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6th Grade SS QRTLY

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many years separate 325 BC and AD 325 on a timeline?

a)

649 years

b)

650 years

c)

325 years

d)

32 years

2.

How many years separate 40 BC and AD 40 on a timeline?

a)

79 years

b)

80 years

c)

180 years

d)

240 years

3.
How many years between 50BC and AD 200?
a)
150
b)
250
c)
450
d)

249

4.
How many years between 5000BC and 2000BC?
a)
7000
b)
250
c)
3000
5.

How many years passed between 1945 CE and 449 BC

a)
3,300 Years
b)

2,393

c)

2,394

d)

2,449

6.

A(n) _______________ is a human made object such as a tool, button, or old vase.

a)

artifact

b)

secondary source

c)

bias

d)

question

7.

The Shang dynasty in ancient China started around 1600 BCE and ended around 1000 BCE. About how long did it last?

a)

2600 years

b)

60 years

c)

600 years

d)

500 years

8.

If you need to calculate the years between two different Eras (Opposite sides BC and AD)

a)

Subtract them and -1

b)

Add them and -1

c)

Add them

d)

Just subtract

9.

If both events are in BCE/BC (SAME SIDE)

a)

Take the number of the older event (Larger #) and SUBTRACT the more recent event (Smaller #)

b)

If both events are in CE/ADTake the number of the older event (Larger #) and ADD the more recent event (Smaller #)

10.

Which hominin group is the oldest?

a)

Handy Man

b)

Wise Man

c)

Upright Man

d)

Lucy and Her Relatives

e)

Neanderthal Man

11.

This hominin group created fire for the first time.

a)

Handy Man

b)

Wise Man

c)

Upright Man

d)

Lucy and Her Relatives

e)

Neanderthal Man

12.

Which hominin group are we, the modern humans, related to?

a)

Handy Man

b)

Wise Man

c)

Upright Man

d)

Neanderthal Man

13.

This hominin group used simple tools used for digging, chopping, and cutting.

a)

Handy Man

b)

Wise Man

c)

Upright Man

d)

Neanderthal Man

14.

This hominin group created fire for the first time.

a)

Handy Man

b)

Wise Man

c)

Upright Man

d)

Neanderthal Man

15.

Which sentence best describes why building shelters was important for hominins to survive?

a)

Building shelters allowed hominins to adapt to different areas.

b)

Building shelters helped them create more art.

c)

Building shelters helped them to celebrate more rituals.

d)

All of the above.

16.

10 years is a

a)

millenium

b)

century

c)

decade

d)

a very long time

17.

People who move from place to place regularly are called

a)

Nomads/Migrants

b)

Systematic Agriculture

c)

Hunter-gathers

d)

Neolithic

18.

Which ocean is the star located on?

a)

Southern Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

19.
The Prime Meridian divides the Earth into________.
a)
a. Eastern and Northern hemispheres
b)
b. Eastern and Western hemispheres
c)
c. Northern and Southern hemispheres
d)
d. Northern and Eastern hemispheres
20.
Which imaginary lines go horizontally around the Earth?
a)
a. lines of latitude
b)
b. lines of longitude
c)
c. the Equator
d)
d. prime meridian
21.

What is this a picture of?

a)

Latitude Lines

b)

Political Map

c)

Longitude Lines

d)

Physical Map

22.

What does this map show?

a)

Mountains

b)

Longitude Lines

c)

Canyons

d)

Latitude Lines

23.

What ocean is H4?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Artic Ocean

d)

Indian Ocean

24.

What continent is located at I 3?

a)

North America

b)

Europe

c)

Asia

d)

Australia

25.

Latitude lines measure:

a)

North and South

b)

East and West

26.

Longitude lines measure

a)

East and West

b)

North to South

27.

Who studies the Earth's history, including its physical materials such as rocks, minerals, and soil?

a)

Geologists

b)

Linguists

c)

Anthropologists

d)

Geographers

28.

Who studies the past based upon what earlier people left behind?

a)

Linguists

b)

Archaeologists

c)

Geographers

d)

Geneticists

29.

Who studies humans and their development, including human culture and behavior?

a)

Archaeologists

b)

Geologists

c)

Anthropologists

d)

Geneticists

30.

Who studies the Earth's physical and cultural features?

a)

Archaeologists

b)

Geographers

c)

Geneticists

d)

Linguists

31.

What are fossils?

a)

Objects made and used by humans

b)

The remains or imprints of things that were once alive

c)

A method of calculating the age of artifacts

d)

Layers of rock or soil

32.

A diary is a...

a)

primary source

b)

secondary source

33.

A photograph is a...

a)

primary source

b)

secondary source

34.

A fossil is a...

a)

primary source

b)

secondary source

35.

A biography is a ...

a)

primary source

b)

secondary source

36.

A phone recording/ video is a...

a)

primary source

b)

secondary source

37.

What is shown and colored-in above?

a)

The southern hemisphere

b)

The northern hemisphere

c)

The longitude

d)

The atlas

38.

