6th grade Social Studies practice sheet

Question 1

Which came first?

• The fall of Rome (476 CE)
• The building of the Great Pyramid (about 2560 BCE)
• The Magna Carta (1215 CE)
• The first Olympic Games (776 BCE)

Question 2

Put these events from the human story in order, earliest first.

• 🏙️The first cities grow in Mesopotamia
• 🌾People begin farming in Southwest Asia
• 🔥Early humans learn to control fire
• 🧍Modern humans (Homo sapiens) appear in Africa

Question 3

Along which river valley did Mesopotamia (Sumer and Babylon) grow?

• the Indus River
• the Nile River
• the Huang He (Yellow River)
• the Tigris and Euphrates rivers

Question 4

Which river flows through ancient Egypt?

• The Indus
• The Amazon
• The Tigris
• The Nile

Question 5

Tikal and Calakmul were large, independent cities with their own rulers. Which civilization were they part of?

• Ancient Greece
• the Maya
• the Roman Empire
• Ancient Egypt

Question 6

The Harappan (Indus Valley) civilization grew along which river?

• The Euphrates
• The Nile
• The Yangtze
• The Indus

Question 7

Where did each belief system begin? Sort them by region.

Question 8

How can trade lead to cooperation between societies?

• Both sides gain goods they need, so they benefit from staying at peace
• Trade stops people from traveling
• Trade means only one side gains
• Trade makes every society exactly the same

Question 9

Democracy comes from Greek words meaning…

• Rule by the people
• Rule by priests
• Rule by soldiers
• Rule by one king

Question 10

The Romans destroyed the Second Temple in Jerusalem in…

• 70 CE
• 1776 CE
• 587 BCE
• 300 BCE