DCA Practice 6th Grade

What do the cities of Angkor, Ellora, Dunhuang, and Pagan have in common?

• They were all major Buddhist sites.

• They were all capitals of empires.

• They were all trade centers.

• They were all part of the Gupta Empire.

Which of the following landforms protected the Indus River Valley civilization?

• Hindu Kush

• Apennine Mountains

• Thar Desert

• Bay of Bengal

Which of the following would be the best caption for this collection of images?

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  Nomadic living, people move from place to place.

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  Hunting is a more significant source of food than farming.

•   Riverways provide water for agriculture

• Advanced urban centers with well-planned streets Indus Valley Civilizations

Examine the map to determine which of the following statements is accurate.

• As Aryans migrated into India, they chose to settle at the Southern tip of India.

• Dravidians migrated south as Aryans began to arrive and settle in the north.

• Hinduism spread throughout all of India by 1650 BCE

• The Aryan migration began around 500 BCE.

An annotation is a note of explanation about a map, text, or chart/table. What annotation could you create that explains the purpose of this map?

Which of the following is the accurate definition of culture?

• The music and art made by famous people in that civilization.

• The language spoken by people in a big city.

•   The food and clothes from a nation.

• The way people in a group think, live, and do things together.

What is an example of culture?

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  The way people celebrate holidays in your country.

• The color of someone’s eyes.

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  The weather in your city.

• The speed limit on a highway.

Which of the following claims is best supported in the image and information provided?

• The Silk Road had no impact on the development of civilizations in Asia.

• People of different cultures shared their knowledge and beliefs as they traveled the Silk Road.

• The Silk Road was only used by monks and priests.

• Travelers on the Silk Road did not exchange anything other than silk and other textiles.

Why would an author in ancient China have written the “Lessons for Women”?

• To emphasize the cultural expectation for men to respect their women.

• To promote a cultural change for men to do the majority of the household chores.

• To show the cultural importance for women to honor their husbands by tending to the household chores.

• To explain the cultural significance for men to gossip and laugh with each other nightly.

According to the timeline, which of the following events occurred around 563 B.C.E.?

• Buddha was Born

• The Maurya Empire began

• The Gupta Empire began

• The Vedic Civilization expanded