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Grade 6 Benchmark: Units 4-6
On each page, use the source provided to choose the best possible answer for each question.
1. The terrain of Ancient Greece can best be described as:
a) coastal
b) mountainous
c) arid
d) steppe
2. The terrain of Ancient Greece most likely led to the development of…
a) a large unified nation
b) isolated and independent city-states
c) river valley civilizations
d) nomadic hunting tribes
3. The development of a certain type of civilization due to terrain and other geographic factors can best
be explained by which of the Five Themes of Geography?
a) Location
b) Place
c) Region
d) Human and Environmental Interaction
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Athens – estimated population distribution c. 432
BCE
Free male citizens
(landowners, father had been a citizen, over 18)
Free male non-citizens
(owned no land or had a parent who was not a citizen)
Free females
(no female could be a citizen)
Slaves -- males and females
(no slave could be a citizen)
Total population
50,000
50,000
100,000
100,000
300,000
4. According to the chart, the number of people living in Athens in 432 BCE was:
a) 50,000
b) 100,000
c) 200,000
d) 300,000
5. Select the statement that best describes the role of women in Ancient Athens:
a) Women were considered to be slaves.
b) Women were not allowed to live in Athens.
c) Women had some rights, but less than men.
d) Women had equal rights, as compared to men.
6. Select the statement that best describes citizenship in Ancient Athens:
a) All residents of Athens were citizens.
b) All male residents of Athens were citizens.
c) Most male residents of Athens were citizens.
d) Some male residents of Athens were citizens.
7. Which of the following Athenians would have been considered a citizen?
a) a 22 year old woman whose father owned land in Athens
b) a 17 year old man who owned land and whose father had been a citizen
c) a 22 year old man who owned land and whose father had been a citizen
d) a 27 year old male slave whose father resided in Athens
8. Which fraction best indicates the number of people who were slaves in Athens?
a) 5/6
b) 1/3
c) 5/3
d) 1/6
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9. On the map above, the location 34°N, 24°E is marked by point___
a) A - Sparta
b) B - Macedonia
c) C - Aegean Sea
d) D - Crete
10. On the map above, the location of point B is closest to:
a) 35°N, 25°E
b) 40°N, 22°E
c) 39°N, 21°E
d) 41°N, 24°E
11. Based on the map above, Greece is located entirely within the:
a) Northern and Eastern hemispheres
b) Northern and Western hemispheres
c) Southern and Eastern hemispheres
d) Southern and Western hemispheres
12. On the map above, the line labeled “36°N” is a(n):
a) line of longitude
b) line of latitude
c) equator
d) meridian
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"When Caesar was informed of this, he came to Ariminum, then for the first time overstepping the
confines of his own province, and after assembling his soldiers he ordered Curio and the others who
had come with him to relate to them what had been done."
Cassius Dio - Roman History XLI. 4
Translated by E. Cary 1914-1927
“What could all this [the actions of Caesars enemies] aim at but his destruction? That, nevertheless, he
was ready to agree to any proposal, and expose himself to any danger, for the sake of his country.”
Caesar - Commentarii de Bello Civili I.9
Translated by W. Duncan 1856
13. Which of these passages most likely comes from a primary source describing Caesar’s crossing of the
Rubicon River?
a) The quote from Cassius
b) The quote from Caesar
c) Neither
d) Both
14. According to the passage by Caesar, what is the most likely reason he is willing to “expose himself to
danger”?
a) For the benefit of his country
b) To cause destruction
c) To gain wealth
d) For the benefit of his soldiers
15. Using the context clues, which is the most likely definition of the word “relate” as it is used here?
a) A sibling
b) Spread the word
c) Inform him
d) Organize
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Byzantine Empire, 565 CE
Before Justinian
Added by Justinian
(533-565 CE)
16. Based on the map, what is probably true about the rule of Justinian?
a) He was a weak ruler who shrunk the empire.
b) He converted the Byzantine Empire to Christianity.
c) He was a strong ruler who grew the empire.
d) He was a traditional Muslim ruler.
17. To a merchant in the Byzantine Empire, which geographic feature would be most important ?
a) Africa
b) Black Sea
c) Mediterranean Sea
d) Cyprus
18. If I wanted to travel from the old Byzantine Empire to the newer additions, which direction would I
most likely need to go?
a) North
b) South
c) East
d) West
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“The beginning of the struggle of the Persians with the Christians of Jerusalem was on the 15th April, in
the second indiction, in the fourth year of the Emperor Heraclius. They spent twenty days in the struggle.
