ID: B
Semester I Exam Civilization Questions
Answer Section
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. ANS: A
PTS: 3
DIF: L3
REF: p. 257
OBJ: S.8.2.9 Students will describe traditional economies (Egypt, Greece, Rome, Kush) and elements of
those economies that led to the rise of a merchant class and trading partners.
STA: SS.6.E.3.3 Describe traditional economies (Egypt, Greece, Rome, Kush) and elements of those
economies that led to the rise of a merchant class and trading partners.
TOP: The Ancient Greeks I Greek Society and Economy
KEY: merchant I Greek city-state
MSC: Remediation: Go to SE page 257.
NOT: Greek colonization affected both trade and culture. Thriving trade with the colonies helped increase
the prosperity of the Greek city-states and bring about the development of a merchant class.
2. ANS: C
PTS: 3
DIF: L3
REF: p. 257
OBJ: S.8.2.3 Students will know that geography and limited resources spurred Greek conquest, trade, and
colonization.
STA: SS.6.W.3.3 Compare life in Athens and Sparta (government and the status of citizens, women and
TOP: The Ancient Greeks 1 Greek Society and Economy
children, foreigners, helots).
MSC: Remediation: Go to SE page 257.
KEY: colonization I merchants
NOT: Merchants grew rich from trade with the colonies. This wealth gave them a greater role in city-state
life and brought about changes in how city-states were governed.
3. ANS: C
PTS: 3
DIF: L3
REF: p. 253
OBJ: S.8.2.5 Students will know the roles and rights of women in different city-states.
STA: SS.6.W.3.3 Compare life in Athens and Sparta (government and the status of citizens, women and
TOP: The ancient Greeks 1 Greek Society and Economy
children, foreigners, helots).
MSC: Remediation: Go to SE page 253.
KEY: rights 1 women 1 Sparta
NOT: Spartan women enjoyed more rights and freedoms than did women in other city-states. Spartan
women could sell their property.
4. ANS: D
PTS: 3
DIF: L3
REF: p. 253
OBJ: S.8.2.2 Students will know that women had clear roles and few rights in the Greek city-states.
STA: SS.6.W.3.3 Compare life in Athens and Sparta (government and the status of citizens, women and
children, foreigners, helots).
TOP: The Ancient Greeks 1 Greek Society and Economy
KEY: women 1 rights
MSC: Remediation: Go to SE page 253.
NOT: In Sparta, women enjoyed more rights and freedoms than did women in other city-states.
5. ANS: D
PTS: 3
DIF: L3
REF: p. 252
OBJ: S.8.1.5 Students will know the significance of the city-state, or polis.
STA: SS.6.W.3.2 Explain the democratic concepts (polis, civic participation and voting rights, legislative
bodies, written constitutions, rule of law) developed in ancient Greece.
TOP: The Ancient Greeks 1 The Rise of City-States
KEY: vote I city-state 1 citizens 1 self government
MSC: Remediation: Go to SE page 252.
NOT: Women, foreigners, and slaves were excluded from the self-governing process.
ID:B
6. ANS: C
PTS: 3
DIF: L3
REF: pp. 144-145
OBJ: S.4.1.1 Students will know that Egypt's unique geography helped to shape its civilization and farming
methods.
STA: SS.6.G.3.1 Explain how the physical landscape has affected the development of agriculture and
industry in the ancient world.
TOP: Ancient Egypt and Nubia 1 Egypt Under the Pharaohs
KEY: cataracts I Nile
MSC: Remediation: Go to SE page 144-145.
NOT: The cataracts prevented travel upstream from Egypt to Nubia.
7. ANS: D
PTS: 3
DIF: L3
REF: p. 152
OBJ: S.4.2.4 Students will know that Egypt developed one of the world's first systems of writing.
STA: SS.6.W.2.5 Summarize important achievements of Egyptian civilization.
TOP: Ancient Egypt and Nubia ] Art, Architecture, and Learning in Egypt
KEY: scribes ( hieroglyphics
MSC: Remediation: Go to the Visual Glossary on the Digital Path.
NOT: Scribes were the officials who were responsible for writing.
DIF: L3
REF: p. 145
8. ANS: D
PTS: 3
OBJ: S.4.1.4 Students will know how Egypt's geography shaped its civilization.
STA: SS.6.G.2.3 Analyze the relationship of physical geography to the development of ancient river valley
TOP: Ancient Egypt and Nubia ( Egypt under the Pharaohs
civilizations.
MSC: Remediation: Go to Places to Know on the Digital Path.
KEY: Red Land ( Black Land
NOT: The Red Land was the dry desert on either side of the fertile land on the banks of the Nile.
