5th Grade
5th Grade
6th Grade
6th Grade
100
Why did the Puritans start the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
They wanted to live by their religious beliefs.
100
Who led the Puritans from England to Massachusetts Bay?
John Winthrop
100
Name one thing that the Nile River provided.
transportation, water for crops, rich, dark soil for farming
100
Most Egyptians believed that when you die, you...
have an afterlife
200
What does the word "expel" mean?
to force someone to leave a place
200
Why did people settle in the Connecticut River valley?
to have fertile land to farm
200
What is a waterway, path, or trail traders use to move goods called?
trade route
200
Who are the Kandakes?
queens who ruled Kush
300
What issue caused King Philip's War?
The colonists and Native Americans disagreed about ownership of the land.
300
Why did the New England Colonies have town meetings?
to take care of town government
300
Egypt began to expand its territory beyond the Nile Valley under the rule of?
King Mentuhotep II
300
How did the people of Egypt and the people of Nubia first come in close contact with each other?
through trade
400
In what way did the New England Colonies have representative governments?
The colonists elected their own leaders
400
Name one important industry for the New England Colonies.
shipbuilding, logging, whaling, fishing
400
A tall, slender stone pillar with four sides and a pointed top is called an...
obelisk
400
The start of the Egyptian new year was called...
Inundation
500
Who founded the settlement of Hartford which became the Connecticut Colony?
Thomas Hooker
500
Who led followers to an island near Providence?
Anne Hutchinson
500
A cataract is a what?
a waterfall
500
What did the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt create?
A nation state