Grade 6 · Social Studies
Ancient civilizations, the Bill of Rights, and the Civil War. Written in American English for students, parents, and teachers in the United States.
Open a card to see the answer. These are original practice items for US elementary students — not a state test copy.
Answer: Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
The name means “land between rivers.”
Answer: Nile River
Floods left fertile soil.
Answer: ancient Egypt
Picture signs stood for sounds and ideas.
Answer: ancient Greece
Greece was not one single kingdom at first.
Answer: ancient Rome
Rome influenced later US government language.
Answer: Mesopotamia
Wedge-shaped marks recorded trade and laws.
Answer: ancient and imperial China
It was built over many dynasties.
Answer: cities, writing, and organized government
Surplus farming often came first.
Answer: 7
Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America.
Answer: Northern and Southern Hemispheres
It is 0° latitude.
Answer: east–west and measure north–south
The poles are 90° N and 90° S.
Answer: poles
They measure east–west.
Answer: 0° longitude
It runs through Greenwich, England.
Answer: Pacific
It covers more of Earth than any other ocean.
Answer: landforms like mountains and rivers
Political maps show borders.
Answer: North America
Canada and Mexico are neighbors.
Pick the next article in this topic — that is how a magazine issue is meant to be used.
