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100 HISTORY FACTS 6TH GRADE
UPREP 5TH GRADE 100 HISTORY FACTS
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History
6th Grade
10/05/2009

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Term

 

Culture

Definition

 1.

_______ is a way of life, idea, customs, and skills of a group that are passed along through generations.

Term

 

civilization

Definition

2.

A _________ is a society that has cities, a well organized government, and workers with specialized job skills.

Term

 

birth of Christ

Definition

3.

Our current calendar was designed in 500 A.D. to highlight the ____________.

 

Term

 

Cultural borrowing

Definition

4.

__________ is the transfer of ideas or customs from one culture to another.

Term

 

river systems

Definition

5.

Early civilizations developed near ________ which provided food, water, transportation, trade and irrigation.

Term

 

Artifacts

Definition

6.

________ are human-made objects (tools, jewelry, toys, and coins) that teach about the customs and beliefs of people of the past.

Term

 

Prehistory

Definition

7.

_________ is history that took place before the development of writing.

Term

 

 

Oral tradition

Definition

8.

________ is stories, myths, and legends that are passed on by word of mouth from generation to generation.

Term

 

Archaeology

Definition

9.

________ is the study of human life in the past through examination of artifacts, ruins, bones, and fossils.

Term

 

excavation

Definition

10.

The process of digging up remains of the past is called _________.

Term

 

hunter-gatherers

Definition

11.

The earliest humans were called __________ because they hunted for wild animals and gathered wild plants for food.

Term

 

tools and fire

Definition

12.

The development of ______ and the use of _______ were key factors in the survival of early humans.

Term

 

domestication

Definition

13.

As early humans settled, they began to change the behavior of plants and animals in ways that were useful for them; this process is called _______.

Term

 

city - state

Definition

14.

A _________ is the city and surrounding land and villages it controls.

Term

 

Barter

Definition

15.

______ is a system of trade in which people exchange goods/services but do not exchange money.

Term

 

artisan

Definition

16.

A person skilled at making a particular product by hand (pottery, jewelry, tools) is call an ________.

Term

 

the land between the rivers

 

Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

Definition

17.

Mesopotamia means ________ and is located in the fertile valley between the ________.

Term

 

irrigation system

Definition

18.

The Sumerians were the first to create an __________ (a system of watering crops) with dams, gates, and canals.

Term

 

 

polytheism

Definition

19.

 

___________ is the belief in many gods.

Term

 

religion

and

government

Definition

20.

In Mesopotamia, _______ and _____ were combined and controlled by the priest.

Term

 

pictograph

Definition

21.

A __________ is a picture that represents and object.

Term

 

Cuneiform

Definition

22.

A written language of Sumer, ______, is a wedge-shaped, Mesopotamian writing made with a reed stylus.

Term

 

Scribe

Definition

23.

A ______ is a person trained to write and keep records in ancient times.

Term

 

Empire

Definition

24.

An _______ is a group of countries or peoples ruled by one government.

Term

 

Sargon of Akkad

Definition

25.

___________ was the first ruler to unite the city-states of Sumer into one empire. 

Term

 

Hammurabi's Code

Definition

 

26.

___________ was an organized set of laws that established a way of life with law by order (rules and punishments) for the ancient Mesopatamians.

Term

 

wheel

 

sailboat

Definition

27.

The Sumerians invented the _____ and _______ to move trade items to and from Sumer.

Term

 

Nile River

 

lifeblood

Definition

28.

Egypt is located in northeastern Africa along the _______, the "_________" of Egypt because of food and trade.

Term

 

Papyrus

Definition

29.

_________ is long, thin reed growing along the banks of the Nile, used by Egyptians to make writing material.

Term

 

Hieroglyphics

Definition

30.

____________ are symbols used to stand for words or sounds in Egypt.

Term

 

 

gods

Definition

31.

Egyptians believed their kings were both humans and _______.

Term

 

 

mummy

Definition

32.

 

A ________ is a body preserved by a special process.

Term

 

mud brick

 

stone

Definition

33.

Homes and buildings in Egypt were made of _________; more important buildings (pyramids, temples, tombs) were made of ______ (limestone, granite) using simple tools and no wheels.

Term

 

 

afterlife

Definition

34.

Egyptians spent much of their lives planning to live for eternity because they believed in an ______, life after death.

