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6th Grade Social Studies KSA Review

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The specific location on the Earth is an example of what type of location?

a)

Relative

b)

Cardinal

c)

Absolute

2.

What do we use to find absolute location?

a)

latitude and longitude

b)

the equator and international dateline

c)

a GPS and an XLP

d)

landmarks and distances

3.

What is relative location?

a)

Where a place is compared to another place.

b)

Where a place is as defined by latitude and longitude.

c)

The location of a star on a map.

d)

The location of oceans and continents.

4.

The writing that the Mesopotamians developed

a)

City-State

b)

Scribbles

c)

Ziggurat

d)

Hieroglyphics

e)

Cuneiform

5.

a country made up of a city and the surrounding land

a)

Tokens

b)

Empire

c)

City-State

d)

Papyrus

6.

Which of the following were members of the upper class?

a)

artisans

b)

kings and priests

c)

merchants and traders

d)

scribes

7.
pyramid-shaped brick temples
a)

pyramids

b)

apartments

c)

castles

d)

ziggurats

8.
system of writing that uses triangular-shaped symbols to stand for ideas or things
a)
hieroglyphs
b)
cave paintings
c)
alphabetic monograms
d)
cuneiform
9.
This picture shows an area known as the..
a)
Farming Curve
b)
Fertile Crescent
c)
Green C
d)
Fertile Curve
10.
Civilization in Mesopotamia developed between which two rivers?
a)

the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean

b)

the Tigris and the Persian Gulf

c)

the Persian Gulf and the Euphrates

d)

the Tigris and the Euphrates

11.

As farmers were able to grow more food, they could support ______

a)

transportation systems

b)

modern technology

c)

writing system

d)

larger populations

12.

Why were Pharaohs mummified?

a)

to preserve them for the afterlife

b)

to save them for us to see today

c)

to scare their enemies

d)

to satisfy the gods

13.

The belief in many gods is called

a)

monotheism

b)

polytheism

14.

The belief in one god

a)

monotheism

b)

polytheism

15.

Most Indus Valley people lived in __________.

a)

large cities

b)

small towns

c)

farming villages

d)

large ranches

16.

China's civilization developed between which two rivers?

a)

Yin and Yang

b)

Chang Jiang and Yangtze

c)

Shang and Zhou

d)

Huang He (Yellow River) and Yangtze (Long River)

17.
Line of rulers from the same family is a 
a)

cultural diffusion

b)

dynasty

c)

aristocracy

d)

autocracy

18.
The Shang and Zhou kings used the Mandate of ______ to prove that God had chosen them to rule.
a)
Gods
b)
Heaven
c)
Kings
d)
Men
19.

The ancient civilizations of China, Mesopotamia, and Egypt all developed...

a)

because they were all surrounded by mountains.

b)

because rivers deposited silt suitable for farming.

c)

because of serious droughts that happened around them.

d)

because of vast deserts that attracted settlers.

20.

Why was The Silk Road important?

a)

it was a military route.

b)

it was a trade route that connected China with other civilizations.

c)

it enabled silk made in the west to be brought to China.

d)

it was the trade route followed by Christopher Columbus.

21.

What were the rulers of Ancient China called?

a)

Emperors

b)

Lords

c)

Noblemen

d)

Pharaohs

22.

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?

a)

democracy

b)

merit system

c)

absolute monarchy

d)

feudalism

23.

Government that is made up of a small group of people from the highest social class in a society is called a?

a)

Theocracy

b)

Plutocracy

c)

Democracy

d)

Aristocracy

24.

A type of government in which people rule themselves by directly voting is called?

a)

Monarchy

b)

Theocracy

c)

Republic

d)

Democracy

25.

In ancient Greece a _________would be allowed to participate in government

a)

Plebeian

b)

Tyrant

c)

Patrician

d)

Citizen

26.

Which best describes a republic?

a)

A king rules over all with unlimited power

b)

Rulers are born to the job and govern with unlimited power

c)

Citizens have the right to choose people to represent them

27.

What basic Roman principle from the Republic era is reflected in our U.S. government today?

a)

One ruler with unlimited power within the government

b)

Women having voting rights

c)

Checks and balances to limit power within the government

28.

What purpose did a Roman aqueduct serve?

a)

It connected all parts of the Roman empire

b)

It brought water from the hills to Roman cities

c)

It held up the domed roofs in the temples

29.

A group of laws, written down and carved on 12 bronze tablets, that became the Foundation of Roman law.

a)

Code of Hammurabi

b)

Code of Ur-Nammu

c)

Twelve Tables

d)

The Tables of Justice

30.

The ______ were located in Guatemala, Belize, and the Yucatan Peninsula. They believed in human sacrifice as part of their religion.

a)

Aztecs

b)

Olmec

c)

Incas

d)

Maya

31.

The ________is considered the mother culture of all Mesoamerican cultures. They had a vast civilization throughout the Gulf Coast of Mexico.

a)

Aztecs

b)

Inca

c)

Olmec

d)

Maya

32.

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.

a)

Aztec

b)

Maya

c)

Inca

d)

Olmec

33.

The __________were located in Central Mexico, their capital city was Tenochtitlan and human sacrifice was a huge part of their religious beliefs.

a)

Inca

b)

Maya

c)

Olmec

d)

Aztecs

34.

Many Native Americans made their weapons out of volcanic glass known as _________.

a)

obsidian

b)

basalt

c)

rock

d)

jade

35.

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.

a)

burn and turn agrigulture

b)

slash and burn agriculture

c)

burn it down agriculture

d)

burn and slash agriculture