River Civilizations of the Eastern Hemisphere — Chapter Practice, Grade 6
Travel back more than 5,000 years to meet the world's first great civilizations — the cities, god-kings, and inventions that grew up along the rivers of Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Indus Valley, and ancient China.
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.
Problem 5
Answer and explanation
Twelve units remain in the simple account. The records describe an allocation and a royal claim, not everyone’s access or enforcement. Compare household and case evidence and identify whose voices are missing.
Twelve units remain in the simple account. The records describe an allocation and a royal claim, not everyone’s access or enforcement. Compare household and case evidence and identify whose voices are missing.
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 6
Answer and explanation
Twelve units remain in the simple account. The records describe an allocation and a royal claim, not everyone’s access or enforcement. Compare household and case evidence and identify whose voices are missing. The label must identify its evidence and avoid turning a model into an authentic artifact.
Twelve units remain in the simple account. The records describe an allocation and a royal claim, not everyone’s access or enforcement. Compare household and case evidence and identify whose voices are missing. The label must identify its evidence and avoid turning a model into an authentic artifact.
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 7
Answer and explanation
Twelve units remain in the simple account. The records describe an allocation and a royal claim, not everyone’s access or enforcement. Compare household and case evidence and identify whose voices are missing. Limit the conclusion to the named evidence; compare a different dated setting using the same categories before widening it.
Twelve units remain in the simple account. The records describe an allocation and a royal claim, not everyone’s access or enforcement. Compare household and case evidence and identify whose voices are missing. Limit the conclusion to the named evidence; compare a different dated setting using the same categories before widening it.
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 8
Answer and explanation
No. Ownership, labor and allocation require their own evidence. A useful new source addresses the missing information directly. Explain its provenance, access or scale; do not assume a second source answers every question.
No. Ownership, labor and allocation require their own evidence. A useful new source addresses the missing information directly. Explain its provenance, access or scale; do not assume a second source answers every question.
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 9
Answer and explanation
Use two specifically located details from the chapter reader and distinguish period, source purpose and scale. One prescribes or presents a rule; the other can provide evidence of a particular application.
Use two specifically located details from the chapter reader and distinguish period, source purpose and scale. 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.
Problem 10
Answer and explanation
Twelve units remain in the simple account. The records describe an allocation and a royal claim, not everyone’s access or enforcement. Compare household and case evidence and identify whose voices are missing. The revision note must quote or reproduce the changed claim and explain its improved accuracy.
Twelve units remain in the simple account. The records describe an allocation and a royal claim, not everyone’s access or enforcement. Compare household and case evidence and identify whose voices are missing. The revision note must quote or reproduce the changed claim and explain its improved accuracy.
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 11
Answer and explanation
The terms follow river elevation/flow, not the top of a north-up map.
The terms follow river elevation/flow, not the top of a north-up map.
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 12
Answer and explanation
An unusually low or high flow could disrupt crops, settlements or food access.
An unusually low or high flow could disrupt crops, settlements or food access.
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 13
Answer and explanation
No. Specific labor and administrative evidence is needed.
No. Specific labor and administrative evidence is needed.
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 14
Answer and explanation
To examine different experiences and the biases of preservation.
To examine different experiences and the biases of preservation.
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 15
Answer and explanation
The southern upstream region is Upper Egypt; the northern delta is Lower Egypt. River geography matters, but institutions, labor organization and political history also help explain rule.
The southern upstream region is Upper Egypt; the northern delta is Lower Egypt. River geography matters, but institutions, labor organization and political history also help explain rule.
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 16
Answer and explanation
The southern upstream region is Upper Egypt; the northern delta is Lower Egypt. River geography matters, but institutions, labor organization and political history also help explain rule. The label must identify its evidence and avoid turning a model into an authentic artifact.
The southern upstream region is Upper Egypt; the northern delta is Lower Egypt. River geography matters, but institutions, labor organization and political history also help explain rule. The label must identify its evidence and avoid turning a model into an authentic artifact.
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 17
Answer and explanation
The southern upstream region is Upper Egypt; the northern delta is Lower Egypt. River geography matters, but institutions, labor organization and political history also help explain rule. Limit the conclusion to the named evidence; compare a different dated setting using the same categories before widening it.
The southern upstream region is Upper Egypt; the northern delta is Lower Egypt. River geography matters, but institutions, labor organization and political history also help explain rule. Limit the conclusion to the named evidence; compare a different dated setting using the same categories before widening it.
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 18
Answer and explanation
An unusually low or high flow could disrupt crops, settlements or food access. A useful new source addresses the missing information directly. Explain its provenance, access or scale; do not assume a second source answers every question.
