6th, 7th, and 8th grade questions

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Slash-and-burn agriculture  clearing land for farming (used by stone age people)  
listed the laws and punishments for Mesopotamia  Hammurabi's Code  
Egyptian art and architecture emphasized this  religious idea of eternal life  
Greece's mountainous terrain and its series of small islands influenced the ancient Greeks to develop what type of government?  a political system based on independent city-states  
What does the legacy of Ancient Greek myths and epics provide people with?  heroic figures and great adventures  
"Atlas, herculean, labyrinth, and olympian" - words that originated in the myths of...  Greeks  
Why did Chinese people turn to the teachings of Confucious?  His ideas were thought to help restore order to China  
Where can the origins of checks and balances in the US political system be traced to?  Roman Republic  
What did the Roman Empire gain control of after the wars with Carthage?  North Africa  
What shows the importance the Mongols placed on improving trade contacts with other civilizations?  the establishment of trade routes  
Why did a large percentage of immigrants who came to the US during the late 19th century and early 20th century settle in cities?  the growing industries were usually located in cities  
What usually accompanied industrialization?  labor strife  
What were the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments supposed to solve?  civil rights problems  
What is one thing the Freedmen's Bureau did?  established schools for former slaves  
What was one goal of post-Civil War Congressional Reconstruction?  to ensure civil rights for former slaves  
Why did the Union use a blockade as part of their strategy against the south?  to prevent Southern efforts to sell cotton in Europe in exchange for war supplies  
How is Lincoln's Gettysburg Address similar to the Declaration of Independence?  Both support the ideals of self-government and human rights  
States' rights did not play a role in this policy  The Monroe Doctrine  
What was "Bleeding Kansas"?  fighting between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces  
What area was admitted as part of the Compromise of 1850?  California  
What was the main goal of abolitionists like William Lloyd Garrison?  To end slavery immediately  
Who was the most important leader of the Underground Railroad?  Harriet Tubman  
What system did New Spain use in settling California?  mission  
Why did the Indian Removal Act relocate thousands of Cherokees?  It allowed the Cherokee their freedom from US control  
Granting statehood to this territory made conflict with Mexico highly likely  Texas  
19th Century Americans believed it was inevitable for the country to pread west; this is called  Manifest Destiny  
Why was California being settled in the mid-1800's?  People searching for wealth from the discovery of gold  
What is Manifest Destiny?  Believing Americans had the right to spread westward  
What invention increased the need for more slaves?  The cotton gin  
What was a result of the rapid immigration to large US cities?  ethnic neighborhoods  
What did George Washington urge America in his farewell address?  To value and maintain a sense of national unity.  
Which group of people would have supported the political ideas and policies of Alexander Hamilton?  business owners  
What part of the Constitution contains fundamental liberties of US citizens?  Amendments 1-10, Bill of Rights  
Which Founder favored a strong national government and loose interpretation of the US Constitution  Alexander Hamilton  
Why was the 10th Amendment added to the Constitution?  To balance national and state government power  
When forming the legislative branch what did the writers of the Constitution base their ideas on?  English Parliament  


   

 
 

 
 

 

 
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