Social Studies Quiz

What is the system of government in which the people have the authority to choose their governing legislation?

• Democracy

• Bureaucracy

• Monarchy

• Militarism

What is the term for the spread of cultural beliefs and social activities from one group to another?

• Power and authority

• Philosophy

• Cultural diffusion

• Collective learning

Who is the ruler of an empire?

• Emperor

• Empire

• Leadership

• Republic

What is the term for the belief in the importance of military power and strength?

• Rise and fall of empires

• Slavery

• Militarism

• Religious tolerance

What is the term for a form of government with a monarch at the head?

• Monarchy

• Democracy

• Social hierarchy/class

• Republic

What is the term for the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence?

• Right to rule

• Non-examples

• Silk Roads

• Philosophy

What is the term for the ability to make decisions and have control over people and events?

• Social inequality

• Society

• Religious tolerance

• Power and authority

What is the term for the belief that a ruler's power comes from a divine source or is inherited?

• Right to rule

• Trade networks

• Rise and fall of empires

• Specialization of labor

What is the term for the historical trade routes that connected the East and West?

• Slavery

• World religions

• Social hierarchy/class

• Silk Roads

What is the term for the system in which people are owned as property and forced to work?

• Collective learning

• Cultural diffusion

• Slavery

• Social inequality