Mesopotamia & the Fertile Crescent — Drills · Grade 6 Social Studies
Chapter: River Civilizations of the Eastern HemisphereWhat these drills covers
By the end of Mesopotamia & the Fertile Crescent you should be able to:
- I can explain mesopotamia & the fertile crescent with accurate places, periods and defined terms.
- I can distinguish a supported observation from an inference in the supplied evidence case.
- I can justify a comparison or conclusion and explain a meaningful limit.
4 questions, written answer, each with a worked explanation.
Vocabulary used: Mesopotamia, Fertile Crescent, city-state, cuneiform, ziggurat, Hammurabi's Code.
Problem 1
Answer and explanation
No. They are different historical political contexts within a broad region.
No. They are different historical political contexts within a broad region.
Response criteria
- Answer the actual question with accurate details.
- Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
- State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.
Problem 2
Answer and explanation
No. Ownership, labor and allocation require their own evidence.
No. Ownership, labor and allocation require their own evidence.
Response criteria
- Answer the actual question with accurate details.
- Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
- State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.
Problem 3
Answer and explanation
No. Its function and surviving entries limit the inference.
No. Its function and surviving entries limit the inference.
Response criteria
- Answer the actual question with accurate details.
- Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
- State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.
Problem 4
Answer and explanation
One prescribes or presents a rule; the other can provide evidence of a particular application.
One prescribes or presents a rule; the other can provide evidence of a particular application.
Response criteria
- Answer the actual question with accurate details.
- Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
- State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.