Social Studies Review, Unit 1

Hosted by Mrs. Offerle (6 th Social Studies) 6th grade Jeopardy!

100 100 200 200 400 400 300 400 History Facts Politics Land 300 300 300 200 400 200 100 500 500 500 500 100

Row 1, Col 1 Professionals are dedicated to the study of ancient people and artifacts. What is archeologist?

1,2 How do archaeologist draw conclusions about prehistoric people. What is analyzing artifacts?

1,3 The people of Clovis used hand- made tools. What is the Ice Age?

1,4 For many years, who did scholars believe the Clovis people to be? What is the first people in the America?

2,1 The importance of the finding at Monte Verde, Chili. What is others may have lived in Americas before Clovis people?

2,2 The widespread use of polished rock tools marked the beginning of. What is the New Stone Age?

2,3 When you make an animal tame. What is domestication?

2,4 The area the first civilization settled. What is the land between two rivers?

3,1 One of the first Mesopotamians. Who are farmers?

3,2 Why did people settled in Mesopotamia. What is plenty of water?

3,3 How did early people in Mesopotamia make farming successful. What is irrigation?

3,4 What is the archeologist’s responsibilities. What is to uncover evidence or clues from the past?

4,1 Where were artifacts of the Clovis people found. What is New Mexico?

4,2 When were the artifacts found near Monte Verde, Chile? What is after the Ice Age?

4,3 When did the people depend on stone tools? What is the Stone Age?

4,4 Who developed a writing system made up of only 22 characters? What is Phoenicians ?

5,1 What building was built to house the Torah? What is Solomon’s Temple?

5,2 How were the Assyrians different from the Babylonians. What is placed a high value on conquest?

5,3 What long term benefit came from Samarians’ cuneiform writing? What is preserved writing?

5,4 What caused different cultures to develop in the Americas? What is groups from different regions brought their own culture to the Americas?

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