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6th Grade 2018.
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In ancient Greece, people depended on the sea. Ancient Greeks used ships to carry olives, pottery, and other goods across the Mediterranean Sea. What was likely an effect of this process?
a) Greek culture spread over a wide area
b) Greek armies fought few wars
c) The wealth of Greece decreased as goods went to other places
d) The population of Greece decreased as people left
From what continent did early humans migrate?
a) Africa
b) Asia
c) Europe
d) Australia
How did camels affect the transport of goods across the Sahara desert? Choose the BEST answer.
a) Traders were able to use camels to stop trans-Sahara shipments of goods
b) Camels slowed transport by requiring frequent drinks of water
c) Traders were able to drink camel's milk during their journey
d) Camels made travel across the desert safer and more reliable
Which is TRUE about each of the following civilizations-Nile Valley, Mesopotamia, Indus Valley, China?
a) They depended on river flooding
b) They were surrounded by deserts
c) They depended on seasonal winds
d) They were surrounded by mountains
Which BEST describes how the physical features of Egypt affected its development?
a) The Mediterranean Sea bordered the major cities
b) Large cities were created in the Western Desert
c) Many large cities developed along the Nile River
d) The Red Sea provided Lower Egypt with a barrier from attack
How did Akenaten try to change the religious practices and beliefs of ancient Egypt?
a) He argued that all gods should be worshipped equally
b) He punished those who believed in only one god
c) He claimed that only one god was supreme and should be worshipped
d) He believed that gods and goddesses existed but played no role in the lives of humans
where the Persian monarch (Cambyses) had passed lay destruction and misery, but in the path taken by Alexander there followed peace and Greek civilization. What does this excerpt explain about Alexander the Great?
a) how he came to power
b) how he adopted Persian technology
c) how he spread Greek culture
d) how he broke through city walls
How did the accomplishments of Sargon, Cyrus the Great, and Qin Shihuangdi affect their respective civilizations?
a) All three rulers united fragmented societies
b) All three rulers started civil wars
c) All three rulers endangered their empires by fighting and heavy taxation
d) All three ended periods of civil unrest but were unable to establish effective governments
How did Aryan migration affect the Harappan peoples?
a) The Aryans introduced new cultural practices which blended with those of the harappans.
b) The Aryans were forced out by the Harappans
c) The Aryans destroyed the cities and replaced them with their own
d) The Aryans enslaved the Harappans
How did Alexander the Great influence the regions he conquered?
a) He forced them to adopt Greek religious practices
b) He allowed them to practice their traditional customs while introducing Greek culture
c) He forced them to pay heavy taxes and used slaves in his army
d) He sent conquered people into exile and populated their lands with people from Greece and macedonia
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