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6th grade review

Total questions: 111

Worksheet time: 4hrs 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are lines on a globe drawn in an east-west direction and measured in degrees?

a)

longitude

b)

latitude

c)

grid

d)

equator

2.

What are lines on a globe drawn in a north-south direction and measured in degrees?

a)

longitude

b)

latitude

c)

grid

d)

prime meridian

3.

What is an imaginary line drawn from the North Pole through Greenwich, England to the South Pole?

a)

longitude

b)

latitude

c)

equator

d)

prime meridian

4.

What is an imaginary line that is found at 0 degrees N/S? It divides the Northern and Southern hemispheres.

a)

longitude

b)

latitude

c)

equator

d)

prime meridian

5.
What is the continent that is light green?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Africa
d)
Australia
6.
What is the continent that is yellow?
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
Asia
d)
Antarctica
7.
What are the physical and human features of a location?
a)
perception
b)
place
c)
perspective
d)
landscapes
8.

What are lines on a globe drawn in an east-west direction and measured in degrees?

a)

longitude

b)

latitude

c)

grid

d)

equator

9.

What are lines on a globe drawn in a north-south direction and measured in degrees?

a)

longitude

b)

latitude

c)

grid

d)

prime meridian

10.

What is an imaginary line drawn from the North Pole through Greenwich, England to the South Pole?

a)

longitude

b)

latitude

c)

equator

d)

prime meridian

11.

What is an imaginary line that is found at 0 degrees N/S? It divides the Northern and Southern hemispheres.

a)

longitude

b)

latitude

c)

equator

d)

prime meridian

12.
What is the continent that is light green?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Africa
d)
Australia
13.
What is the continent that is yellow?
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
Asia
d)
Antarctica
14.
What is the continent that is dark green?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Europe
d)
Australia
15.

What is the continent that is dark red?

a)

North America

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

Australia

16.
What is the continent that is blue?
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
Antarctica
d)
Asia
17.

What is the continent that is pink?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Asia

d)

Oceania/Australia

18.
Largest continent in the world
a)
Africa
b)
United States
c)
Asia
d)
Europe
19.

The study of the people, their environment, and their resources is known as

a)

Biology

b)

Archaeology

c)

Geology

d)

Geography

20.

What type of map is shown?

a)

Robinson Projection

b)

Mercator Projection

c)

Duchin Projection

d)

Projection Projection

21.

Which of the following are reasons why the Robinson Projection map is "better" than the Mercator Projection Map? Select all that apply

a)

Rounded Edges

b)

Square Edges

c)

Continents are shown clearly

d)

Land masses are all accurate in Size, Location, and Shape

e)

Trick Question! Mercator Map is Better!!!! Mercator for the Win!

22.

Which of the following would be found in the Middle Atlantic Region? Select all that apply

a)

Iron

b)

Glass

c)

Steel

d)

Gold

e)

Cotton

23.

Using the idea of PLACE, why would a person living in a thick forest most likely live in a home made out of wood?

a)

There are a lot of trees and lumber to build his/her home

b)

Amazon Prime delivers wood houses in two days

c)

Homes made out of bricks would be too expensive

d)

Homes made out of fish would be too smelly

24.

What cardinal direction goes in the yellow box?

a)

east

b)

west

c)

south

d)

north

25.

What cardinal direction goes in the yellow box?

a)

north

b)

south

c)

east

d)

west

26.

What cardinal direction goes in the yellow box?

a)

northeast

b)

southwest

c)

north

d)

south

27.

What cardinal direction goes in the yellow box?

a)

west

b)

east

c)

southeast

d)

northwest

28.

Choose ALL the cardinal directions.

a)

north

b)

south

c)

east

d)

west

e)

northwest

29.

Choose ALL the intermediate directions.

a)

northwest

b)

southeast

c)

west

d)

south

30.

What intermediate direction goes in the purple box?

a)

northeast

b)

northwest

c)

south

d)

west

31.

