Mid Point Quiz Study Guide

• How did Mesopotamia get its name?
• Techniques to control the waters from the river?
• Economic benefits of living near a river system
• Vocab from Ch. 3 Lesson 1 and 2
• Characteristics of Hammurabi- who can you compare him to?
• Duties of the Lugal (King)
• Map Skills-identify geographic features

Study Guide for Intro to 6th Grade Social Studies Unit Test

Use the following information to help guide your studying for the Unit Test. The Unit Test will be given on Monday September 29th.

 

 

 

Study Guide for Intro to 6^th Grade Social Studies Assessment

 

·        Perspectives of H.E.L.P. (Historian, Economist, Location (geographer), and Political Scientist)

·       Vocabulary terms from Chapter 2; Lesson 1 and Lesson 2

 

• Compare and Contrast Benefits of Hunting and Gathering Societies vs. Agricultural Communities

   

·        Latitude/Longitude Skills-Map skills

·        Understand the 5 Themes of Geography-Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, Region

·        Timeline Skills

·        Know examples of how Geospatial Technology benefits people, places, or environments

 

 

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Ancient China Study Guide

The Unit Test will be on Friday May 23rd.  Use the following information to help guide your studying.

Study Guide for Ancient China Assessment

Be familiar with the Vocabulary words and Emperors discussed/read about in Lessons 1-4

Know achievements or technology that spread into Europe

How did isolation effect China’s civilization

Be able to identify the natural features of the regions of China discussed in Lesson 1 notes

Know what the Mandate of Heaven is

Be able to identify the ideas of Confucius

What was the purpose of the Great Wall?

Describe how dynasties helped contribute to the development of China (Han, Zhou, Qin)

Identify and describe factors that caused the movement of people, products, and ideas throughout China and the Eastern Hemisphere. (Political, Social, Economic, Environmental)

You will be asked to identify quotes from the H.E.L.P. perspective, read a map, and answers questions using a flow chart.  Make sure you brush up on these skills.

Ancient India Test Study Guide

Study Guide for Ancient India Unit Test

·       Be familiar with the Learning scales in the beginning of your packet

·       Physical features of India and what makes it a subcontinent.

·       Key people and vocabulary terms

·       Achievements and how they spread across other parts of the world

·       Understand the Roles of the HELP perspective and identifying text for each perspective

·       Describe how Mohandas Gandhi was a responsible citizen

·       Describe the Caste System and how it affected the lives of ancient Indians

·       Explain how  the physical environment influenced human activity in India

·       Describe how modern cultural practices of the religions that originated in India show the influence of diffusion and tradition.

Ancient India Project Links

Click here to access all the different links you can use to create your Ancient India Religion Project. When you are finished with your project, click here to share the link with Mrs. Bockelman.

Islam Unit Test Study Guide

·      Vocabulary words:

Muslim, Hajj, Jihad, caliph, mosque, Allah, caravan, arabesque, sultan, minaret, Islam, cartography, Quran

·      Founding Leader of Islam

·      Geographic origin of Islam

·      Place of Worship

·      Religious writing/text

·      Achievements

·      Know the Five Pillars of Islam-a brief description of each

·      Purpose of the Christian Crusades

·      Purpose of making the Pilgrimage each year

·      Why they only use arabesque style of artwork

·      Political, social, and/or economic factors that influenced the movement of the early Muslims and their products/beliefs and how that factor has influenced modern day Islam