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Terms and ideas for the Social Studies post-test on Ancient Civ.
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Social Studies
6th Grade
04/03/2013

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civilization
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a society that is characterized by social classes, government, art, and architecture
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archaeologist
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a person who studies objects left behind by past people and cultures
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social class
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a group of people with similar backgrounds, wealth, and ways of living
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prehistory
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the period of time BEFORE writing was developed
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history
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the period of time AFTER writing was developed
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Early people were able to stay in one place after...
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they were able to find a steady supply of food.
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Sumerian city-states were independent of one another because...
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travel between them was difficult
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The word that best describes the religious beliefs of Mesopotamia is
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polytheism
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scribes
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kept written records for kings and priests
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Babylonian scribes wrote on
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clay tablets
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A Sumerian ziggurat was made of terraces-one on top of the other-because it was believed the gods could
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use it to descend (come down) to Earth
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In Hammurabi's Code, the punishment depended on...
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the social class of the CRIMINAL and the VICTIM
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The ancient Nubians were unable to use the Nile River because...
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cateracts made it difficult to travel
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cataracts
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waterfalls that made it difficult for the ancient Nubians to use the Nile River
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Hatshepsut used the title of...
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pharaoh
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Menes
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united Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt
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absolute power
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Egyptian rulers governed with this type of power; it means power over all things
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Rosetta Stone
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archaeologists discovered this stone and used it to help understand Egyptian hieroglyphics
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astronomers predicted...
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when the Nile would flood
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Shi Huangdi
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created a common system of weights and measures, created a common currency, created a law code, and a terra cotta army
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Invention of paper occurred in this Chinese dynasty
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Han Dynasty
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Han Dynasty is known for this type of government
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stable government
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Women in China had to obey these three groups of people:
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their fathers, their husbands, and their sons
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The Silk Road was important because...
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it was a trade route that connected China with the west.
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The Silk Road connected China with...
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the west
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The Silk Road was a route for this...
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trade
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The most important part of Chinese life.
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The family
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This religion was introduced in China by missionaries who traveled along the Silk Road.
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Buddhism
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City-states in ancient Greece were separated by
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geographic barriers
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This was important to the victory in the Trojan War
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Trojan Horse
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Many Greeks became traders and sailors because...
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there was very little good farmland in Greece
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tragedies
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serious Greek plays
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main feature of Greek homes
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courtyard
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Spartan culture most valued...
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strength
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This city-state most valued strength
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Sparta
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