What intermediate direction goes in the purple box?

a)

northeast

b)

south

c)

west

d)

southwest

32.

What intermediate direction goes in the purple box?

a)

north

b)

southeast

c)

west

d)

southwest

33.

What intermediate direction goes in the purple box?

a)

north

b)

northwest

c)

northeast

d)

south

34.
California (CA) is ______ of
Colorado (CO).
a)
East
b)
Southeast
c)
West
d)
North
35.

What are the cardinal directions?

a)

Southwest

b)

Northeast

c)

northeast, southeast, northwest, southwest

d)

north, south, east, west

36.

What are the intermediate directions?

a)

north, south, west, east

b)

northwest, southwest, northeast, southeast

c)

the direction the Earth rotates

d)

the direction all students walk to Northwest Middle School

37.

Michigan is _________ of Wisconsin.

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

38.

Which state is west of Nevada?

a)

Utah

b)

California

c)

Idaho

d)

Arizona

39.

Which state is south of Michigan?

a)

North Dakota

b)

Indiana

c)

Wisconsin

d)

Kansas

40.

What is this symbol?

a)

scale

b)

key

c)

compass rose

d)

map

41.
What country is NORTH of the United States of America?
a)
Mexico
b)
Canada
42.
North, South, East and West are all called the ____________________ directions.
a)
main
b)
cardinal
c)
four
d)
intermediate
43.
Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, and Southwest are all known as ____________________ directions.
a)
main
b)
cardinal
c)
four
d)
intermediate
44.
Which Europeans powers colonized South Africa? 
a)
Dutch & British
b)
French & English
c)
Spanish & French 
d)
German & British
45.
What did the apartheid laws do? 
a)
gave power to white officials
b)
segregated different types of Europeans
c)
separated men and wolmen
d)
separated whites and non-whites
46.
Who was the educated leader of the African National Congress and spoke out in opposition of apartheid?
a)
Nelson Mandeal
b)
FW de Klerk
c)
Jono Kenyatta
d)
Shaka Zulu
47.

Who won the Greco-Persian Wars?

a)

the Browns

b)

the Persians

c)

the Greeks

d)

Alexander the Great

48.

Why was Mount Olympus important to the Greeks?

a)

It was fun to climb.

b)

The theater was there.

c)

The Olympic Games were there.

d)

The gods lived there.

49.

Which sentence best describes education in Sparta?

a)

Children did not learn to read.

b)

Children studied sculpture and painting.

c)

Both boys and girls got military training.

d)

Both boys and girls learned to cook and clean

50.

In Spartan education, reading and writing were not considered as important as

a)

artistic capabilities.

b)

military skills.

c)

philosophical knowledge.

d)

foreign trade expertise.

51.

Spartans were proud to produce __________ rather than artists and thinkers

a)

children

b)

soldiers

c)

artists

d)

writers

52.

The government of Sparta was

a)

an oligarchy

b)

a democracy

c)

a dictatorship

d)

a monarchy

53.

Because Spartan men were expected to serve in the army for 60 years, who did Sparta rely on to produce the goods they needed?

a)

slaves and noncitizens

b)

citizens and women

c)

young boys and girls

d)

widows and peasants

54.

Greece is located

a)

in North America

b)

in China

c)

in Southern Europe

d)

in Texas

55.

Who won the Greco-Persian War

a)

the Cleveland Browns

b)

the Pittsburg Steelers

c)

the Persians

d)

the Greeks

56.

Which of the following is true of Greece

a)

Greece is a small country in Southern Europe.

b)

Greece is shaped like an outstretched hand.

c)

Greece is shaped like an outstretched hand.

d)

all of the above

57.

When the Persians reached Athens, they


a)

burned it to the ground.

b)

turned it into their military base.

c)

made the Athenians surrender the city.

d)

required the Athenians to flee the city.

