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WorksheetsSocial Studies Benchmark Review
Total questions: 89
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1.
What is Oligarchy
a)
A small group of people hold power because of wealth, military power, or family influence.
b)
The government is run by clergy which are religious leaders
c)
All political power and control of the economy is held by the government which is controlled by the communist party.
d)
A political system based on fierce nationalism and a strong government.
2.
What is Traditional Monarchy
a)
A family headed by a king, queen, sultan, or emperor holds political power. Power is not shared with citizens.
b)
The citizens hold power and rule through elected representatives.
c)
A family headed by a king, queen, sultan, or emperor holds political power. Power is shared with citizens as a constitution limits the power of the monarch.
d)
A small group of people hold power because of wealth, military power, or family influence.
3.
What is a Representative Democracy (a.k.a.Republic)
a)
A family headed by a king, queen, sultan, or emperor holds political power. Power is not shared with citizens.
b)
The citizens hold power and rule through elected representatives.
c)
A political system based on fierce nationalism and a strong government.
d)
An organization set up to make and enforce rules for a group of people.
4.
Example: Ancient Greece; citizens gathered to make decisions for their city-states and voted directly on issues.
a)
Monarchy
b)
Republic
c)
Totalitarian
d)
Democracy
5.
A Theocracy is when
a)
the people are ruled by a god or a higher power and usually has a holy book that guides the law.
b)
a military force has taken over and governs the people with a leader called a dictator.
c)
the people elect a rules to vote on laws.
d)
None of the above.
6.
No government at all is called:
a)
Theocracy
b)
Monarchy
c)
Democracy
d)
Anarchy
7.
System of government where every citizen get a voice in ruling the government
a)
Democracy
b)
Direct Democracy
c)
Representative Democracy
d)
Federalism
8.
Under what system of government are leaders typically chosen by church officials or religious elders?
a)
theocracy
b)
presidential democracy
c)
constitutional monarchy
d)
dictatorship
9.
"All of North Korea is a jail" What can you assume is the type of government North Korea has?
a)
Democracy
b)
Theocracy
c)
Monarchy
d)
Dictatorship
10.
If in Iran which is an Islamic Republic, the people believe in the truth of Quur'anic Justice what type of government do they have?
a)
Democracy
b)
Theocracy
c)
Oligarchy
d)
None of the above
11.
Which type of economy has the government control all of what to produce, companies, and goods?
a)
Traditional
b)
Autocracy
c)
Mixed
d)
Command
12.
Which type of economy has the government and the citizens participate in what to produce and how to produce it?
a)
Traditional
b)
Autocracy
c)
Mixed
d)
Command
13.
Which of the following has the citizens and supply and demand control all of the economy without any government influence what-so-ever?
a)
Command
b)
Traditional
c)
Confederacy
d)
Market
14.
When there is a change in order to fit new conditions or a new environment it is
a)
adaptation
b)
modification
15.
An example of a human factor or a way that humans affect the environment of a place is
a)
climate
b)
pollution
c)
landforms
16.
When there is a change to the environment to meet the needs of people
a)
Adaptation
b)
Modification
17.
What does the word "Renaissance" mean?
a)
Renewed
b)
Rebuilt
c)
Remade
d)
Rebirth
18.
On what peninsula did the Renaissance begin?
a)
Spain
b)
England
c)
Italy
d)
Germany
19.
What is one way that Medieval and Renaissance artists differ?
a)
Renaissance art focuses more on religion
b)
Medieval artists were more realistic
c)
Renaissance artist turned to Roman and Greek works for inspiration
d)
They are the same
20.
The Sistine Chapel was painted by...
a)
Michalangelo
b)
Albrecht Durer
c)
Miguel Cervantes
d)
Leonardo DaVinci
21.
______________ art was flat with rigid, emotionless figures, while ______________ art had full backgrounds with figures that showed emotion and detail.
a)
Renaissance, Medieval
b)
Renaissance, Classical
c)
Classical, Medieval
d)
Medieval, Renaissance
22.
Title...
a)
Madonna
b)
Mona Lisa
c)
Margaret
d)
da Vinci
23.
Which of these would be valued most by a Renaissance thinker who emphasized individualism?
a)
a nation's strength
b)
a family's ancestors
c)
a person's achievements
d)
an army's success in battle
24.
Title...
a)
School of Athens
b)
Last Judgment
c)
Last Supper
d)
Sistine Chapel
25.
Renaissance artist who painted The School of Athens
a)
Michelangelo
b)
Raphael
c)
Johann Guttenberg
d)
Leonardo da Vinci
26.
