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Worksheets6th Grade Social Studies KSA Review
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 12mins
The specific location on the Earth is an example of what type of location?
Relative
Cardinal
Absolute
What do we use to find absolute location?
latitude and longitude
the equator and international dateline
a GPS and an XLP
landmarks and distances
What is relative location?
Where a place is compared to another place.
Where a place is as defined by latitude and longitude.
The location of a star on a map.
The location of oceans and continents.
The writing that the Mesopotamians developed
City-State
Scribbles
Ziggurat
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
a country made up of a city and the surrounding land
Tokens
Empire
City-State
Papyrus
Which of the following were members of the upper class?
artisans
kings and priests
merchants and traders
scribes
pyramids
apartments
castles
ziggurats
the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean
the Tigris and the Persian Gulf
the Persian Gulf and the Euphrates
the Tigris and the Euphrates
As farmers were able to grow more food, they could support ______
transportation systems
modern technology
writing system
larger populations
Why were Pharaohs mummified?
to preserve them for the afterlife
to save them for us to see today
to scare their enemies
to satisfy the gods
The belief in many gods is called
monotheism
polytheism
The belief in one god
monotheism
polytheism
Most Indus Valley people lived in __________.
large cities
small towns
farming villages
large ranches
China's civilization developed between which two rivers?
Yin and Yang
Chang Jiang and Yangtze
Shang and Zhou
Huang He (Yellow River) and Yangtze (Long River)
cultural diffusion
dynasty
aristocracy
autocracy
The ancient civilizations of China, Mesopotamia, and Egypt all developed...
because they were all surrounded by mountains.
because rivers deposited silt suitable for farming.
because of serious droughts that happened around them.
because of vast deserts that attracted settlers.
Why was The Silk Road important?
it was a military route.
it was a trade route that connected China with other civilizations.
it enabled silk made in the west to be brought to China.
it was the trade route followed by Christopher Columbus.
What were the rulers of Ancient China called?
Emperors
Lords
Noblemen
Pharaohs
VOCAB: The Zhou dynasty created new system of government in which nobles are granted the use of lands that legally belong to the their ruler in exchange for military service and protection of the people who live on the land. What is the type of government system called?
democracy
merit system
absolute monarchy
feudalism
Government that is made up of a small group of people from the highest social class in a society is called a?
Theocracy
Plutocracy
Democracy
Aristocracy
A type of government in which people rule themselves by directly voting is called?
Monarchy
Theocracy
Republic
Democracy
In ancient Greece a _________would be allowed to participate in government
Plebeian
Tyrant
Patrician
Citizen
Which best describes a republic?
A king rules over all with unlimited power
Rulers are born to the job and govern with unlimited power
Citizens have the right to choose people to represent them
What basic Roman principle from the Republic era is reflected in our U.S. government today?
One ruler with unlimited power within the government
Women having voting rights
Checks and balances to limit power within the government
What purpose did a Roman aqueduct serve?
It connected all parts of the Roman empire
It brought water from the hills to Roman cities
It held up the domed roofs in the temples
A group of laws, written down and carved on 12 bronze tablets, that became the Foundation of Roman law.
Code of Hammurabi
Code of Ur-Nammu
Twelve Tables
The Tables of Justice
The ______ were located in Guatemala, Belize, and the Yucatan Peninsula. They believed in human sacrifice as part of their religion.
Aztecs
Olmec
Incas
Maya
The ________is considered the mother culture of all Mesoamerican cultures. They had a vast civilization throughout the Gulf Coast of Mexico.
Aztecs
Inca
Olmec
Maya
The _______were located in South America within the Andes Mountains. They created terrace farming and used canals. This civilization did not use human sacrifices in their religious beliefs, however they sacrificed llamas.
Aztec
Maya
Inca
Olmec
The __________were located in Central Mexico, their capital city was Tenochtitlan and human sacrifice was a huge part of their religious beliefs.
Inca
Maya
Olmec
Aztecs
Many Native Americans made their weapons out of volcanic glass known as _________.
obsidian
basalt
rock
jade
The process of cutting down trees, setting fire to remaining foliage, and using ashes to provide nutrients to the soil for use of planting food crops.
burn and turn agrigulture
slash and burn agriculture
burn it down agriculture
burn and slash agriculture
