Worksheets6th Grade Unit 1 Test
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How did early civilizations develop a stable food?
a)
Through gathering
b)
Through hunting
c)
Through a nomadic lifestyle
d)
Through agriculture
2.
Which of the following characteristics did early civilizations develop? (Pick 3)
a)
Temporary shelters that could be moved from place to place
b)
Religious beliefs that helped explain the world
c)
New technologies such as a standard measurements and metal tools
d)
Writing systems to keep track of crops, trade, and government records
e)
Food supply shortages when animals could not be hunted.
3.
How did early civilizations manage issues regarding resource use, irrigation, and trade?
a)
Their cultures eliminated these issues
b)
Their government resolved these issues
c)
Their Religion eliminated these issues
d)
Their social structures resolved these issues.
4.
How did people meet their needs in early civilizations? (choose 2)
a)
They bartered for items they needed.
b)
They moved from place to place to hunt animals.
c)
They lived in small family groups that met their own needs.
d)
They settled in permanent villages and farmed.
5.
What type of social structure was common in early civilizations?
a)
People were ranked into social classes based on their religion.
b)
People were ranked into socials classes based on their use of technology.
c)
People were ranked into social classes based on their culture.
d)
People were ranked into social classes based on the job they did.
6.
At first, hunter-gathers killed large animals by using (a) or forcing them off cliffs.
7.
Later, they developed basic hunting weapons like (a) .
8.
Which type of Shelters did hunter-gathers use? (Choose 2)
a)
Temporary shelters made of animals skins and plant materials.
b)
Permanent shelters like villages.
c)
Natural shelters like caves and rock overhangs.
d)
Temporary shelters made of mood and stone.
e)
Permanent shelters made of clay and plant materials.
9.
When did early humans start building permanent settlements?
a)
When they started using fire
b)
When they started farming
c)
When they started using basic hunting weapons
d)
When they started using tools
10.
Which factors contributed to the Agricultural Revolution (Choose 2)
a)
People discovered how to domesticate animals.
b)
People discovered how to use fire
c)
The earth warmed and plants grew more easily.
d)
The earth cooled and there were fewer animals.
e)
People discovered how to make tools.
11.
A decade is (a) years
12.
A century is (a) years.
13.
Which two dates describe the same year?
a)
1000BCE & 1000CE
b)
1000AD & 1000BCE
c)
1000BCE & 1000BC
d)
1000AD & 1000BC
14.
What does circa mean in this sentence?
This event happened circa 1000AD
a)
Common Era
b)
In the year of our Lord
c)
Approximately
d)
In
15.
What is implied by the date 1775?
a)
1775 occurred in the Common Era.
b)
1775 occurred after the Common Era
c)
1775 occurred before the Common Era
16.
After the Agricultural Revolution, people started to use materials such as __________ to make shelters.
a)
Cotton and wool
b)
Mud Bricks
c)
Animal Skins
17.
After the Agricultural Revolution, they made clothes from materials such as______________.
a)
Cotton and Wool
b)
Animal Skins
c)
Mud Bricks
18.
Which of these examples describes a barter economy?
a)
A weaver and farmer trade cloth for food.
b)
A weaver and warmer grows enough food to feed her family.
c)
A weaver asks a farmer to share the food he grew
d)
A weaver buys food from a farmer.
19.
How did hunter-gathers use fire? (Choose 2)
a)
Fire was used for heat and light at night.
b)
Fire was used to chase away threatening animals.
c)
Fire was used to build shelters
d)
Fire was used to make weapons from metals.
e)
Fire was used in slash and burn agriculture
20.
Ancient Israel, Ancient Greece, and Ancient Rome developed around the ___________ and used it to trade with surrounding civilizations.
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Indian Ocean
c)
Arabian Sea
d)
Mediterranean Sea
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