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6th Grade SS Fall Final Review

Total questions: 88

Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Early hunter-gatherers traveled to follow

a)

their children

b)

the most famous person in the group

c)

the religious leader

d)

their food

2.

What is the name of the period when people made tools from stone?

a)

Stone Age

b)

Rock Time

c)

Flinstone Age

d)

Hunting Ages

3.

What are two examples of technology that hunter-gatherers used?

a)

Animals and fire

b)

Computers and cell phones

c)

Fire and tools

d)

Tools and branches

4.

Hunter-gatherers moved from place to place, this makes them what kind of person?

a)

Traveler

b)

Nomad

c)

Wanderer

d)

Gypsy

5.

Which statement best describes hunter-gatherers?

a)

they domesticated animals to help with daily activities

b)

the tools they made from metal helped them to survive

c)

they were experts at using their environment to meet their needs

d)

they developed ways to bring water to their crops

6.

Which continent is said to have been where early man first walked and lived?

a)

Russia

b)

Africa

c)

Australia

d)

Asia

7.

Which of the following ended the need to be a hunter-gatherer?

a)

Fire

b)

Ice Age

c)

Domestication

d)

Animism

8.

What is domestication?

a)

The process of adapting wild plants and animals for animal use

b)

The process of adapting wild plants and animals for human use

c)

The process of adapting domestic plants and animals for wild use

d)

The process of adapting wild plants and animals for plant use

9.

Which continent did early humans reach last?

a)

Africa

b)

United States

c)

Asia

d)

South America

10.

If you were to put these two on a timeline, which one was used the latest: Domestication or the use of bronze tools?

a)

Domestication

b)

Bronze Tools

11.

What does the following image represent?

a)

Bronze tools

b)

Domestication

c)

Nomads

d)

Agriculture

12.

population centers

a)

cities

b)

government

c)

established religion

d)

job specialization

13.

Successful civilizations have many of these including a capital with common features.

a)

Religion

b)

Cities

c)

Government

d)

language

14.

Which feature of a civilization is shown here?

a)

Government and Law

b)

Writing

c)

Religion

d)

Art and Architecture

15.

Which feature does this picture represent?

a)

Cities

b)

Writing System

c)

Specialized Jobs

d)

Religion

16.

These are roads, buildings, temples, and walls, etc.

a)

religion

b)

public works

c)

job specialization

d)

social classes

17.

All civilizations need this: leadership and laws.

a)

religion

b)

government

c)

social classes

d)

art & architecture

18.

This is organized worship and beliefs.

a)

religion

b)

social classes

c)

job specialization

d)

government

19.

How are people ranked in a civilization?

a)

social classes

b)

job specialization

c)

public works

d)

government

20.

The many jobs done by people who were good at what they did.

a)

government

b)

social order

c)

job specialization

d)

religion

21.

In ancient civilization social order, who was the most important after the king?

a)

soldiers

b)

religious/priests

c)

craftsmen

d)

farmers

22.

What is a civilization?

a)

A town

b)

A random place

c)

A society

d)

A complex society with 8 specific features

23.

Books and newspapers are best defined as an example of...

a)

Art

b)

Writing

c)

Public Works

d)

Religion

24.

A space or building that everyone uses or benefits from is an example of...

a)

Public Works

b)

Government

c)

Economy

d)

Social Classes

25.

Sculptures, statues, paintings, and drawings are all examples of...

a)

Writing

b)

Art and Architecture

c)

Economy

d)

Social Classes

26.

Which is NOT one of the 8 factors of a civilization?

a)

Government

b)

Economy

c)

Cities

d)

Food

27.

What geographic feature were all cities in Mesopotamia near?

a)

Deserts

b)

Mountains

c)

Rivers

d)

Oceans

28.

Who was the leader of the government in Mesopotamia?

a)

A king

b)

A priest

c)

A god

d)

A musician

29.

What is an example of technology from Mesopotamia?

a)

Cars

b)

Paper

c)

Cell Phones

d)

The Wheel

30.