9. ANS: B
PTS: 3
DIF: L3
REF: p. 246
OBJ: S.8.1.7 Students will identify democratic concepts deveIoped in ancient Greece that served as a
foundation for American constitutional democracy.
STA: SS.6.C. I .1 Identify democratic concepts developed in ancient Greece that served as a foundation for
TOP: The Ancient Greeks I The Rise of City-states
American constitutional democracy.
KEY: Greek civilization I Olympics I democracy 1 politics
MSC: Remediation: Go to SE page 246.
NOT: The Greeks gave us words and traditions such as democracy, geometry, politics, and the Olympic
games. Calligraphy was an art practiced in Han China.
10. ANS: B
PTS: 3
DIF: L3
REF: p. 151
OBJ: S.4.1.3 Students will know that Egyptians worshiped many gods.
KEY: Osiris I preserve
TOP: Ancient Egypt and Nubia ( Egypt Under the Pharaohs
MSC: Remediation: Go to SE page 151.
NOT: Egyptians believed that the body needed to be preserved so that the spirit could find it to use as a
home in the afterlife.
11. ANS: A
PTS: 3
DIF: L3
REF: p. 259
OBJ: S.8.3.4 Students will know the variety of governments in Greek city-states.
STA: SS.6.W.3.2 Explain the democratic concepts (poIis, civic participation and voting rights, legislative
bodies, written constitutions, rule of law) developed in ancient Greece.
KEY: oligarchies I city-state
TOP: The Ancient Greeks 1 Democracy in Athens
MSC: Remediation: Go to SE page 259.
NOT: Led by aristocrats, oligarchies made laws that benefited people with the most wealth.
12. ANS: D
PTS: 3
DIF: L3
REF: p. 264
OBJ: S.8.4.1 Students will know that Sparta developed an oligarchic government based on military
conquest.
STA: SS.6.W.3.3 Compare life in Athens and Sparta (government and the status of citizens, women and
children, foreigners, helots).
TOP: The Ancient Greeks 1 Oligarchy in Sparta
KEY: Sparta 1 military power
MSC: Remediation: Go to SE page 264.
NOT: Sparta was like a huge army camp. Other Greeks regarded it with a mixture of fear and admiration.
13. ANS: A
PTS: 3
DIF: L3
REF: p. 145 1 p. 155 1 p. 156
OBJ: S.4.2.6 Students will explain how the geographical location of ancient civilizations contributed to the
culture and politics of those societies.
STA: SS.6.G.2.4 Explain how the geographical location of ancient civilizations contributed to the culture
and politics of those societies.
TOP: Ancient Egypt and Nubia ( Art, Architecture, and Learning in Egypt
KEY: Nile ( gold I river ( sediment I temple
MSC: Remediation: Go to SE pages 145, 155, 156.
NOT: The Nile River was central to the development of ancient Egyptian civilization.
14. ANS: D
PTS: 3
DIF: L3
REF: p. 158
OBJ: S.4.3.1 Students will know that trade led to diffusion between Egypt and neighboring lands.
STA: SS.6.G.2.6 Explain the concept of cultural diffusion, and identify the influences of different ancient
TOP: Ancient Egypt and Nubia I Egypt and Nubia
cultures on one another.
KEY: commerce 1 trade
MSC: Remediation: Go to the Visual Glossary on the Digital Path.
NOT: Definition of commerce
15. ANS: B
PTS: 3
DIF: L3
REF: p. 261
OBJ: S.8.3.3 Students will know that Athenian democracy and the responsibilities of citizenship developed
gradually over many years.
STA: SS.6.C. 1.1 Identify democratic concepts developed in ancient Greece that served as a foundation for
TOP: The Ancient Greeks I Democracy in Athens
American constitutional democracy.
MSC: Remediation: Go to Visual Glossary on the Digital Path.
KEY: citizenship
NOT: Definition of citizenship
16. ANS: A
PTS: 3
DIF: L3
REF: p. 160
OBJ: S.4.3.7 Students will compare the economic, political, social, and religious institutions of ancient river
civilizations.
STA: SS.6.W.2.4 Compare the economic, political, social, and religious institutions of ancient river
civilizations.
TOP: Ancient Egypt and Nubia I Egypt and Nubia
MSC: Remediation: Go to SE page 160.
KEY: religion I Nubia I Egypt
NOT: Egyptians and Nubians both viewed their kings as gods, an idea common in Africa.
17. ANS: C
PTS: 3
DIF: L3
REF: p. 155
OBJ: S.4.2.2 Students will know that Egyptians built impressive pyramids and produced beautiful works of
art. STA:
SS.6.W.2.5 Summarize important achievements of Egyptian civilization.
