EGYPTIAN AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL … · PART 1: Vocabulary - Below ... 5. Peasants on a manor . 2 ... What factor helped unite the small kingdoms in Western Europe during the

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EGYPTIAN AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Elementary Social Studies Department TERM: 4 GRADE: 6

Final Exam Review Packet

Name: ____________________________ Class: ________________ Date: ______________________

PART 1: Vocabulary - Below you have all the vocabulary words we have learned this semester. Match

the vocabulary words to the lesson it was associated with and its definition. Make sure to write out the

word in the appropriate place to practice spelling them correctly.

Vandal Smelt Savanna Serf

Over Population Portico Steppe Manor System

Manor Mosque Shi’i Monopoly

Loyalty Justinian Code Self-Sufficient Envoy

Patriarch Minaret Icon Orthodox

Catholics Islam Caliph Muslim

Chap. 10 – Lesson 1: Rome’s Decline and Division

Vocabulary Word Definition

1. To be devoted.

2. Covered walkways

Chapt. 10 – Lesson 2: Invasions and Change.


1. Someone who purposely damages property.

2. Large plots of land or estates

3. An economic system for exchanging land use and protection for goods and services.

4. Being able to produce almost everything needed to live.

5. Peasants on a manor

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Chap. 11 – Lesson 1: Africans South of the Sahara


1. A grassy plain.

2. To melt ore to remove its metal.

3. Too many people living in one place.

Chap. 13 – Lesson 1: The Byzantine EMpire


1. New code that organized the old code of Roman Laws.

2. Official visitors.

3. Complete control.

4. Officially accepted.

5. Holy artwork.

6. Leaders of the Eastern Orthodox Church.

7. Followers of the Roman Catholic Church.

Chap. 13 – Lesson 2: The Rise of Islam


1. Dry plains.

2. Religion based on messages given to Prophet Muhammad.

3. Holy book of Islam

4. Followers of Islam

5. Successors of prophet Muhammad

6. Muslims that accepted the changing dynasties within the empire.

7. Muslims that stayed loyal to the descendants of the fourth Caliph Ali.

8. Islamic house of worship.

9. Towers in a mosque in which prayer is called from.

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PART 2: Multiple Choices – Choose the correct answer for each question.

1. Why did Diocletian divide the leadership of the Roman Empire? a. He didn’t want the Romans to succeed.

b. He believed the Roman Empire was too large for one person to rule. c. Diocletian was not the Emperor that divided the leadership of the Roman Empire. d. None of the above.

2. Constantinople was originally which city?

a. Byzantium b. Illium c. Chalcedon

d. None of the above

3. Under which emperor’s reign did the Pax Romana end? a. Marcus Aurelius b. Commodus

c. Diocletian d. Octavian

4. What kind of problems caused the Roman Empire to decline?

a. Educational & Economical.

b. Economical & Political & Security c. Political & Economic & Health Problems.


5. After the Roman Empire split into the Eastern & Western Roman Empires, what happened to the

Eastern Roman Empire? a. Growth of the cities and trade.

b. Further decline. c. Time of invasion. d. The Eastern Roman Empire ended right after the split.

6. What health problem exactly took part in Rome’s Decline?

a. Plague b. Flu c. Virus


7. Who was the emperor of the Western Roman region before the empire officially split? a. Diocletian. b. Marcus Aurelius’

c. Maximain d. Constantine

8. What kind of economical conflict caused economy to be a major factor for the Roman Empires Decline?

a. Currency lost value.

b. Prices rose and poverty increased. c. Both.


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9. Which strait was Constantinople near? a. Bosporus Strait.

b. Rhine Strait. c. Tiber Strait

d. None of the above.

10. Why do we know more about Charlemagne than we know about most rulers in the Middle ages?

a. We know more about Charlemagne because of painting in Greece. b. We know more about Charlemagne because of a biography written about him.

c. Both A and B d. None of the above.

11. Which of the below is not a Germanic Tribe? a. Lombards

b. Visigoths c. Vandals d. Byzantines

12. When the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes migrates into Eastern and Southern Europe what did they become

known as? a. Anglo-Saxons b. Jut-Sax-Ang

c. Britian d. None of the above

13. What factor helped unite the small kingdoms in Western Europe during the Early Middle Ages?

a. Religion (Christianity)

b. Government c. Both A & B


14. By A.D. 476 the Germanic lead by Odoacer (the first Germanic King of the Italian Peninsula),

overthrew the Roman emperor at the time Romulus Augustulus. This was considered by historians to be __________________.

a. The beginning of the Western Roman Empire. b. The start of the migration of nations. c. The end of the Western Roman Empire.