58.

Who was the king that divided the Persian Empire into 20 provinces?

a)

King Darius

b)

King Xerxes

c)

King Thermopylae

d)

King Leonidas

59.

Why were the villages and farms in ancient Greece isolated from each other

a)

The villages and farmers were separated by seas and mountains.

b)

The villagers and farmers used different forms of currency.

c)

The villagers and farmers constantly fought with each other.

d)

The villagers and farmers did not know other groups existed.

60.

The shortage of good farmland in ancient Greece caused the settlements to

a)

join with other settlements.

b)

organize a trade system.

c)

go to war with each other.

d)

establish very strict laws.

61.

Ancient Greek communities are called


a)

assemblies

b)

stations

c)

city-states

d)

governments

62.

A government in which the ruling power is in the hands of a king or queen is

a)

monarchy

b)

oligarchy

c)

democracy

d)

tyranny

63.

Compared to Spartans, Athenians were more likely to

a)

spread their own ideas.

b)

learn from others.

c)

share their knowledge of art.

d)

all of the above

64.

The chief role of women in Athens was

a)

voting in the Assembly.

b)

managing the home.

c)

proposing new laws.

d)

serving as a citizen.

65.

An economy is the way in which a community organizes the manufacture and exchange of goods and services. Athens's economy was based on

a)

farming

b)

trade

c)

fishing

d)

hunting

66.

Why were the villages and farms in ancient Greece isolated from each other

a)

The villages and farmers were separated by seas and mountains.

b)

The villagers and farmers used different forms of currency.

c)

The villagers and farmers constantly fought with each other.

d)

The villagers and farmers did not know other groups existed.

67.

What does Monotheistic mean?

a)

Belief of many gods

b)

Belief in Jesus

c)

Belief in 1 god

d)

Belief in Christianity

68.

What does Polytheistic mean

a)

Belief in 1 god

b)

Belief in Buddha

c)

Belief in many gods

d)

Belief in Zeus

69.

Romans were very accepting of Christianity

a)

True

b)

False

70.

Christianity evolved from what Religion?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Islam

d)

Judaism

71.

What does scapegoat mean?

a)

A tricky goat

b)

A liar

c)

Someone who is blamed

d)

A mechanic.

72.

Christianity spread on the millions of miles of roads built during the height of the Roman Empire

a)

True

b)

False

73.

What is famine?

a)

Lack of water

b)

Lack of air

c)

Lack of food

d)

Lack of Christianity

74.

Christians were used as scapegoats for fires, famine, and floods

a)

True

b)

False

75.

Romans liked the fact that Christians believed all people were equal.

a)

True

b)

False

76.

Romans were

a)

Polytheistic

b)

Monotheistic

c)

Believed in Buddha

d)

Believed in Jesus.

77.

How many main gods did the Romans believe in?

a)

10

b)

12

c)

9

d)

8

78.
Christianity is a ____________ religion.
a)
Monotheistic
b)
Polytheistic
79.
Followers believe that Jesus was the .....
a)
father of god
b)
regular person
c)
peasant 
d)
son of god
80.
What did Jesus call his followers?
a)
children
b)
people
c)
disciples
d)
followers
81.

Baptism

a)

ritual cleansing by plunging into water

b)

love, loyalty, or enthusiasm for a person, activity, or cause.

c)

religious worship or observance.

d)

prayers or religious observances.

82.

Roman method of execution by nailing a person to a wooden cross

a)

Crucifixion

b)

Guillotining

c)

Hanging

d)

Impalement

83.

fall apart, break into pieces

a)

Collapse

b)

Success

c)

Revitalization

d)

Accomplishment

84.
brought water to cities
a)
dieties
b)
concrete
c)
aqueducts
d)
Caesar
85.
a method of execution
a)
crucifixion
b)
cataraction
c)
mercenary
d)
conversion
86.
Rome was located near what body of water?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Red Sea
d)
Mediterranean Sea
87.