TOP: Ancient Egypt and Nubia I Art, Architecture, and Learning in Egypt
MSC: Remediation: Go to SE page 155.
KEY: pyramids I tombs
NOT: Although the artwork was beautiful, its purpose was not decorative, but to provide the dead person
with all the objects and people depicted on the walls.
18. ANS: B
PTS: 3
DIF: L3
REF: p. 264
OBJ: S.8.4.2 Students will know that Sparta greatly differed from Athens in terms of education, citizenship,
and the roles of women.
STA: SS.6.W.3.3 Compare life in Athens and Sparta (government and the status of citizens, women and
children, foreigners, helots).
TOP: The Ancient Greeks I Oligarchy in Sparta
KEY: Sparta
MSC: Remediation: Go to SE page 264.
NOT: Life was simple in Sparta and most decisions were made for the ordinary citizens.
ID: B
19. ANS: A
PTS: 3
DIF: L3
REF: p. 260
OBJ: S.8.3.2 Students will know that in Athens, democracy developed and that citizens participated in
lawmaking and the courts.
STA: SS.6.W.3.2 Explain the democratic concepts (polis, civic participation and voting rights, legislative
bodies, written constitutions, rule of law) developed in ancient Greece.
TOP: The ancient Greeks ( The Rise of Athens
MSC: Remediation: Go to SE page 260.
KEY: democracy I ancient Greece 1 Athens
NOT: Athens is called the "Cradle of Democracy."
20. ANS: D
PTS: 3
DIF: L3
REF: p. 264
OBJ: S.8.4.3 Students will know characteristics of Sparta's oligarchy.
STA: SS.6.W.3.3 Compare life in Athens and Sparta (government and the status of citizens, women and
TOP: The Ancient Greeks I Oligarchy in Sparta
children, foreigners, helots).
MSC: Remediation: Go to SE page 264.
KEY: Sparta's government ( council
NOT: Members of the oligarchy held the most power in Sparta.
REF: pp. 261-263
21. ANS: A
PTS: 3
DIF: L3
OBJ: S.8.3.2 Students will know that in Athens, democracy developed and that citizens participated in
lawmaking and the courts.
STA: SS.6.W.3.2 Explain the democratic concepts (polis, civic participation and voting rights, legislative
bodies, written constitutions, rule of law) developed in ancient Greece.
TOP: The Ancient Greeks 1 Democracy in Athens
KEY: direct democracy I Athens I assembly
MSC: Remediation: Go to Closer Look on pp. 261-263.
NOT: All citizens participated in the assembly. A system in which citizens participate directly in decision
making is called direct democracy.
22. ANS: C
PTS: 3
DLF: L3
REF: p. 263
OBJ: S.8.3.3 Students will know that Athenian democracy and the responsibilities of citizenship developed
gradually over many years.
STA: SS.6.W.3.2 Explain the democratic concepts (polis, civic participation and voting rights, legislative
bodies, written constitutions, rule of law) developed in ancient Greece.
TOP: The Ancient Greeks I Democracy in Athens
KEY: direct democracy ( ancient Athens
MSC: Remediation: Go to SE page 263.
NOT: Direct democracy only works with a small population. Otherwise the assembly will be too large to be
workable.
PTS: 3
DIF: L3
REF: p. 151 ( p . 1 5 2 1 ~154
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23. ANS: B
OBJ: S.4.1.7 Students will summarize important achievements of Egyptian civilization.
STA: SS.6.W.2.5 Summarize important achievements of Egyptian civilization.
TOP: Ancient Egypt and Nubia ( Egypt Under the Pharaohs
KEY: hieroglyphics ( mummification I pyramid
MSC: Remediation: Go to SE pages 151, 152, 154
NOT: Ancient Egypt was a unique and complex civilization. Its main characteristics included dynastic rule
under the pharaohs, mummification and elaborate religious rites, writing and literature, advances in science
and mathematics, and large-scale architectural projects.
24. ANS: C
PTS: 3
DIF: L3
REF: pp. 253-254
OBJ: S.8.2.1 Students will know that Greek society was divided according to wealth and legal status.
STA: SS.6.W.3.3 Compare life in Athens and Sparta (government and the status of citizens, women and
children, foreigners, helots).
TOP: The Ancient Greeks ( Greek Society and Economy
KEY: rights I society I ancient Greece
MSC: Remediation: Go to SE pages 253-254.
NOT: The class system was based on wealth while rights were based on citizenship status. Only those born
male and in the city-state were citizens.