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
______and ______
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. ______