Italian artist who also excelled in astronomy, engineering, and anatomy
a)
Michelangelo
b)
Raphael
c)
Johann Guttenberg
d)
Leonardo da Vinci
27.
Artist who painted the Mona Lisa &The Last Supper
a)
Michelangelo
b)
Leonardo da Vinci
c)
perspective
d)
patron
28.
Which of the following most accurately characterizes the Renaissance?
a)
the spread of democracy
b)
the outburst of creativity
c)
a growth of religious belief
d)
a decline in learning
29.
The belief that people are important and can accomplish great things.
a)
Humanism
b)
Pastorialism
c)
Catholicism
d)
Patriotism
30.
The Renaissance began in which city and country?
a)
Rome, Italy
b)
Florence, Italy
c)
Portugal, Spain
d)
Los Angeles, California
31.
True or false: As a result of the plague, some serfs/peasants were able to buy their freedom.
a)
True
b)
False
32.
Which of the following did not carry the Bubonic Plague?
a)
Fleas
b)
Flies
c)
Rats
d)
Humans
33.
How did the plague affect the Feudal economy of Europe?
a)
Feudalism remained unchanged
b)
Feudalism was made stronger
c)
Labor shortages ended feudalism, serfs and peasants demand higher pay
d)
Feudalism ended because all peasants died
34.
The most likely place to be infected by the Black Death would be
a)
Deserts
b)
Manors
c)
Cities
d)
Castles
35.
Which group got blamed for the plague in some areas of Europe?
a)
Catholics
b)
Christians
c)
Jews
d)
Muslims
36.
How did the Bubonic Plague spread?
a)
Bad water
b)
Rats
c)
Looking at people
d)
Fleas on the Rats
37.
Which family helped to fund the changes to art and society during the Renaissance?
a)
Medici Family
b)
Medicine Family
c)
Michelangelo Family
d)
Medicinal Family
38.
T or F: Protestants and Catholics are both Christians.
a)
True
b)
False
39.
Pope Leo X had Martin Luther
a)
Excommunicated from the Church
b)
Become a member of the Roman Catholic Church
c)
Made a saint
d)
Autograph a copy of the 95 Theses
40.
During the Renaissance who ruled the city-state of Florence?
a)
Niccolo Machiavelli
b)
The Medici Family
c)
Michelangelo
d)
King Henry VIII
41.
Who was Martin Luther
a)
took an oath of absolute obedience to the pope
b)
he believed God had selected some people to be saved and some to be damned
c)
started the protestant reformation, question the catholic church on indulgence
42.
King of England, started Anglicanism
a)
Henry VIII
b)
Pope John
c)
John Calvin
d)
Martin Luther
43.
What are the complaints called that Martin Luther wrote against Indulgences? (watch the spelling)
a)
The 90 Thesis
b)
The 95 Theories
c)
The 95 Arguements
d)
The 95 Theses
44.
Who conquered the Inca Empire?
a)
Cortés
b)
Pizarro
c)
Columbus
d)
Magellan
45.
What was a Conquistador?
a)
A Powerful Soldier With Swords
b)
Explorer of Silver and Gold
c)
Practiced Slavery
d)
All of the Above
46.
The System of Slavery in the New World started by the Spanish was known as:
a)
Servitude
b)
Encomienda System
c)
Freedom
d)
Peasantry
47.
What disease resulted in the death of millions of Native Americans?
a)
Chicken Pox
b)
Ebola
c)
Influenza
d)
Small Pox
48.
Which of the following was NOT a reason for Spanish exploration?
a)
Geography
b)
God
c)
Gold
d)
Glory
49.
What body of water did all of these explorers cross?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
South Sea
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
Indian Ocean
50.
The Aztec were conquered by
a)
Pizarro
b)
Atahualpa
c)
Cortes
d)
DeSoto
51.
These wiped out thousands of people throughout the Americas
a)
epidemics
b)
civil wars
c)
colonies
d)
forced religous conversion
52.
The Columbian Exchange. was a movement of _______, between the Eastern and Western hemispheres.
a)
people/cultures
b)
disease
c)
animals/plants
d)
all of the above
53.
Priests persuaded many native people to give up their old beliefs and become _________.
a)
Muslims
b)
Christians
c)
Catholics
54.
Horses transformed the way these Native Americans lived. Now, they could _____________.
a)
win the battle against the Europeans
b)
get their work done much faster
c)
travel farther in search of food and hunt their prey more easily
55.
What two hemispheres of the world were involved in the Columbian Exchange?
a)
Northern and Western
b)
Southern and Northern
c)
Eastern and Northern
d)
Eastern and Western
56.
What animal changed life for American Indians?
a)
pigs
b)
chickens
c)
horses
d)
cows
57.
