6th Grade Social Studies Final Exam Study Guide Chapters 1-6

Chapter 1:
1.	List some examples of a region.
2.	People made use of the resources available from the environment is an example of which theme of Geography?
3.	What kind of place would an archaeologist most likely explore?
4.	What is culture?
5.	What is a primary source and secondary source and give an example.
6.	What is the difference between a primary source and an artifact?
7.	What is an example of a location?
8.	Give an example of people interacting with their environment.
9.	Why is the work of archaeologists and anthropologists who study ancient bones important?
Chapter 2
10.	Define a hominid.
11.	What effect did the invention of tools have on early humans?
12.	Early humans eventually formed hunter-gatherer societies. What conclusion can you draw from this fact?
13.	Define society?
14.	Why do scientists believe language developed in the Stone Age?
15.	What effect did the ice ages have on early humans?
16.	Describe what life was like in the Mesolithic Era. 
17.	List these in order 
the Neolithic Era	the Mesolithic Era	the Paleolithic Era	

18.	What effect did farming have on people in the Stone Age?
Chapter 3
19.	Which two land features gave Mesopotamia its name? 
20.	What is the difference between canals and rivers?
21.	You are a farmer in ancient Mesopotamia and you grow 500 bushels a year. Your family uses 300 bushels a year. What do you have?
22.	Why did crops grow well in Mesopotamia?
23.	Describe the development of a civilization in Mesopotamia?
24.	Sumerians believed their gods possessed a need for what?
25.	Scribes had power in Sumerian society. What can you conclude from this?
Chapter 4
26.	Besides providing a stable food diet, what other advantage did Egypt’s location provide for early Egyptians?
27.	Who would the people of Egypt blame if crops did not grow or if disease struck?
28.	Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, and other treasures?
Chapter 5
29.	What is a subcontinent?
30.	What are the mountains of northern India called?
31.	What are India’s monsoons?
32.	In Aryan society, what is most important in the caste system?
33.	Who were the Sudras to the Kshatriyas?
34.	Describe the relationship between the Vedic texts and the Vedas.
35.	According to Hinduism, people are reborn into new physical forms. The form one is born into depends on what?
Chapter 6
36.	Which landform separates China from its neighbors to the north?
37.	Two great rivers flow from east to west in China. What does this reveal about the geography of China?
38.	Flooded rivers in China left silt deposits. What happened as a result of this?
39.	How did Chinese society change as a result of the Shang dynasty? 
40.	According to the Zhou kings, what gave them the power to lead?
41.	Confucius stated that moral leadership, not laws, would bring order to China. What does this mean?
42.	Describe the philosophy of Daoism?
43.	Who was Laozi?
44.	Explain how Qin rule affected China.
45.	What was the effect of all people in China using the same coins and the same writing system?
46.	Summarize Liu Bang’s approach to ruling China?
47.	What was of the highest importance to Chinese people during the Han dynasty?
48.	The Silk Road began in China and ended where?
49.	What was the effect on China of the popularity of silk in Rome?

Essay - Extra Credit 5 points:

	51.	Choose one society we have studied and tell about the society and what life was like for those people.