Term

 

Queen Hatshepsut

Definition

35.

____________ was the first recorded woman ruler of a nation; she reigned in a time of peace and wealth.

Term

 

inundation

Definition

36.

The three seasons (flooding, planting, and harvesting) in Egypt were based on ____________, or the annual flooding of the Nile River.

Term

 

natural borders

Definition

37.

Egypt's ____________ (seas, deserts, and mountains) isolated and protected it from invaders.

Term

 

 

Ramses II

Definition

38.

___________ - The Warrior King - ruled more than 80 years leaving monuments, statues, and memorials in his own honor.

Term

 

 

Kush

Definition

39.

_______ was located south of Egypt and was a source of great riches for the Egyptian empire.

Term

 

monotheism

Definition

40.

Judaism was the first religion based on _________, the belief in one god.

Term

 

 

Ten Commandments

Definition

41.

The laws of ancient Hebrews were called the ______________.

Term

 

 

Moses

Definition

42.

The "law giver" of the ancient Hebrews was __________.

Term

 

 

Abraham

Definition

43.

The first man to hear and answer God's call was Abraham.

Term

 

 

Judaism

Definition

44.

The Torah, made up of the first five books of the Bible, contains the basic laws of ______ and traces the history of the Israelites through 1200 B.C.

Term

 

 

King David

Definition

45.

__________ was believed to have written many of teh Psalms.

Term

 

 

The Exodus

Definition

46.

__________, led by Moses, was when the Hebrews left salvery in Egypt for the promised land of Canaan.

Term

 

 

The Temple

Definition

47.

__________ was the most important building in Jerusalem.

Term

 

 

Babylon

Definition

48.

The Hebrews were exiled to _______ when their country was conquered by the Babylonian Empire.

Term

 

 

Jerusalem

Definition

49.

The capital of the Hebrew lands was _______________.

Term

 

 

Israel and Judah

Definition

50.

 

The two kingdoms of Ancient Hebrews were ___________ and ___________.

Term

 

 

Asia Minor

Definition

51.

The Roman Empire conquered all the lands in _________ and ended up ruling over the Hebrews.

Term

 

 

gentile

Definition

52.

A ________ is a person who does not follow the Jewish belief system.

Term

 

 

Trading by sea

Definition

53.

______________ helped the Greek civilization to have contact with others and spread ideas.

Term

 

 

monarchy

Definition

54.

A ____________ is a government headed by a king or queen.

Term

 

 

oligarchy

Definition

55.

A system of government in which a few people rule over a larger group is called _____________.

Term

 

 

tyrant

Definition

56.

A __________ is a ruler who seizes power by force and shares it with no one.

Term

 

 

democracy

Definition

57.

A ____________ is government by the people.

Term

 

 

Only males over the age of 18

Definition

58.

________________ were considered citizens in Athens.

Term

 

Athenians

 

Spartans

Definition

59.

__________ emphasized education and culture, _____________ emphasized military and discipline.

Term

 

 

The Olympics

Definition

60.

The _________ began in Greece in 776 B.C., and were originally held to honor the father of the Greek gods, Zeus.

Term

 

 

Persian Wars

Definition

61.

Sparta and Athens joined together to defeat the Persians in the _________________.

Term

 

 

direct democracy

Definition

62.

Athenian democracy was a ______________ in which each citizen participated directly in government decision making.

Term

 

 

agora

Definition

63.

The ______ was an open air marketplace in the center of Athens where the public bartered for goods.

Term

 

 

Pericles'

Definition

64.

During the Golden Age, ________ three contributions were democracy, protection, and beautification of the city-state of Athens.

Term

 

 

The Peloponnesian War

Definition

65.

______________ was fought between Sparta and Athens because Athens would not give up some of the control gained after the Persian Wars.

Term

 

 

Socrates

Definition

66.

_________, a Greek Philosopher and well-known teacher, used a questioning technique to search for the truth and the meaning of life.

Term

 

 

Plato

Definition

67.

____________, Socrates' student, was a writer and philosopher.

Term

 

 

Greek culture and beliefs

Definition

68.

Alexander the Great, king at age 20, spread _________________ through Persia, India and Egypt.

Term

 

 

Western culture 

 

 

Definition

69.

_____________ is the influenced by Greek forms of literature, the arts, architecture, mathematical discoveries, science, adn democracy.

