Grade 6 Social Studies Practice Test: Ancient Kush, Phoenicia and Persia
- Ancient Kush, Phoenicia and Persia
- 10 questions
- 13 minutes
These civilizations were neighbors and trading partners of Egypt and Mesopotamia. Tip: link Kush with the Nile and iron, Phoenicia with ships and the alphabet, Persia with roads and governors.
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Question 1
Where was the ancient kingdom of Kush located?
Correct answer: B
Kush was in the region called Nubia, in present-day Sudan. The land between the Tigris and Euphrates was Mesopotamia.
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Question 2
In the 700s BCE, kings from Kush
Correct answer: C
Kushite kings such as Piye took control of Egypt and ruled as its 25th Dynasty. Kush had borrowed many Egyptian customs, including building pyramids.
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Question 3
The Kushite city of Meroë became famous for producing which material?
Correct answer: A
Meroë had iron ore and wood for fuel, so its workers made iron tools and weapons. Silk and paper came from China.
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Question 4
Which goods made Kush an important trading partner for Egypt?
Correct answer: D
Kush had gold mines and access to ivory and ebony from farther south in Africa. Tea, silk and porcelain were Chinese goods.
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Question 5
The Phoenicians lived along the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. What were they best known for?
Correct answer: B
With little farmland, the Phoenicians turned to the sea and traded all over the Mediterranean. Their homeland is in present-day Lebanon.
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Question 6
Why is the Phoenician alphabet so important in history?
Correct answer: D
The Phoenician alphabet had about 22 letters for sounds, which was much easier to learn than hundreds of picture signs. The Greeks adapted it, and the Romans adapted the Greek one.
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Question 7
A rare purple dye made by the Phoenicians came from
Correct answer: A
The dye came from murex snails and took thousands of snails to make, so purple cloth was very costly and linked to royalty.
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Question 8
Carthage, in North Africa, was founded by settlers from which civilization?
Correct answer: C
Phoenicians founded colonies around the Mediterranean, and Carthage in present-day Tunisia became the most powerful one.
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Question 9
Cyrus the Great, founder of the Persian Empire, is known for
Correct answer: D
Cyrus allowed peoples such as the Jews held in Babylon to return home and rebuild. This tolerance helped him rule a huge and varied empire.
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Question 10
To govern his large empire, Darius I divided it into provinces. What was the governor of each province called?
Correct answer: B
Each province, or satrapy, was run by a satrap who collected taxes for the king. Darius also built the Royal Road to link the empire.
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