tools out of a type of stone called flint
To have a SURPLUS of something is to have more than enough.
True
False
Cows, pigs, and chickens are all examples of ____ animals.
trained
mammalian
farm
domesticated
What was a negative effect of Neolithic people settling down?
The gods they worshipped became angry they no longer hunted in their honor
The people ended up with more food than they knew what to do with
Improper care for the land and population growth led to deforestation and abandoned settlements
They weren't able to easily keep shelter during bad weather
Which era did the Agricultural Revolution occur?
Paleolithic Era
Neolithic Era
What shape is used to represent Social Structure?
Circle
Square
Dodecahedron
Triangle
Agriculture affected trade.
True
False
