Social Studies 6th grade

Question 1

5 major world religions

Answer 1

Christianity,Judaism,Buddhism,Islam,Hinduism

Question 2

Belief in more than one god

Answer 2

polytheism

Question 3

Belief in one god

Answer 3

monotheism

Question 4

0 degrees latitude

Answer 4

Equator

Question 5

0 degrees longitude

Answer 5

Prime Meridian

Question 6

A deposit of soil that collects at the mouth of a river

Answer 6

Delta

Question 7

A narrow channel of water that connects two larger bodies of water

Answer 7

Strait

Question 8

Land surrounded on three sides by water

Answer 8

Peninsula

Question 9

A professional writer in ancient times

Answer 9

scribe

Question 10

Ancient Egyptians system of writing

Answer 10

Hieroglyphics

Question 11

What two city states were rivals in Ancient Greece?

Answer 11

Sparta and Athens

Question 12

The leader who spread the Greek Civilization throughout Persia to India

Answer 12

Alexander the Great

Question 13

4 causes of the fall of Rome

Answer 13

barbarian invasions,lack of work ethic,poor leaders,high taxes

Question 14

3 rights given to Englishmen by the Magna Carta

Answer 14

kings must obey the law, no taxes without representation,no imprisonment without a trial

Question 15

The interdependent social, political, and economic system of the Middle Ages

Answer 15

Feudalism

Question 16

A government ruled by a king or queen

Answer 16

monarchy

Question 17

A rebirth of learning in arts and sciences

Answer 17

Renaissance

Question 18

A priest who wanted to improve the church he left and started the Protestant movement

Answer 18

Martin Luther

Question 19

The belief that god picks kings and they can do as they please

Answer 19

Divine Right

Question 20

The French leader who united France after the revolution and created an empire

Answer 20

Napoleon

Question 21

what was the Industrial Revolution

Answer 21

The Industrial Revolution was a change in the way goods were made from home to factory started in England

Question 22

some changes in farming during the 1700’s

Answer 22

use of the iron plow,draining marshland to create farmland,dividing the land into sections and let one lie fallow

Question 23

types of weapons used during World War 1

Answer 23

Tanks,Machine Guns,Airplanes,Subs,Trenches,Poison Gas

Question 24

what did the Treaty of Versailles state?

Answer 24

Germany had to pay money to England and France. Germany had to take blame for the war.

Question 25

Why did the United States enter World War 2

Answer 25

Japan bombs Pearl Harbor.

Question 26

The building of an empire for power,glory, or economic gain.

Answer 26

Imperialism

Question 27

A type of government in which people vote to select their leaders.

Answer 27

Republic

Question 28

The way a country meets its needs through money,trade,and jobs.

Answer 28

Economics

Question 29

The reform of the church which led to a split between Catholics and Protestants

Answer 29

Reformation

Question 30

People who kill wild animals and collect plants for food.

Answer 30

Hunters and Gatherers