What are the coordinates for the BLUE Square?

a)

40*S, 80*W

b)

60*S, 0*

c)

70*N, 140*W

d)

50*N, 70*E

39.

What are the coordinates for the BLUE Circle?

a)

40*S, 80*W

b)

60*S, 0*

c)

70*N, 140*W

d)

50*N, 70*E

40.

What are the coordinates for the BLUE Star?

a)

40*S, 80*W

b)

60*S, 0*

c)

70*N, 140*W

d)

50*N, 70*E

41.

How old was Rosa Parks (1913 CE - 2005 CE)?

a)

39 years

b)

42 years

c)

78 years

d)

92 years

42.

How many years separate Hammurabi's Code (1750 BCE) and U.S. Constitution (1788 CE)?

a)

38 years

b)

3,537 years

c)

3,538 years

d)

3,837 years

43.

How many years separate End of World War II (1945 CE) and the Persian War (449 BCE)?

a)

1,496 years

b)

1,500 years

c)

2,393 years

d)

2,394 years

44.

How many years separate King Tut (1334 BCE) and Ashoka (268 BCE)?

a)

1,066 years

b)

1,334 years

c)

1,602 years

d)

2,000 years

45.

Put these four events in the order that they happened:

a)

1. 3500 BCE: Cuneiform invented, 1334 BCE: King Tut begins rule, 64 CE: Great Fire of Rome, 1765 CE: American Revolution

b)

2. 1334 BCE: King Tut begins rule, 3500 BCE: Cuneiform invented, 64 CE: Great Fire of Rome, 1765 CE: American Revolution

c)

3. 64 CE: Great Fire of Rome, 1765 CE: American Revolution, 3500 BCE: Cuneiform invented, 1334 BCE: King Tut begins rule

d)

4. 3500 BCE: Cuneiform invented, 64 CE: Great Fire of Rome, 1334 BCE: King Tut begins rule, 1765 CE: American Revolution

46.

How old was Augustus (63 BCE - 14 CE)?

a)

36 years

b)

49 years

c)

76 years

d)

94 years

47.

Australopithecus afarensis was known as

a)

Neanderthals/Wise Man

b)

Lucy

c)

Upright Man

d)

Early Modern Man

48.

Homo habilis was known as

a)

Lucy

b)

Upright Man

c)

Early Modern Man

d)

Handy Man

49.

Homo erectus was known as

a)

Lucy

b)

Upright Man

c)

Neanderthals/Wise Man

d)

Early Modern Man

50.

Homo sapiens neanderthalensis were known as

a)

Neanderthals/Wise Man

b)

Lucy

c)

Upright Man

d)

Handy Man

51.

Homo sapiens sapiens were known as

a)

Early Modern Man

b)

Handy Man

c)

Lucy

d)

Upright Man

52.

Which of the following was the earliest known hominid?

a)

Homo habilis

b)

Homo sapiens neanderthalensis

c)

Australopithecus afarensis

d)

Homo erectus

53.

Which type of hominid first used fire?

a)

Homo habilis

b)

Homo erectus

c)

Homo sapiens

d)

Neanderthals

54.

What is the special capability of Homo sapiens sapiens?

a)

making fire

b)

living in a community

c)

making tools

d)

making art

55.

What were the two main capabilities of Homo habilis?

a)

Living in large groups and making simple tools from rocks.

b)

Traveling together and building shelters.

c)

Caring for one another and making stronger weapons.

d)

Creating art and cutting meat.

56.

According to our readings, what could Homo habilis do that Australopithecus afarensis could not do?

a)

raise children

b)

swim well

c)

make stone tools

d)

walk upright

57.

Which type of hominid lived closest to modern times?

a)

Homo habilis

b)

Homo sapiens neanderthalensis

c)

Australopithecus afarensis

d)

Homo erectus

58.

Which hominids used tools?

a)

Homo habilis

b)

Homo sapiens neanderthalensis

c)

Homo erectus

d)

All of the above

59.

What do Homo sapiens and Australopithecus afarensis have in common?

a)

same level of intelligence

b)

used tools

c)

bipeds

d)

built shelter

60.

Hunting in well-organized groups and caring for the sick and injured was a capability of which group of hominids?

a)

Homo habilis

b)

Homo sapiens neanderthalensis

c)

Australopithecus afarensis

d)

Homo erectus

61.

Latitude lines measure how far away something is from the:

a)

Prime Meridian.

b)

Equator

c)

International Date Line.

d)

Arctic Circle

62.

Longitude Lines measure how far away something is from the:

a)

Equator

b)

International Date line

c)

Arctic Circle

d)

Prime Meridian

63.

What is located at 0* Longitude

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

64.

What is located at 0* Latititude

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

65.

Latitude line are often called _______, while Longitude lines are often called _______.

a)

Parallels, Meridians

b)

Meridians, Parallels

c)

Fatitude, Fongitude