•Where did Christianity come from?
a)
Old World
b)
New World
58.
•Where did Pigs & Cattle come from?
a)
Old World
b)
New World
59.
What year did Columbus sail Across the Atlantic Ocean for the first time?
a)
1392
b)
1492
c)
1942
d)
1495
60.
The Old world refers to the continents of
a)
North and South America
b)
Australia
c)
Europe, Africa and Asia
d)
Antarctica
61.
The New World refers to
a)
Europe and Africa
b)
North and South America
c)
Australia and Antarctica
d)
Asia
62.
What nation sponsored Columbus´s expedition in 1492?
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
Italy
d)
England
63.
What are the three rights John Locke states all people are born with?
a)
Life, Liberty and Property
b)
Life, Liberty and Pursuit of Happiness
c)
Life, Liberty and Wealth
d)
Life, Liberty and Pursuit of Power
64.
The policy of allowing businesses to operate with little to no government influence
a)
Lassiez faire
b)
mercantilism
c)
Free-enterprise
65.
Separation of Powers
a)
Locke
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Rousseau
d)
Voltaire
66.
Right to freedom of speech and religion
a)
Locke
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Rousseau
d)
Voltaire
67.
This was a tax on molasses and sugar to reduce smuggling.
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Sugar Act
c)
Townshend Act
d)
Tea Act
68.
This was a tax on all printed materials in the 13 Colonies.
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Sugar Act
c)
Tea Act
d)
Townshend Act
69.
Finish this American Colonist Motto, "No Taxation without..."
a)
Transportation
b)
Relaxation
c)
Representation
d)
Sensation
70.
Why were the American Colonist taxed after the French and Indian War?
a)
Britain was in debt and needed money
b)
That was the agreement with the Native Americans
c)
They made too much money
d)
Townshend Acts
71.
What was this poster's meaning?
a)
The Colonies needed to be united
b)
Serpents can grow back together
c)
Colonies need to be independent
d)
Ben Franklin didn't know why he made this
72.
This event broke tensions between the colonist and the British troops where shots were fired. Crispus Attucks was the first to be killed.
a)
Lexington and Concord
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
Boston Massacre
d)
Bloody Valentine
73.
How did the colonist protest against the tea tax?
a)
Dressed up like Native Americans
b)
Boston Massacre
c)
Dumped tea into Boston harbor
d)
Didn't pay the tax on the East India Tea
74.
Which was the punishment for the Boston Tea Party?
a)
Intolerable Acts
b)
Sugar Acts
c)
Quartering Acts
d)
Stamp Acts
75.
What does Quartering mean?
a)
To allow troops to stay in your home
b)
Hitting someone with a quarter
c)
To give someone a quarter
d)
Giving a quarter of your earnings to Britain
76.
To refuse to buy goods from someone as a form of protest . . .
a)
occupy
b)
boycott
c)
`damage
77.
What group was created as a response to the Stamp Act?
a)
Son of liberty
b)
The patriots
c)
The red coats
d)
The loyalists
78.
The Second Estate was made up of the these people.
a)
clergy
b)
common people
c)
priests
d)
nobles
79.
The Third Estate was made up of these people.
a)
clergy
b)
nobles
c)
common people
d)
kings and queens
80.
Only this group paid taxes in pre-revolutionary France.
a)
1st Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
d)
1st and 3rd Estates
81.
The first government of the French Revolution was called:
a)
National Guard
b)
National Assembly
c)
National Congress
d)
Continental Congress
82.
The First Estate was made up of this group.
a)
clergy
b)
common people
c)
nobles
d)
kings and queens
83.
Period of Maximillien Robespierre's rule where up to 40,000 people were executed in France
a)
The Great Fear
b)
The Red Scare
c)
Reign of Terror
d)
Coup d'etat
84.
In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?
a)
The United States
b)
England
c)
France
d)
Germany
85.
A place where people and machines join together to mass produce goods.
a)
Cartel
b)
Corporation
c)
Factory
d)
Urbanization
86.
Why did people move to the cities during the Industrial revolution?
a)
Jobs in factories
b)
Jobs on the farm
c)
Family
d)
Friends
87.
This machine allowed factories to be built anywhere, powered by coal.
a)
flying shuttle
b)
steam engine
c)
spinning jenny
d)
cotton gin
88.
What had to occur before the Industrial Revolution could take place?
a)
The Economic Revolution
b)
The Glorious Revolution
c)
The Agricultural Revolution
d)
The French Revolution
89.
The manufacturing of huge quantities of identical goods at cheap prices was known as?
a)
interchangeable parts
b)
assembly line
c)
mass production
d)
division of labor
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