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Stone Age To Ancient China - 6th Grade Social Studies
Test Description: Review of Social Studies material from Stone Age to Ancient China.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) An archaeologist
A
studies the development of human society.
B
studies how humans developed and how they related to one another.
C
studies and writes about the human future.
D
hunts for evidence buried in the ground where settlements might once have been.
2) Which answer means Old Stone Age?
A
Paleolithic
B
Dynasty
C
Neolithic
D
Nomad
3) Rivers are important to early civilizations because
A
calendars could be built based on river travel schedules.
B
rivers made it easy for goods and ideas to move from place to place.
C
class structures developed on either side of important rivers.
D
rivers flooded every year.
4) How did Hammurabi develop his laws?
A
He copied laws of the Akkadians.
B
He took what he thought were the best laws from each city-state and made one code.
C
He based all laws on business practices of the time.
D
He set different laws for each part of his empire.
5) In Ancient Egypt, three benefits to living near the Nile River were
A
support for animals, fishing, and boat racing.
B
boat racing, religious ceremonies, and fishing.
C
fishing, support for animals, and fertile soil from flooding.
D
fertile soil from flooding, warfare transportation, and religious ceremonies.
6) The major rivers of Mesopotamia were
A
The Euphrates and Tigris
B
The Nile and Tigris
C
The Yellow and Yangtze
D
The Indus and Ganges
7) In writing, a character that stands for an object is called
A
pictograph
B
cuneiform
C
calligraphy
D
ideograph
8) Who was Re?
A
the Egyptian god who ruled over the dead
B
the first Old Kingdom pharaoh
C
the Egyptian sun god
D
the Egyptian god who ruled the Nile River
9) The class divisions in India are called the
A
Pharaoh
B
Brahman
C
Untouchable
D
Caste System
10) Which of the following are characteristics of a civilization?
A
the concentration of people in distinct areas or cities
B
all of these
C
a system of record keeping
D
an economy that produces food surpluses
11) Because the conditions for farming were good there, the first civilizations arose
A
in river valleys.
B
in the mountains.
C
in the desert.
D
near the sea.
12) Which Egyptian pharaoh started the first dynasty and united upper and lower Egypt?
A
Khufu
B
Menes
C
Tutankhamen
D
Ramses the Great
13) The first Chinese emperor was named
A
Qin Shihuangdi
B
Laozi
C
Confucius
D
Siddhartha Gautama
14) Which king eventually rejected violence and embraced Buddhism?
A
Ashoka
B
Lakshmi
C
Chandra Gupta Maurya
D
Krishna
15) How was the government different under the Zhou dynasty than under previous dynasties?
A
A bureaucracy was created to help rule.
B
The kingdom was divided into similar territories, each with its own king.
C
The king was the most powerful person.
D
Kings were chosen according to heavenly law (Mandate of Heaven).
16) The kingdom located to the south of Egypt was called
A
Memphis.
B
Giza.
C
Nubia (Kush).
D
Ethiopia.
17) A person who travels from place to place without a permanent home is a
A
Sutra
B
Dao
C
Nomad
D
Brahman
18) Which of the following are time designations used to organize dates?
A
B.C.
B
B.C.E
C
all of these
D
A.D. or C.E.
19) This is the oldest piece of literature known to exist.
A
Epic of Gilgamesh
B
Illiad
C
Ramayana
D
Analects
20) The Great Pyramid in Egypt was built for whom?
A
Qin
B
Tut
C
Khufu
D
Ramses
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