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7th Grade Review

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
In 7th grade we studied 
a)
Governments around the world
b)
Culture around the world
c)
History of other countries
d)
All answer choices
2.
The Enlightenment is
a)
a time of rebirth
b)
a time when science ruled
c)
a time with people used reason and logic to explain the world
d)
a time when technology ruled
3.
Enlightenment philosopher who believed people had natural rights of life, liberty, and property.
a)
John Locke
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Rousseau
d)
Voltaire
4.
Enlightenment philosopher who believed to limit government, that it should be divided into separate branches that shared power.
a)
John Locke
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Rousseau
d)
Voltaire
5.
Monotheistic means 
a)
Believing in many gods.
b)
Believing in one God.
c)
Not believing in anything.
6.
Which church dominated Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire?
a)
Catholic
b)
Protestant
c)
Buddhist
d)
Daoist
7.
This was an era of rebirth of classical learning, art and architecture. 
a)
Renaissance
b)
Enlightenment
c)
Reformation
d)
Exploration
8.
This was the first document to limit the power of the king.
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
Magna Carta
c)
Hammurabi's Code
d)
The 10 Commandments
9.

The first thing you do when you walk into this class each day is

a)

Read the board and begin the work: First step rule!

b)

Talk to my neighbor

c)

Dance the cha cha

d)

Read a book

10.
European countries wanted colonies
a)
To move people out of overcrowded cities.
b)
To profit from by using their natural resources.
c)
To reduce the amount of land they had control of.
11.
What is a direct democracy?
a)
A form of government in which the public will is translated directly into law.
b)
Government controlled by one person.
c)
A form of government in which elected leaders make decisions for the public.
d)
A state ruled by the noble class.
12.
The split between Sunni and Shiite Muslims began with a disagreement about -
a)
choosing Muhammad's successor
b)
designating Mecca as a holy city
c)
the role of women in Islam
d)
practicing the Five Pillars
13.
Which city is important to Judaism, Christianity and Islam?
a)
Rome
b)
Medina
c)
Mecca
d)
Jerusalem
14.
What was Hammurabi's code?
a)
A knight code during feudal times
b)
A unifying group of laws
c)
An encription code
d)
A kings tyrannical laws forced on slaves
15.
What greek city-state was the first to use democratic governing?
a)
Athens
b)
Rome
c)
Sparta
d)
Persia
16.
What brought Islam to West Africa?
a)
War
b)
Trade
c)
Emporers
d)
Crusades
17.
If a person travels from place to place, without a permanent home, what are they?
a)
Domesticated
b)
Landform
c)
Archaeologist
d)
Nomad
18.
____________________ was how early people controlled the flow of water to be sure that the crops they planted had enough to grow until they were harvested.
a)
Climate
b)
Environment
c)
Irrigation
d)
Community
19.
What are the basic teachings of Buddhism called?
a)
Ten Commandments
b)
Shar'ia Law
c)
The Four Noble Truths
d)
The Five Noble Truths
20.

Which river was a major artery of trade in Western Africa?

a)

Niger River

b)

Tigris River

c)

Euphrates River

d)

Nile River

21.

Not only did merchants from different cultures exchange goods but ideas.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Japan's geography can best be described as _____.

a)

a group of mountains

b)

a group of islands

c)

a group of Hibachi steak

d)

a group of people

23.

What was a major difference between feudalism in Europe and feudalism in Japan?

a)

government

b)

peasants worked the land

c)

religion

d)

themes in art and literature

24.

Samurai warriors used this technique used by Zen Buddhist.

a)

martical arts

b)

sword fighting

c)

pottery making

d)

calligraphy