6th Grade Social Studies TCAP Review

Polytheistic means...

• To believe in many gods

• To believe in only one god

• That you do not believe in any gods

This time period was the transformation from hunting and gathering into farming.

• Agricultural Revolution

• Early Man

• 2018

What do you call it when you take a plant or animal from the wild and use it for personal use?

• Surviving

• Domesticate

• Translate

is the set of beliefs, values, and practices that a group of people has in common.

• culture traits
•  Culture 
• culture region
• ethnic group 

How did innovations such as irrigation, aqueducts, and improved farm techniques transform civilizations? 

• Innovations made it possible to expand settlements at arid locations. 
• Innovations increased the numbers of hunters and gatherers. 
• Innovations required smaller herds and less livestock. 
• Innovations decreased the size of cities. 

Legalism: belief that leaders should rule with force
Confucianism: The ruler bears responsibility for the well-being of the people and, therefore, for peace and order in the empire. 
Chinese leaders moved from a legalistic government to a government based on Confucianism. How did Confucius transform the society? 

• Government leaders became concerned with the condition of China’s citizens. 
• Military leaders became more important than educators and priests. 
• Farmers became less dependent on government subsidies and support. 
• Merchants became concerned with the economic issues affecting China’s citizens

Mesopotamian farmers developed a system of __________ to control the flow of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.

• Irrigation 
• Cuneiform 
• Aqueducts
• Terraced Farming

Why did some ancient civilizations write and publish their laws?

• to allow patricians and plebeians to read and vote for the laws
• to records the laws so that historians would understand ancient culture 
• to ensure that citizens of the civilization would read and understand the laws
• to guarantee that each politician received a personal copy of the printed laws

In which civilization would a person find a pyramid?

• India

• Egypt

• China

• Africa

Which of the following people are best connected to Egypt?

• King Tut

• Emperor Qin

• Mahatma Gandhi

• Julius Caesar