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WorksheetsGrade 6 Cumulative History Review
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 3hrs 0mins
The Nile River Valley was well suited for settlement. Which of the following statements supports this fact?
The geography supported various desert plants & birds.
The geography included many areas for hunters to hunt widely.
The geography included areas for farming.
The geography helped to unify the country.
Pyramids are ______.
warehouses where surplus food is stored.
temples where the people are allowed to come & play.
stone tombs with four rectangle-shaped sides that join a limestone roof.
royal tombs with four triangle-shaped sides that meet at a point on top.
Which statement best describes the burial practices of Egyptians?
Egyptians preserved bodies as mummies.
Egyptians carried their dead to neighboring countries.
Egyptians used a funeral pyre for their dead.
Egyptians buried their dead in the river.
Ancient Egyptian writing was made up of symbols representing objects, syllables, and letters. This form of writing was called ____.
alphabet
cuneiform
mosaics
hieroglyphics
Since the Egyptians believed that the other self or spirit of a dead person lived in the corpse (dead body) during the afterlife, what process was developed to preserve the corpse?
mummification
Egyptology
desertification
irrigation
What was the most important use of the papyrus plant?
It was used to feed livestock.
It was used for clothing.
It was used as building material.
It was used as a writing surface.
The Nile River annually deposited silt into the ______.
cataracts.
Mediterranean Sea
Nile Delta
Red Sea
What was the job of an Egyptian scribe?
to farm
to write
to build
to offer sacrifices
What was the job of an Egyptian scribe?
to farm
to write
to build
to offer sacrifices
Which Egyptian Pharaoh had one of the longest reigns (rule) was a strong military power?
King Tut
Ramses II
Akhenaton
Hatshepsut
Which of the following was both a pharaoh and a queen?
King Tut
Ramses II
Akhenaton
Hatshepsut
Which of the following words best describes the Egyptian religion?
cultural diffusion
monotheistic
polytheistic
monarchy
The Mesopotamians were the first known historic people of the world because they kept
clay pottery.
written records.
family trees.
stone tools.
What was the Phoenician's most important contribution?
alphabet
wheel
calendar
sundial
Who was the first ruler (king) to have a permanent empire in Mesopotamia?
Hammurabi
Gilgamesh
Sargon
Nebuchadnezzar
What role did religion play in Egyptian life?
It explained natural events to the people
It encouraged Egyptians to make peace with their neighbors
It supported the development of democratic government
It destroyed the power of the pharaoh
How did the Ancient Egyptians demonstrate their belief in life after death?
They did not think the bodies of the dead should be preserved
They believed in only one god
They became famous warriors
They preserved the bodies of the dead
Ancient Egyptians built the pyramids along the west bank of the Nile River. What were the pyramids built to do?
Act as map of stars used in Egyptian calendar
Be used as road signs to Temple of Osiris
be tombs for the pharaohs
Guide tourists to restaurants and hotels
Who did the Egyptian pharaohs have absolute power over?
All slaves captured west of the Nile
All priests at the Temple of Karnak
All soldiers sent to Nubia
All Egyptian people
What is the triangular area of land at the mouth of the Nile called?
Cataracts of the Nile
East Bank of the Nile
Nile River Delta
White Nile of Upper Egypt
Why were the pyramids so important to the Ancient Egyptians?
They gave the god-king a proper tomb
They used excess granite to keep prices high
They gave poor people a safe place to escape flooding
They made it easy to locate the capitol city.
In about 4,000 BCE, which of the following appeared in the Nile River Delta?
First artisans & miners of Ancient Egypt
First traders from Mesopotamia
First communities of Ancient Egypt
First invading soldiers from Nubia
What is the elevated area where the Nile River starts called?
Eastern Desert
Upper Egypt
Zagros Mountains
Nile River Delta
What is the name for a person who has learned special skills to make something?
Artisan
Scribe
Vizier
Pharaoh
The Nile River affected Ancient Egyptian life by creating what?
Dry, hot winds that made wind power easy to harness
Rich farmland in the river valley
Deserts that were filled with semi-precious stones
Two separate kingdoms that were difficult to unify
What is the geographic feature of Egypt that gives the area a strip of land, about 30 miles wide, to farm and develop?