15. What was some of the effects of the Roman Empire ending after the invasion of the Germanic Tribes to the western region of Europe?

a. Art changed.

b. Education declined. c. Trade and industry declined.

d. All of the above.

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16. The difference between a serf and a slave is ___________. a. A serf was bought and sold with the manor land they work on whereas slaves are bought and

sold by individual owners. b. Slaves got paid and serf didn’t need to get paid because they ate and used everything from the

Manor. c. There is no difference between a serf and a slave. d. None of the above.

17. Between 6,000 to 11,000 years ago the Sahara had what kind of terrain?

a. Desert b. Grassland c. Forest


18. What was a cause for people who lived in the Sahara to move further south? a. The climate of the Sahara became drier, causing desertification which expanded into more

territory.

b. There was too many people living in the Sahara making it crowded. c. The people went on expeditions that led them further south where they settled.


19. Why was exchange of information and ideas not easy for people traveling across the desert?

a. It was difficult traveling across the desert. b. The people traveling would easily loss stuff.

c. None of the above. d. Both A & B

20. Which culture was the earliest to use iron in Africa? a. Bantu-speaking culture

b. Nok Culture c. Akusmite culture d. None of the above

21. Which settlement was the first along the Niger river to become a city and became the regions first trade

center. a. Bantu b. Jenne-Jeno

c. Nok d. None of the above

22. What innovations did the Bantu-speaking people spread during their migrations in Africa south of the

Sahara?

a. They spread their knowledge of farming. b. They spread their knowledge of iron working.

c. Both A & B d. None of the above

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23. What was the first trade center in western Africa? a. Jenne-Jeno

b. Nok c. Bantu


24. What were the achievements of the Aksumites?

a. Formed a kingdom and traders. b. Established center for Christian learning in Aksum.

c. Both A & B d. None of the above

25. How did Aksums control of seaports along the Red Sea affect its growth? a. More boats to sell made Aksum wealthy.

b. More water for farming made Aksum wealthy. c. Sea trade made Aksum wealthy. d. None of the above

26. How many dialects of Bantu is spoken today?

a. 300 b. 400 c. 500


27. How were the old Roman laws improved by Justinian and Theodora? a. The laws were rewritten in a way that was easier to understand. b. The laws were gathered into one book.

c. Both A and B d. None of the above

28. How did the Christian Church change in 1054?

a. The church split into the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church.

b. The church became the most powerful constitution in the world. c. None of the above.

d. Both A & B

29. Who is Theodora?

a. Justinian’s wife. b. Justinian’s sister.

c. Justinian’s mother. d. None of the above

30. What were some of the duties that Theodora did? a. Made laws fairer to women and people of all social classes.

b. Made laws that gave women equal rights as men. c. Made laws that increased taxes on the rich. d. None of the above

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31. During Justinian’s rule, China’s monopoly of the silk trade ended. How did this happen? a. Justinian smuggled silkworm eggs out of China and was able to produce this own silk.

b. Justinian went to war with China and burned all their silk farms. c. None of the above.

d. Both A & B

32. How was the Hippodrome related to Roman culture?

a. It was not related to the Roman culture. b. It was modeled after the Circus Maximus in Rome.

c. It was modeled after the Colosseum in Rome. d. None of the above

33. How did the Byzantine Empire end? a. It was divided into the Eastern and Western Byzantine Empire.

b. It was destroyed by Huns. c. It was captured by the Ottoman Turks. d. None of the above

34. What was the name of the Middle Street that was filled with traders and merchants from many lands?

a. Mese b. Main Street c. Contantinople Street


35. Where does the word Byzantine come from? a. Byzantium b. Constantinople

c. Byzane. d. None of the above

36. Who were the patriarchs?

a. Leaders of the Eastern Orthodox Church.

b. Leaders of the Roman Catholic Church. c. Followers of the Roman Catholic Church.


37. Who were the Catholics?

a. Leaders of the Eastern Orthodox Church. b. Leaders of the Roman Catholic Church.

c. Followers of the Roman Catholic Church. d. None of the above

38. Who was the angel that came down to Muhammad and gave him messages from God? a. Gabriel

b. Israfel c. Mekael d. None of the above

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39. Who were the first Muslims? a. Muhammad’s family and friends.

b. The whole city of Mecca. c. Both


40. Where is Mecca and Maddinah?

a. Spain b. Greece

c. Saudi Arabia d. France

41. Many Arabs traveled to Mecca to worship idols of the gods they believed in. Where did they worship the idols?

a. At the Kabbah b. At the Mosque c. Neither

d. Both

42. How did leaders of the Arab Peninsula feel about the spread of Islam? a. It worried the leaders because they didn’t want people to stop worshiping at the Kabbah. b. The leaders converted to Islam.