Cuneiform is the name of Mesopotamia's...

a)

Writing System

b)

Art and Entertainment

c)

Technology

d)

Government

31.

Mesopotamia means,

a)

Big country

b)

Mashed Potatoes

c)

Land between two rivers

d)

Land outside the desert

32.

How did the first humans create a food surplus?

a)

Farming

b)

Hunting

c)

Gathering

d)

Cooking

33.

Who was the Mesopotamian ruler who wrote laws?

a)

Hammurabi

b)

Ramses

c)

Sargon

d)

Narmer

34.

Mesopotamia's religion had

a)

One god

b)

Many gods

35.

Were women treated equally to men in Mesopotamia?

a)

True

b)

False

36.

The Assyrians used the writing and religion of the ___________.

a)

Egyptians

b)

Sumerians

c)

Romans

d)

Greeks

37.

Who built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?

a)

Alexander the Great

b)

Nebuchadnezzar II

c)

Julius Caesar

d)

Cleopatra

38.

Define irrigation.

a)

digging canals to let water flow from a water source to fields for farming

b)

side by side, but never crossing

c)

made up of; composed of

d)

The land between two rivers (Greek)

39.

What continent is Mesopotamia located on?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

Iraq

40.

Which person specialized in writing cuneiform?

a)

a skilled metalworker

b)

a government official

c)

a king

d)

a scribe

41.

A large territory or group of territories governed by one ruler.

a)

Ziggurat

b)

Empire

c)

City-State

d)

Polytheism

42.

The first empire was called

a)

Akkad

b)

Babylon

c)

Assyria

d)

Chaldea

43.

Hammurabi was the leader of which empire?

a)

Akkad

b)

Assyria

c)

Chaldea

d)

Babylon

44.

This empire had a large well-trained army that used iron weapons.

a)

Akkad

b)

Babylon

c)

Assyria

d)

Chaldea

45.

The leader of Akkad was

a)

Sargon

b)

Hammurabi

c)

Ashurbanipal

d)

Nabopolassar

46.

Why did Nebuchadnezzar build the Hanging Gardens?

a)

To please his wife

b)

To scare off invaders

c)

To study the stars

d)

To worship the gods

47.

True or False: Cyrus the Great forced those he conquered into slavery.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

Which Persian King built the Royal Road?

a)

Cyrus the Great

b)

Darius I

c)

Darius III

d)

Xerxes

49.

What did Darius I (or Darius the Great) do?

a)

Built the Royal Road

b)

Built a canal

c)

Expanded the empire to its height in size

d)

All of the above

50.

Zoroastrianism is a Monotheistic religion. What does that mean?

a)

Belief in one god

b)

Belief in many gods

c)

Belief in the Sun God

d)

Belief in Nature Spirits

51.

Cyrus the Great is considered "great" because...?

a)

He did not enslave those he conquered

b)

He freed the Jews

c)

He was tolerant of other religions

d)

All of the Above

52.

What is the term used to describe the collection of independent city-states of the Phoenicians?

a)

Kingdom

b)

Union

c)

Empire

d)

City-State

53.

What is the Phoenicians' most famous invention?

a)

The Wheel

b)

The Alphabet

c)

Gunpowder

d)

The Compass

54.

What was the prized dye produced by the Phoenicians?

a)

Purple dye

b)

Blue dye

c)

Red dye

d)

Yellow dye

55.

Followers of Judaism are called

a)

Christians

b)

Jews

c)

Judaus

d)

Hindus

56.

The geographic origin of Judaism is

a)

India

b)

Egypt

c)

the Middle East/Israel (Southwest Asia)

d)

East Africa

57.

The leader of worship in a synagogue is usually a

a)

imam

b)

priest

c)

minister

d)

rabbi

58.

In Judaism, the place of worship is often called a

a)

mosque or masjid

b)

church or cathedral

c)

synagogue or temple

d)

stupa or pagoda

59.

The country that Jews consider their "Homeland" is

a)

Canada

b)

United States of America

c)

Egypt

d)

Israel

60.

