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Grade 6 Midterm Review
Format:
40 Multiple Choice and Fill in
2 Long Answers
1 DBQ (worth 40 points)
Topics:
Prehistory
Ancient Sumer/Mesopotamia
Ancient Egypt
Ancient India
Ancient China
Religions: Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism
Words to Focus On:
geography, oral tradition, prehistory, monotheism, polytheism, famine, pyramid, artisan,
silt, hieroglyph, papyrus, dharma, reincarnation, migrate, subcontinent, citadel, ziggurat
Prehistory:
-What is it? When was it?
-Where did humans originate?
-What were the 1st domesticated animals?
Judaism:
-Who is Moses?
-Moses helped free the slaves in __________.
-What was the diaspora?
-What does the word exodus mean?
Sumer/Mesopotamia:
-What is Hammurabi’s Code?
-What were the 2 most important empires?
-What is cuneiform?
Egypt:
-What is a pharaoh?
-What was papyrus made from?
-Where do the Blue and White Nile meet?
-Before mummification, where did Egyptians bury bodies?
-What were the 3 famous cities in Nubia?
India:
-Aryanism: the blend of Indian and Aryan culture
-Buddhism:
*Who started it?
*Buddha means….
*Where did it spread?
-Asoka helped spread Buddhism by encouraging ________________.
-Hinduism:
*What was it?
*What did Hindus believe in?
-What was the caste system?
-India was a ________________ (geographical feature)
-What were the 2 famous rivers?
-Yoga means:
China:
-Huang River was also known as the ____________ because _____________
-Who was Shi Huangdi?
General Questions:
-Civilizations always formed near _________________
-Ideas spread through _______________
Long Answers:
1) Venn Diagram comparing 2 religions. (2 facts on each side, 1 in the middle- 5
total)
2) Draw the Caste System of India. How is it different from Egypt?
DBQ: On the lasting achievements of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Indian, China