6th Grade Social Studies Final Exam Review

GEOGRAPHY:

Know what the equator shows and how it defines the earth - ______

Know what the Prime Meridian shows and how it defines the earth

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Examples Physical Features on a map ______

A map key shows ______

A compass rose shows______

What are the cardinal directions ______

Know what a physical map shows ______

Know what a political map shows ______

Know what a climate map shows ______

Which ocean separates the Eastern and Western hemispheres between North America and Europe? ______

Which ocean is the most northern ocean in the world? ______

Which ocean touches Asia, Australia, North America and South America?

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What two continents are completely located in the Eastern Hemisphere?

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What two continents are completely located in the Southern Hemisphere?

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RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD

Buddhism – Eight fold path/Four Noble Truths, Meaning of Buddha, Founder of

Hinduism – reincarnation, caste system, oldest religion

Judaism – holy writings, homeland

Christianity – Founder/Jesus Christ, holy bible

Monotheistic - ______

Polytheistic - ______

STONE AGE

Know the definition of an archaeologist ______

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Know the definition of a migration ______

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Know the era of history that came before the birth of Christ – the time before the Common Era ______(hint how is it abbreviated)

The new stone age when people became sedentary is known as the ______Era

An artifact is ______

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Understand why people in the Stone Age worked together in bands ______

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Understand why early people migrated to other places such as different continents?

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Whatmost likely developed due to the need to cooperate with each other while

hunting and gathering? ______

Artifactsfound in a museum would be considered ______sources.

What did the development of agriculture mean to early people? ______

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The Ice Age was ______

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The primary jobs of the women during the early stone age was to ______

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On which continent have archaeologists determined that early man first originated

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RIVER VALLEYS

Egypt is located on the continent of ______

Egypt is located on the ______River.

Paper-like material in which the Egyptians wrote on is called ______

The leader of the Egyptians is called a ______

The burial place for Ancient Egyptians is called a ______

Mummies are ______

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Egyptians believed in a ______religion.

Ancient China is located on the continent of ______

What are the three major rivers in Ancient China? ______

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The Ancient Chinese believed in more than one god so they practiced a ______religion.

The Great Wall of China______

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The Silk Road in Ancient China was ______

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What major contributionsdid the Ancient Yellow River Valley Civilization contributed to our current society?

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Know the meanings of :

irrigate - ______

peasant - ______

GREECE/ROME:

The agora was ______

What is a monarchy? ______

What is an oligarchy?______

What is a democracy?______

What type of government was Sparta ______

What type of government was Athens ______

Athen’s way of life could be described as ______

Sparta’s way of life could be described as ______

Describe what a legion was in the Roman Army ______

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What continent is Italy located on ______

Geographically Italy could be described as ______

Know the two major social classes of Ancient Rome

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Describe the major differences between each class.

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Who ruled the Roman Republic with absolute authority in times of emergencies ______(hint sometimes only ruled for 6 months)

Where did the Ancient Romans worship their gods? ______

Who was the first emperor of the Roman Empire______

MIDDLE AGES

The term Middle Ages means ______

The lords received their land from ______

What was the "Black Death"? ______

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Define clergy? ______

During the Middle Ages, who had the most influence over the people?

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What is a vassal? ______

What is a fief? ______

The social hierarchy in the Feudal System included:

During the Middle Ages, who controlled the Manor? ______

What was the inquisition as it related to the Catholic Church? ______

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Which invading group of people are responsible for the First Crusade. ______

Name three historical impacts historians believe the Crusades hadon Europe

1. ______

2. ______

3. ______

Identify the 3 major principles that emerged from the Magna Carta.

1. ______

2. ______

3. ______

Identify 3 important trade routes in the Eastern Hemisphere.

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As trade routes expanded so did the spread of ______.

Why did Marco Polo travel to China? ______

What was the reasonIbn Battutastarted out on his travels? ______

What precious metal did Mansa Musa give to the people? ______

How did ZhengHetravel? ______

Who was Genghis Khan? ______

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Under the rule of the Mongol Empire how were craftsmen and artisans treated?

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Understand how and why the Christian and Muslim practices became part of Chinese cultural practices. ______

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The Song Dynasty was able to hold off the Mongols by inventing ______.

Name three technological inventions that had a major effect on trade and exchanges in the early eastern hemisphere

1. ______

2. ______

3. ______