What is Egyptian writing called?

a)

Cunniform

b)

Sanskrit

c)

Hieroglyphics

d)

Pictograms

88.

A payment made to a ruler to keep the peace is called what?

a)

Offering

b)

Bribe

c)

Tribute

d)

Hyskos

89.

She was one of the only female pharaohs of Egypt.

a)

Hyskos

b)

Sahara

c)

Mrs. Grothey

d)

Hatshepsut

90.

A system of ditches used to bring water to crops.

a)

Irrigation

b)

Irigation

c)

Irrigatien

d)

Irigations

91.

What is papyrus?

a)

Egyptian fabric

b)

Egyptian clothing

c)

A plant used for cooking

d)

A plant used for making paper

92.

The process of preparing a body to become a mummy.

a)

Burial Cleaning

b)

Embtombing

c)

Embalming

d)

Mummified

93.

Another word for gods and goddesses.

a)

Pharaohs

b)

Idols

c)

Deities

d)

Kings

94.

A collection of spells and prayers.

a)

Book of magic.

b)

Guide to the After Life.

c)

The Dead Sea Scrolls

d)

The Book of the Dead.

95.

This was the main god of the Egyptians.

a)

Hyskos

b)

Re

c)

Ea

d)

Enki

96.

The body of a pharaoh that has been prepared for the afterlife.

a)

A Mommy

b)

A burial chamber

c)

Your Mummy.

d)

A Mummy.

97.

The main example of monumental architecture from Egypt.

a)

Ziggurats

b)

Temples

c)

Pyramids

d)

Irrigation

98.

When power is handed down through the family.

a)

Democracy

b)

Dictatorship

c)

Dynasty

d)

Democratic Republic

99.

This man discovered the tomb of King Tut.

a)

Carter Howard

b)

Howard Carter

c)

James Carter

d)

Carter James

100.

This prince drove the Hyskos out of Egypt.

a)

Hatshepsut

b)

Ahmose

c)

Thutmose

d)

Ramses

101.

The last major pharaoh of Egypt.

a)

Ramses II

b)

Ahmose

c)

Hatshepsut

d)

Akhenaton

102.

This is an area where pharaohs were buried in tombs in the cliffs.

a)

Nubia

b)

Nile Delta

c)

Giza

d)

Valley of the Kings

103.

This is the largest desert in the world.

a)

The Gobi Desert

b)

The Sahara Dessert

c)

The Sonoran Desert

d)

The Sahara Desert

104.

A group of people from western Asia who invaded Egypt.

a)

Summerians

b)

Huns

c)

Hyskos

d)

Israelites

105.

He was known as the "boy" king.

a)

Ramses I

b)

Hatshepsut

c)

Tutankhamen

d)

Thutmose III

106.

What were the Egyptian Kings called?

a)

Pharaohs

b)

Pharases

c)

Chiefs

d)

Elders

107.
What did Hammurabi do with the code of laws to make sure everyone knew of them?
a)
He had them carved on stele and placed in the temple
b)
He put the code in front of the government buildings
c)
He placed them at the entrance of Babylon
d)
He had someone shout them out to everyone in the kingdom
108.
What is he famous for?
a)
He was the first to use cuneiform (writing)
b)
He was the first emperor.
c)
He had a powerful army.
d)
He was the first to produce written laws.
109.
What is a stele?
a)
A babylonian chariot.
b)
A big black rock with the written laws etched on it.
c)
A big black rock with carvings etched on it.
d)
An early form of steel.
110.
How would you describe his laws?
a)
Fair and balanced.
b)
Very harsh by our modern standards.
c)
 Too lenient (easy on the offender)
d)
complicated
111.
Which modern idiom refers to Hammurabi's Code?
a)
An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth
b)
It's raining cats and dogs.
c)
Break a leg!
d)
The wisdom of an old man brings wealth.

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