Social Studies Quiz

During the Neolithic Period, humans began to shift from hunting and gathering to:

• writing hieroglyphs

• farming and animal domestication

• building large cities

• long-distance trade

Mesopotamia lies between which two rivers?

• Nile and Red River

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Amazon and Mississippi

• Mekong and Yangtze

The Old Kingdom of Ancient Egypt is best known for:

• early papyrus use

• pyramid construction

• ironworking

• seafaring trade

Mohenjo-Daro was a major urban center of the:

• Mesopotamian civilization

• Indus Valley civilization

• Egyptian civilization

• Chinese civilization

The ancient trade network connecting China, India, and the Mediterranean is called the:

• Silk Road

• Spice Route

• Roman Postal Route

• Nile Corridor

Confucius, the founder of Confucianism, was born in:

• Japan

• India

• China

• Egypt

In ancient India, the social classes known as the four varnas are part of the:

• dharma system

• Varna system

• Buddha's teaching

• caste reform

A map showing latitude and longitude lines helps us to:

• calculate area

• locate places precisely

• measure ocean depth

• date historical artifacts

In economics, resources that are limited in supply and affect choices are called:

• opportunities

• costs

• scarce resources

• Profits

The branch of the U.S. government responsible for making laws is the:

• Executive

• Legislative

• Judicial

• Federal Reserve