An unusually low or high flow could disrupt crops, settlements or food access. A useful new source addresses the missing information directly. Explain its provenance, access or scale; do not assume a second source answers every question.
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 19
Answer and explanation
Use two specifically located details from the chapter reader and distinguish period, source purpose and scale. To examine different experiences and the biases of preservation.
Use two specifically located details from the chapter reader and distinguish period, source purpose and scale. To examine different experiences and the biases of preservation.
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 20
Answer and explanation
The southern upstream region is Upper Egypt; the northern delta is Lower Egypt. River geography matters, but institutions, labor organization and political history also help explain rule. The revision note must quote or reproduce the changed claim and explain its improved accuracy.
The southern upstream region is Upper Egypt; the northern delta is Lower Egypt. River geography matters, but institutions, labor organization and political history also help explain rule. The revision note must quote or reproduce the changed claim and explain its improved accuracy.
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 21
Answer and explanation
No. Compare the region’s different sites and periods.
No. Compare the region’s different sites and periods.
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 22
Answer and explanation
Coordination or exchange standards, with political structure still an open evidence question.
Coordination or exchange standards, with political structure still an open evidence question.
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 23
Answer and explanation
Not securely without a justified decipherment or corroborating evidence.
Not securely without a justified decipherment or corroborating 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 24
Answer and explanation
No. People and practices can continue or move while urban systems change.
No. People and practices can continue or move while urban systems change.
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 25
Answer and explanation
Shared weights and infrastructure can support coordination and exchange. They do not identify a named ruler or exact doctrine; the seal’s unread signs cannot supply those words.
Shared weights and infrastructure can support coordination and exchange. They do not identify a named ruler or exact doctrine; the seal’s unread signs cannot supply those words.
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 26
Answer and explanation
Shared weights and infrastructure can support coordination and exchange. They do not identify a named ruler or exact doctrine; the seal’s unread signs cannot supply those words. The label must identify its evidence and avoid turning a model into an authentic artifact.
Shared weights and infrastructure can support coordination and exchange. They do not identify a named ruler or exact doctrine; the seal’s unread signs cannot supply those words. The label must identify its evidence and avoid turning a model into an authentic artifact.
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 27
Answer and explanation
Shared weights and infrastructure can support coordination and exchange. They do not identify a named ruler or exact doctrine; the seal’s unread signs cannot supply those words. Limit the conclusion to the named evidence; compare a different dated setting using the same categories before widening it.
Shared weights and infrastructure can support coordination and exchange. They do not identify a named ruler or exact doctrine; the seal’s unread signs cannot supply those words. Limit the conclusion to the named evidence; compare a different dated setting using the same categories before widening it.
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 28
Answer and explanation
Coordination or exchange standards, with political structure still an open evidence question. A useful new source addresses the missing information directly. Explain its provenance, access or scale; do not assume a second source answers every question.
Coordination or exchange standards, with political structure still an open evidence question. A useful new source addresses the missing information directly. Explain its provenance, access or scale; do not assume a second source answers every question.
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 29
Answer and explanation
Use two specifically located details from the chapter reader and distinguish period, source purpose and scale. No. People and practices can continue or move while urban systems change.
Use two specifically located details from the chapter reader and distinguish period, source purpose and scale. No. People and practices can continue or move while urban systems change.
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 30
Answer and explanation
Shared weights and infrastructure can support coordination and exchange. They do not identify a named ruler or exact doctrine; the seal’s unread signs cannot supply those words. The revision note must quote or reproduce the changed claim and explain its improved accuracy.
Shared weights and infrastructure can support coordination and exchange. They do not identify a named ruler or exact doctrine; the seal’s unread signs cannot supply those words. The revision note must quote or reproduce the changed claim and explain its improved accuracy.
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 31
Answer and explanation
No. Other regions and exchange contributed.
No. Other regions and exchange contributed.
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 32
Answer and explanation
No. Fertility and flood hazard can coexist.
No. Fertility and flood hazard can coexist.
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 33
Answer and explanation
No. It is evidence of the question/practice, not automatic confirmation of the event.
No. It is evidence of the question/practice, not automatic confirmation of the event.
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 34
Answer and explanation
Yes. Claims of moral failure could be used to argue the mandate had shifted.
Yes. Claims of moral failure could be used to argue the mandate had shifted.
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 35
Answer and explanation
It records a divination question and the priorities of its elite context, not an assured harvest outcome. Administrative, environmental or later harvest records could help test actual production.
It records a divination question and the priorities of its elite context, not an assured harvest outcome. Administrative, environmental or later harvest records could help test actual production.