And they shot from their ballistas with such violence, that on the twenty-first day they broke down the
city wall. Thereupon the evil; foemen entered the city in great fury, like infuriated wild beasts and
irritated serpents. The men however, who defended the city wall fled, and hid themselves in caverns,
fosses and cisterns in order to save themselves; and the people in crowds fled into churches and altars;
and there they destroyed them. For the enemy entered in a mighty wrath, gnashing their teeth in violent
fury; like evil beasts they roared, bellowed like lions, hissed like ferocious serpents, and slew all whom
they found. Like mad dogs they tore with their teeth the flesh of the faithful, and respected non at all,
neither male nor female, neither young nor old, neither child nor baby, neither priest no monk, neither
virgin nor widow….”
Antiochus Strategos: The Sack of Jerusalem 614 CE
Translated by F. Conybeare (1910 CE)
19. Using context clues in the passage, what is the best definition of the word “ballistas”?
a) Weapons of war
b) Soldiers
c) Armor
d) War Horses
20. The author is most likely…
a) Persian.
b) Christian.
c) Roman.
d) Greek.
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30,000,000
22,500,000
150,000,000
7,500,000
21. Justinian ruled at the height of Byzantine power. Which year was most likely to be when he ruled?
a) 565 CE
b) 780 CE
c) 1025 CE
d) 1143 CE
22. How would you describe the relationship between the population of the Byzantine Empire and the
wealth of the Empire?
a) When population increases, wealth increases.
b) Population and wealth are not related.
c) When population decreases, wealth increases.
d) The relationship cannot be determined using the chart.
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23. This image depicts a religious ceremony involving Emperor Constantine of the Byzantine Empire. Based
on the symbols in the image, which religion is represented?
a) Judaism
b) Christianity
c) Islam
d) Roman Polytheism
24. This is a ceremony showing Constantine joining a new religion. Why would this be important to others
in the Byzantine Empire?
a) Everyone may be encouraged to join
b) It could start a religious war
c) It will open trade with other countries
d) The Emperor may resign his position
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25. If you were to travel from Carthage to Rome what is the most likely route you would take?
a) Across Spain
b) Across the Mediterranean Sea
c) Down the Danube River
d) Through Macedonia and Troy
26. If you lived in Gaul, during which era would you have become part of Rome?
a) Rome’s Beginnings
b) The Roman Republic
c) The Roman Empire
d) None of the above
27. Which physical feature prevented Rome from expanding further North before 44 BCE?
a) The English Channel
b) The Rhine River
c) The Wall of Hadrian
d) The Mediterranean Sea
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“You have learned by actual experience how different freedom is from slavery....[Y]ou have come to
realize how much better poverty is with no master than wealth with slavery. For what treatment is
there of the most shameful sort that we have not suffered ever since these men made their
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appearance in Britain? Have we not been robbed entirely of most of our possessions.....How much
better it would be to have been sold to masters once and for all than, possessing empty titles of
freedom, to have to ransom ourselves every year! How much better to have been slain and to have
perished than to go about with a tax on our heads!.....And why should the Romans be expected to
display moderation as time goes on, when they have behaved toward us in this fashion at the very
outset, when all men show consideration even for the beasts they have newly captured?”
Cassius Dio - Roman History XLI. 4
Translated by E. Cary 1914-1927
28. The speaker was most likely…
a) a Roman citizen.
b) a resident of an area conquered by the Romans.
c) a leader of the Roman army.
d) a commander of a Viking warship.
29. The speaker is most likely trying to convince people to…
a) elect her to a position in the Roman Senate.
b) approve a trade deal with the Romans.
c) settle in a new Roman colony.
d) join her and fight against the Romans.
30. Based on context clues, what does the word “perished” most likely mean?
a) died
b) been taxed
c) spoiled
d) gained freedom
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Number
Answer
Objective
1.
B
G.G.1.2
2.
B
6.G.1.2
3.
D
6.G.1.2
4.
D
6.G.2.1
5.
C
6.G.2.1
6.
D
6.G.2.1
7.
C
6.G.2.1
8.
B
6.G.2.1
9.
D
6.G.1.1
10.
D
6.G.1.1
11.
A
6.G.1.1
12.
B
6.G.1.1
13.
A
6.H.1.3
14.
A
6.H.1.3
15.
B
6.H.1.2
16.
C
6.G.2.1
17.
C
6.G.1.2
18.
D
6.G.2.2
19.
A
6.H.1.2
20.
A
6.H.1.3
21.
A
6.E.1.2 (6.H.1.1)
22.
A
6.E.1.2 (6.H.1.1)
23.
B
6.C.1.1 (6.H.2.4)
24.
A
6.C.1.2 (6.H.2.4)
25.
B
6.G.1.1
26.
B
6.G.2.1
27.
A
6.G.2.1
28.
B
6.H.1.3
29.
D
6.H.1.3
30.
A
6.H.1.2
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