6th Grade 1st Quarter Final Exam

1. New Orleans is located about A. 30 deg N and 90 deg W C. 35 deg N and 85 deg W

B. D.

30 deg N and 90 deg W 45 deg N and 70 deg W

2. The northernmost city shown on the map is A. Chicago B. Denver C. Seattle D. Los Angeles 3. The easternmost city shown on the map is A. Newark B. C. San Francisco D. 4. Denver is located at about A. 40 deg N and 115 deg W C. 45 deg N and 100 deg W B. D. Atlanta New Orleans 40 deg N and 100 deg W 40 deg N and 105 deg W

5. You would be closest to the South Pole if you lived in A. Los Angeles B. New Orleans C. St. Louis D. Newark 6. Newark is A. West of the Prime Meridian C. West of the Equator 7. Denver is B. D. East of the Prime Meridian North of the Prime Meridian

A. C.

North of Chicago West of Newark

B. D.

South of Los Angeles East of St. Louis

8. The distance from Los Angeles to Denver is about A. 1,000 km B. 750 km C. 750 mi D. 2,000 mi 9. Newark is closest to A. New Orleans C. Chicago B. D. St. Louis Los Angeles

10. Drawing "A" shows a A. Map C. Grid 11. Drawing "B" shows A. the North Pole C. a globe 12. Drawing "C" shows a A. latitude line C. hemishere 13. Drawing "D" shows a A. longitude line C. continent 14. Drawing "E" shows A. a map key C. lines of longitude 15. Drawing "F" shows the A. Equator C. Prime Meridian

B. D. B. D. B. D. B. D. B. D. B. D.

Compass rose Latitude line a scale a key Compass rose Scale Border Scale lines of latitude a hemishpere North Pole South Pole

Documents from Mesopotamia

Selections from Hammurabis Laws Seek To Uphold The Social Order In Babylon (Circa 1700 BCE)
1. If a man accuses another of murder but cannot prove it, the accuser shall be put to death. 8. If a man steals, he shall repay thirty fold. If he hasnt the money, he shall be put to death. 15. If a man helps a slave to escape from the city, he shall be put to death. 117. If a man sells his wife or child to settle a debt, they shall work in the house of the buyer for three years, and regain their freedom in the fourth. 141. If a wife goes out, plays the fool, ruins her house and belittles her husband, he may divorce her; or, if he prefers, he may marry another and keep the former wife as his maidservant. 195. If a man strikes his father, they shall cut off his hand. 202. If a man strikes the cheek of his superior, he shall receive sixty strokes with an oxtail whip. 204. If a common man strikes a common man on the cheek, he shall pay ten shekels of silver. 205. If a mans slave strikes the son of a gentleman on the cheek, they shall cut off his ear. 206. If a man strikes another in a quarrel and wounds him, but swears: I did not strike him intentionally, he shall only be responsible for paying the physician. 209. If a man strikes the daughter of another and causes a miscarriage, he shall pay ten shekels. YOU WILL SEE THE QUESTION ON THE ANSWER KEY--#16

Document B: A Sumerian Father Gives Advice To His Son (Circa 2300 BCE)
My son, let me give you instructions. Pay attention to them! Do not beat a farmers son, or he will break your irrigation canal. When you are drunk, do not judge. Do not break into a house Do not speak with a girl when you are married, the [likelihood of] slander is strong Do not allow your sheep to graze in untested grazing grounds Submit to strength. Bow down to the mighty man. YOU WILL SEE THE QUESTION ON THE ANSWER KEY--#17

NAME:__________________________________DATE _____________________ CLASS___

6th Grade 1st Quarter Final Exam-ANSWER SHEET

1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____ 7. _____ 8. _____ 9. _____ 10. _____ 11. _____ 12. _____ 13. _____ 14. _____ 15. _____ 16. Analyze the selections from Hammurabis Code above-choose 1 that is similar to a law/punishment that we follow today and 1 that is very different from the laws / punishments that we follow today. Be sure to include the number of your selections and be very descriptive in explaining your opinions.

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17. Read Document B: A Sumerian Father Gives Advice to His Son. Analyze the advice the father gives to his son-what does he tell him to do? Explain. Is this advice similar to advice parents give their children today? Explain your opinion fully.

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ANSWERS 1. 30 deg N and 90 deg W 2. Seattle 3. Newark 4. 40 deg N and 105 deg W 5. New Orleans 6. west of the Prime Meridian 7. west of Newark 8. 750 mi 9. Chicago 10. map 11. a globe 12. compass rose 13. scale 14. lines of longitude 15. Equator