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Vocabulary Words

Quiz by Susan Cameron

Grade 6
Social Studies
Florida Standards

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  • Q1
    What is an "era"?
    A personal opinion.
    A period of 10 years.
    To create or set up something.
    A large division of time.
    30s
    SS.6.W.1.2
  • Q2
    How much time is a "decade"?
    10 years
    100 years
    1,000s of years
    1 million years
    30s
    SS.6.W.1.2
  • Q3
    What is "archaeology"?
    The study of objects to learn about past human life.
    The study of fossils.
    An object made by people.
    Plant or animal remains that are preserved.
    30s
    SS.6.W.1.5
  • Q4
    What are fossils?
    An object made by people.
    Plant or animal remains that have been preserved from an earlier time.
    The study of objects.
    The study of human culture.
    30s
    SS.6.W.1.5
  • Q5
    Which of the follow is an "artifact"?
    dinosaur bones
    pottery
    tree sap
    fish impression in rock
    30s
    SS.6.W.1.5
  • Q6
    What does Paleolithic refer to?
    The time period of the Egyptians
    The earliest times, before written history - also known as the "Old" Stone Age.
    The earliest of Greek times
    It's our current time frame
    30s
    SS.6.W.2.1
  • Q7
    When one is a nomad one __________________________________
    moves around from place to place to find food.
    is living in the same place
    is hanging out at home
    30s
    SS.6.W.2.1
  • Q8
    Earliest man domesticated what?
    vegetables
    animals
    plants
    people
    30s
    SS.6.W.2.1
  • Q9
    Neolithic is when man....
    settled down and began to farm in one place, also known as the "New" Stone Age
    began to explore space
    invented neon colors
    30s
    SS.6.W.2.1
  • Q10
    What is a civilization?
    the things we make
    the society, social classes, religion, government and architecture created by a group
    animals found in an area
    a group of people
    30s
    SS.6.W.2.10
  • Q11
    Irrigation is
    building gates around your house
    to annoy someone
    supplying dry land with water using ditches, pipes and so forth
    30s
    SS.6.W.2.10
  • Q12
    A king or queen who inherits their position from a relative is an example of :
    a president
    a monarch
    a prime minister
    a dictator
    30s
  • Q13
    A city-state includes
    a city, villages and towns
    the city and land around it
    a city, state, and country
    30s
  • Q14
    Polytheism is....
    ..the belief in more than one god.
    ...the belief that there is no god.
    ...the belief in a single god.
    30s
    SS.6.W.2.4
  • Q15
    Wedged shaped marks on soft clay was Sumerian writing known as....
    cuneiform
    cursive
    binary
    pictographs
    30s
    SS.6.W.2.4

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