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 36
Answer and explanation
It records a divination question and the priorities of its elite context, not an assured harvest outcome. Administrative, environmental or later harvest records could help test actual production. The label must identify its evidence and avoid turning a model into an authentic artifact.
It records a divination question and the priorities of its elite context, not an assured harvest outcome. Administrative, environmental or later harvest records could help test actual production. The label must identify its evidence and avoid turning a model into an authentic artifact.
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 37
Answer and explanation
It records a divination question and the priorities of its elite context, not an assured harvest outcome. Administrative, environmental or later harvest records could help test actual production. Limit the conclusion to the named evidence; compare a different dated setting using the same categories before widening it.
It records a divination question and the priorities of its elite context, not an assured harvest outcome. Administrative, environmental or later harvest records could help test actual production. Limit the conclusion to the named evidence; compare a different dated setting using the same categories before widening it.
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 38
Answer and explanation
No. Fertility and flood hazard can coexist. A useful new source addresses the missing information directly. Explain its provenance, access or scale; do not assume a second source answers every question.
No. Fertility and flood hazard can coexist. A useful new source addresses the missing information directly. Explain its provenance, access or scale; do not assume a second source answers every question.
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 39
Answer and explanation
Use two specifically located details from the chapter reader and distinguish period, source purpose and scale. Yes. Claims of moral failure could be used to argue the mandate had shifted.
Use two specifically located details from the chapter reader and distinguish period, source purpose and scale. Yes. Claims of moral failure could be used to argue the mandate had shifted.
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 40
Answer and explanation
It records a divination question and the priorities of its elite context, not an assured harvest outcome. Administrative, environmental or later harvest records could help test actual production. The revision note must quote or reproduce the changed claim and explain its improved accuracy.
It records a divination question and the priorities of its elite context, not an assured harvest outcome. Administrative, environmental or later harvest records could help test actual production. The revision note must quote or reproduce the changed claim and explain its improved accuracy.
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 41
Answer and explanation
No. They answer different evidence questions.
No. They answer different evidence questions.
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 42
Answer and explanation
They let a reader check the exact source provision and translation.
They let a reader check the exact source provision and translation.
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 43
Answer and explanation
Who could make or contest a rule and how obligations differed by status.
Who could make or contest a rule and how obligations differed by status.
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 44
Answer and explanation
No. Its text and application may distinguish people unequally.
No. Its text and application may distinguish people unequally.
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 45
Answer and explanation
It addresses agricultural risk and repayment for a specified failed-harvest year. It does not erase every obligation or show how every case was enforced; consult the exact clause and context.
It addresses agricultural risk and repayment for a specified failed-harvest year. It does not erase every obligation or show how every case was enforced; consult the exact clause and context.
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 46
Answer and explanation
It addresses agricultural risk and repayment for a specified failed-harvest year. It does not erase every obligation or show how every case was enforced; consult the exact clause and context. The label must identify its evidence and avoid turning a model into an authentic artifact.
It addresses agricultural risk and repayment for a specified failed-harvest year. It does not erase every obligation or show how every case was enforced; consult the exact clause and context. The label must identify its evidence and avoid turning a model into an authentic artifact.
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 47
Answer and explanation
It addresses agricultural risk and repayment for a specified failed-harvest year. It does not erase every obligation or show how every case was enforced; consult the exact clause and context. Limit the conclusion to the named evidence; compare a different dated setting using the same categories before widening it.
It addresses agricultural risk and repayment for a specified failed-harvest year. It does not erase every obligation or show how every case was enforced; consult the exact clause and context. Limit the conclusion to the named evidence; compare a different dated setting using the same categories before widening it.
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 48
Answer and explanation
They let a reader check the exact source provision and translation. A useful new source addresses the missing information directly. Explain its provenance, access or scale; do not assume a second source answers every question.
They let a reader check the exact source provision and translation. A useful new source addresses the missing information directly. Explain its provenance, access or scale; do not assume a second source answers every question.
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 49
Answer and explanation
Use two specifically located details from the chapter reader and distinguish period, source purpose and scale. No. Its text and application may distinguish people unequally.
Use two specifically located details from the chapter reader and distinguish period, source purpose and scale. No. Its text and application may distinguish people unequally.
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 50
Answer and explanation
It addresses agricultural risk and repayment for a specified failed-harvest year. It does not erase every obligation or show how every case was enforced; consult the exact clause and context. The revision note must quote or reproduce the changed claim and explain its improved accuracy.
It addresses agricultural risk and repayment for a specified failed-harvest year. It does not erase every obligation or show how every case was enforced; consult the exact clause and context. The revision note must quote or reproduce the changed claim and explain its improved accuracy.
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.