SS - 2nd semester exam review - Part 1

What accurately shows the sizes of continents, shapes of landmasses, and bodies of water?

• map

• globe

• portrait

What is the ability to do work?

• labor

• capital

• inflation

What type of economy does the U.S. have, where each person makes choices about what to make, sell and buy?

• traditional

• command

• mixed

• market

A continued rise in prices is a sign of...

• depreciation

• taxes

• inflation

What is the name of the process where people from other countries become US citizens?

• civic participation

• naturalization

• immigration

Whose alphabet was the Greek alphabet based on?

• the Phoenicians

• the Greeks

• the Spartans

The Minoans made their living as...

• farmers

• salesmen

• traders

Name the king who helped Persia gain control of Mesopotamia, Syria, Judah, and Anatolia.

• Aristotle

• Socrates

• Cyrus

What was Sparta's economy based on?

• trade

• fishing

• agriculture

What structure is an example of a Greek temple?

• the Colosseum

• the Parthenon

• the Pantheon