c. Neither d. Both A & B

43. What was the duty of the caliphs?

a. Caliphs governed the Muslim community according to the Quran and Muhammads examples.

b. Caliphs would call people for prayer. c. Neither.

d. Both A & B

44. What was the Hijra?

a. It was a story from the Quran. b. The journey Muhammad took with his followers from Mecca to Madinah.

c. Neither d. Both A & B

45. What area did the Muslim Empire cover by A.D. 750? a. Spain and northern Africa.

b. Arabia and Persia into parts of the Indus River valley. c. Both d. None of the above

46. How did trade influence Muslim ideas?

a. Trade did not help spread the Islamic religion. b. Trade helped spread Muslim ideas. c. Neither

d. Both A & B

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47. Where was Muhammad born? a. Mecca

b. Madinah c. Spain

d. Istanbul

PART 3: Answer true of false for the following questions.

_______ 1. The geography of Rome and Byzantium were similar.

_______ 2. Khadija was Prophet Muhammad’s sister.

_______ 3. The Arabian Peninsula is considered to be part of Africa.

_______ 4. Everyone Mecca followed Prophet Muhammad and his teaching once he told them to.

_______ 5. The Bantu-Speaking people never survived their migration because of the rain forest.

_______ 6. The Germanic tribes were invaded by Persians.

_______ 7. The Niger river provided enough fertile land for the cities surrounding it to farm and crop.

_______ 8. Geez was the local language spoken in Aksum.

_______ 9. The Sahara desert was always a desert.

_______ 10. The Oasis were small towns and villages in the Arabian Peninsula deserts.

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PART 4: Complete the Graphic Organizers below.

1. Fill in the following chart explains the aspects of each factor that caused the Roman Empire to decline.

Using the below word bank to fill in the graphic organizer by using the corresponding letters..

A) Economic Issues B) Health Problems C) Political Conflict

D) Weak Leadership E) Plague F) Prices rose

2. Complete the table below comparing the differences between the Romans and the Germanic People.

Use page 330, The Germanic Tribes, in your text book to fill in the table.

ROMANS GERMANIC PEOPLE

Education Educated in Roman Ways 1. __________________________________

Culture 2. _____________________________ Lived in Villages

Resources Many were farmers 3. __________________________________

Government 4. _____________________________ No form of government

1._____

• 4. ______

• Innvasions from out siders.

2.____ • Trade

Decreased

• 5. ________

3.____ • 6. _______

• 5,000 people dying per day.

The Decline of the Roman

Empire

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3. Complete the below chart to categorize details about Constantinople. Use the word bank as a

reference. Put the corresponding letter in the chart.

a. Located along trade

routes. b. 7 hills c. Became a wealthy

city d. Churches

e. Universities f. theaters g. Peninsula h. Bosporus Strait

Geography Culture Economics

1.

_____________________

4.

_____________________

7.

_____________________

2.

_____________________

5.

_____________________

8.

_____________________

3.

_____________________

6.

_____________________

4. Match the accomplishments of the Byzantine Empire to the correct category in the table below. Only

use the corresponding letters.

A) Eastern Orthodox Church. B) Justinian Code C) Started Byzantine

silk industry.

D) Women’s rights, including right to

own property.

E) At its greatest size, extended into

parts of eastern Europe, western

Europe, south-western Asia, and

northern Africa.

Size Law Economy Religion

1. ___________

2. ___________

3. ___________

4. ___________ 5. ___________

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5. Fill in the table below comparing between the Nok, Bantu, and Aksumite by using the corresponding

letters from the word bank. 1. Hunting, farming, iron working,

war. 2. Trade and War 3. Cameroon

4. African coast along the Red Sea to highlands of Ethiopia

5. Nigeria 6. Cattle Herding.

People Origins Skills

Nok 1. ________ 2. ________

Bantu 3. _______ Hunting, farming, iron working, war,

4. _______

Aksumite 5. ________ 6. ________

PART 5: Answer the below questions in complete sentences.

1. Identify the problems that caused the Roman Empire to decline?

2. Explain the kind of economic conflict that happened in the Roman Empire?

3. Why was Constantinople’s (Byzantium) location ideal for trade?

4. What were 5 of Rome’s legacies?

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5. Which group is considered by some historians to be responsible for one of the largest migrations of people in history and why?

6. What happened in A.D. 476 that marked the end of the Western Roman Empire?

7. How did the area of the former Western Roman Empire change one Germanic tribes settled there?

8. Justinian made Constantinople the “New Rome”. What did he build throughout the city that resembled Rome?

9. What was a one of the cause of the division of the Church?

10. Justinian and Theodora believed that people should get jobs based on what factor?

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