Nile River
Tigris River
Waccamaw River
Euphrates River
Why did Ancient Egyptian astronomers study the stars?
To appoint a new pharaoh
To make new medicines from river plants
To create a new writing system
To predict the flooding of the Nile
Cuneiform & Hieroglyphics provide the basis for the development of what?
Religious music
Mining economy
Recorded history
Advanced farming technology
Which of these contributed the most in creating economic surpluses in Egyptian & other civilizations?
Irrigation methods & animal domestication
Discovery of the Rosetta Stone
Factory system & mass-production
System of locks along the river
What is the name of the geographic feature of Egypt that is east of the Nile River and west of the Red Sea?
Arabian Desert
Syrian Desert
Thar Desert
Eastern Desert
How did the physical geography of Ancient Egypt shape the development of its civilization?
People liked building near the river for the pleasant views
Hot sands of the desert allowed them to preserve the bodies of the dead
Rivers made it possible for them to grow enough food to trade & deserts protected them from invaders
With rivers and seas close by, tourists were able to enjoy swimming pools & water parks
What innovation help the Ancient Egyptians organize their activities around the Nile's flood cycle?
Wheelbarrow
Water clock
Levees
Calendar
Flooding occurred annually or every year and left behind?
fertile soil
desert soil
rocky soil
365.2422
The Ancient Egyptians used _________to help build their pyramids.
geometry
concrete
terra cotta
reeds
Which of the following pharaohs was the first woman to have full power of the position of pharaoh?
Nefertiti
Hatshepsut
Senusret I
Cleopatra
The longest river in the world; associated with Ancient Egypt.
Mississippi River
Nile River
Amazon River
A group of people from western Asia who invaded Egypt.
Summerians
Huns
Hyskos
Israelites
Which of the following means, "the right to rule is passed from father to son"?
Dynasty
Predictable
Pharaoh
Polytheism
What does Polytheism mean?
the belief in ONE God
the belief in MORE than one god
able to grow good crops
the ruler of Egypt
What does Monotheism mean?
the belief in ONE God
the belief in MORE than one god
able to grow good crops
the ruler of Egypt
Were the Egyptians polytheistic or monotheistic?
polytheistic
monotheistic
Why were the Egyptians loyal to their Pharaoh?
Having a strong ruler unified their kingdom
the Pharaoh had total power
the Pharaoh was seen as a god
all of the answers are correct
What did the Ancient Egyptians believe about the after life?
there was life after death
there was no life after death
they didn't believe anything about the after life
reincarnation
What is a tomb?
a grave or special place for the body of a dead person
a series of rulers passed down from father to son
one of a kind
to exchange resources without using money
Why were the tombs important to the Ancient Egyptians?
to protect the Pharaoh's body
to make sure they could move on to the after life
so nobody could steal their stuff
to show off their wealth
The Jewish holy writings were collected and organized into the....
Torah
Book of the Dead
The Holy Bible
Covenant
The belief in one God is..
Polytheism
Monotheism
The Israelite faith became the religion known as ____.
Christianity
Judaism
Jews
Islam
Abraham led the Israelites from Mesopotamia to the land of __________.
Egypt
Canaan
Judah
Turkey
The 12 Tribes of Israel were a _________ society.
Matriarchal
Patriarchal
Preachers who interpreted God's will are called ______.
Messengers
Prophets
Judges
Proverbs
How many Hebrew tribes were there?
11
10
21
12
Capital city of Israel.
Jordan
Babylon
Jerusalem
Uruk
Who was the FIRST king of the Israelite kingdom?
Abraham
Saul
David
Solomon
Who was the all powerful god of Israelites
Saul
Solomon
David
Yahweh
Who paid for massive building projects
Saul
Solomon
David
Yahweh
Who united the tribes of Israel under one king?
Saul
Solomon
David
Yahweh
When the tribes split after Solomon's death, the Southern Tribes became ?
Israel
Judah
Roman
Canaan
Which of the following did not control the Israelites?
Romans
Canaanites
Persians
Chaldeans
Who became King of the Israelites after David?
Solomon
Saul
Daniel
Abraham