Jews are monotheistic. This means they believe in

a)

No God

b)

Many gods and goddesses

c)

One God

d)

Ancestor Worship

61.

God gave the Jews many laws which are written in the Torah. The most important of these are the

a)

Five Pillars

b)

Ten Commandments

c)

4 Noble Truths

d)

Dharma

62.

The scattering of Jews around the world is called the

a)

origin

b)

diaspora

c)

founding

d)

Torah

63.
___________ is considered to be the founder of Judaism.
a)
Abraham
b)
Jesus
c)
David
d)
Muhammad
64.

The ______ is the 5 books given to the Jewish people by God through Moses.

a)

Torah

b)

Synagogue

c)

Tripitika

d)

Bible

65.

Polytheism means that you

a)

worship many gods

b)

worship one god

c)

do not believe in God

d)

do not believe in Religion

66.

When god made the agreement with Abraham, he told him to move where?

a)

Canaan

b)

Mecca

c)

Jerusalem

67.

A unit of soldiers who ride horses

a)

Cavalry

b)

Immortals

c)

Phalanx

d)

Alliance

68.

Founder of the Persian Empire

a)

Cyrus the Great

b)

Darius I

c)

Xerxes I

d)

Philip II

69.

Who were the rulers of ancient Egypt called?

a)

pharaohs

b)

sultans

c)

kings

d)

emperors

70.

What are the famous structures built as tombs for pharaohs called?

a)

pyramids

b)

temples

c)

obelisks

d)

sphinxes

71.

Which river was the lifeblood of ancient Egypt?

a)

Nile River

b)

Amazon River

c)

Ganges River

d)

Mississippi River

72.

What is the ancient Egyptian writing system called?

a)

hieratic script

b)

cuneiform

c)

hieroglyphics

d)

pictographs

73.
Who was at the top of the Egyptian social order?
a)
slaves
b)
pharaoh
c)
priests
d)
scribes
74.
Pyramids are built to 
a)
for worshipping the Gods
b)
to look strong and cool to other nations
c)
be a tomb for the Pharaoh
d)
to give farmers jobs when not farming
75.
Egypt is on what Continent?
a)
Africa
b)
Asia
c)
Europe
d)
South America
76.
Who would write and record information?
a)
slaves
b)
scribes
c)
farmers
d)
craftspeople
77.

An Egyptian king. Also known as a living God.

a)

Nomad

b)

Ruler

c)

Pharoah

d)

Vizier

78.

Workers made paper from

a)

papyrus

b)

reed

c)

pound

79.

Why was Cuneiform originally made?

a)

To communicate through trade

b)

To count the stars

c)

To talk to your friends

d)

To write songs

80.

Cave art is usually considered

a)

graffiti

b)

prehistoric drawings and engravings

c)

prehistoric food and clothing

d)

none of the above

81.

Cave paintings like these are most associated with

a)

Hunter-Gatherers

b)

Medieval European Societies

c)

artists today

d)

Egyptians

82.

A cylinder seal like this is most associated with which group of people?

a)
Sumerians
b)
Assyrians
c)
Babylonians
d)

Egyptians

83.

An artwork like this is most associated with which group of people?

a)

Hunter Gatherers

b)

Babylonians

c)
Ancient Egyptians
d)
Renaissance Artists
84.

What was the purpose of a ziggurat?

a)
To serve as temples for worship and rituals.
b)

To act as defensive against invaders.

c)
To function as marketplaces for trade.
d)
To serve as royal palaces for kings.
85.

This type of nomadic lifestyle is best associated with which group of early humans?

a)

Sumerians

b)

Farmers

c)
Hunter-gatherers
d)

Egyptians

86.

The 10,000 immortals used in the Persian Empire is best associated with

a)

Writing

b)

Military

c)

Religion

d)

Art/Architecture

87.

Which early writing system is shown in this picture?

a)
Phoenician Alphabet
b)
Runes
c)
Cuneiform
d)
Hieroglyphics
88.

Which ancient writing system is shown here?

a)
Cuneiform
b)
Hieroglyphics
c)

Phoenician Alphabet

d)
Ugaritic

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