Term

 

 

Homer

Definition

70.

______ wrote the Odyssey adn the Iliad, two epic poems about the adventures of Odysseus.

Term

 

 

Aristotle

Definition

71.

_________ taught Alexander the Great and was the father of the scientific method.

Term

 

 

Aesop

Definition

72.

________ Aesop was a Greek slave who taught moral lessons in the form of fables.

Term

 

The Aryans 

 

Definition

73.

____________, semi-nomadic invaders from Europe, conquered the native people of India pushing them south.

Term

 

 

Vedas

Definition

74.

The Aryans' beliefs in daily lives are described in the __________, collections of sacred hymns, poems, and prayers.

Term

 

 

classes

Definition

75.

The Indian culture was divided into four social __________; priests, rajas and warriors, merchants and peasants, and servants.

Term

 

 

castes

Definition

76.

As Indian people learned new skills, they developed subgroups called _______ into which people were born, and worked.

Term

 

 

Siddhartha Gautama

Definition

77.

Buddha, meaning "The Enlightened One," was a prince named  _____________.

Term

 

 

Buddhism

Definition

78.

________ is a religion in which people follow The Four Truths, and the Eightfold Path to reach enlightenment.

Term

 

 

Middle Way

Definition

79.

Buddhist believe in moderation, not too much or not too little of anything.  This in-between path is called the _______________.

Term

 

 

King Asoka

Definition

80.

____________ was the Mauryan king who unified India, renounced violence, and established Buddhism as the official religion.

Term

 

 

Hinduism

Definition

81.

A major religion of India, _________, includes the concepts of reincarnation, many gods, a caste system, and the four stages in life.

Term

 

 

the Gobi Desert and mountains

Definition

82.

China's natural borders, __________, made governance and movement difficult, and isolated China from the rest of the world.

Term

 

 

Confucius

Definition

83.

___________, a Chinese philosopher of the Zhou Dynasty, developed a code of behavior based on old traditions, good behavior, and truth.

Term

 

 

political chaos and war

Definition

84.

As a result of ________________ and _____ in China, Confucius taught ways to live in harmony and goodness.

Term

 

 

Daoism

Definition

85.

_________ is a Chinese philosophy in which people live a simple life in harmony and nature.

Term

 

 

Emperor Shi Huangdi

Definition

86.

____________ of the Qin Dynasty unified all of China under one ruler, and created the Great Wall to protect it.

Term

 

 

Qin

Definition

87.

The _____ Dynasty set one standard for language, money, and measurement throughtout China.

Term

 

 

Han Dynasty

Definition

88.

The emperors of the _____ Dynasty ruled during a time of peace, prosperity, expansion, and great achievements.

Term

 

 

Silk Road

Definition

89.

Trade and  cultural interchange grew between Inda, Rome, and China with the use of the ___________ trade route.

Term

 

 

Julius Caesar

Definition

90.

__________ was a dictator in Rome, a general, and an author.

Term

 

Patricians

 

plebians

Definition

91.

_______ were the small class of wealthy families in Rome, and _______ were members of a large class of ordinary citizens.

Term

 

 

republic

Definition

92.

A __________ is a representative democracy in which political power lies with the citizens, who elect elader and representatives to run their government.

Term

 

 

the Punic Wars

Definition

93.

The three wars between Carthage and Rome are called the ______________.

Term

 

 

aqueduct

Definition

94.

An _______________ is a bridge-like structure built to carry water from a distant source.

Term

 

 

senate

Definition

95.

The Roman _______ is made up of citizens elected by popular vote.

Term

 

 

dictator

Definition

96.

A _________, in Rome, was an appointed ruler who took absolute power for a period of six months.

Term

 

 

The Roman Empire

Definition

97.

The ____________ stretched from modern day Britain to modern day Iran.

Term

 

 

Caesar Augustus

Definition

98.

_____________, the first emperor of Rome, ruled during a time of peace and prosperity know as the Pax Romana.

Term

 

 

St. Paul

Definition

99.

____________ preached that believers not only had to obey God's laws, but that they also needed to accept that Jesus was the Messiah.

Term

 

 

Emperor Constantine

Definition

100.

After years of persecution, Christians spread their beliefs when __________ accepted Christianity, allowed Romans the freedom to follow any religion, and strengthened the power of the church within the State.

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