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WorksheetsTN Ready Review 7th Grade Social Studies
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 39mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Christianity was founded by a Jew named...
a)
John the Baptist
b)
Saul of Tarsus
c)
Jesus
d)
Pontius Pilate
2.
The Apostle who spread Christianity throughout Asia Minor and the Greek world was..
a)
Ptolemy
b)
Paul
c)
Nicodemus
d)
Pontius Pilate
3.
Which of the following is NOT a member of the clergy?
a)
a king
b)
the Pope
c)
a priest
d)
a bishop
4.
Why was the Catholic Church so powerful in the Middle Ages?
a)
It was the main religion in Europe.
b)
The Church owned a lot of land which gave it wealth.
c)
The Sabbath day gave serfs a break from their hard work so everyone followed the religion.
d)
all three are correct
5.
Friars lived secluded lives in monasteries.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
A test of educational merit that determined one’s ability to hold a government job is called:
a)
The Final Exam
b)
The Civil Service Exam
c)
The Civilian Exam
d)
Meritocracy Test
7.
Kublai Khan was part of which dynasty?
a)
Ming
b)
Yuan
c)
Tang
d)
Song
8.
This dynasty had the first female empress.
a)
Ming
b)
Tang
c)
Song
d)
Sui
9.
Why was arable land in ancient Japan so valuable?
a)
the land was flat and swampy
b)
the land was good for farming
c)
the land contained gold and silver
d)
the land was close to a river and allowed for trade
10.
Who in the Japanese feudal system does the following best represent:
-live a simple life
-must obey all orders
-master the martial arts
-defeat or dishonor one must commit Seppuku
-live a simple life
-must obey all orders
-master the martial arts
-defeat or dishonor one must commit Seppuku
a)
Emperor
b)
Shogun
c)
Samurai
d)
Peasants
11.
What did the Japanese people believe gave the emperor of Japan his power?
a)
that he was descended from heaven and had a mandate to rule
b)
that he was the living form of the volcano god that lived in Mt. Fuji
c)
he was the most intelligent man and philosopher in all of Japan
d)
that he was the most skilled general and his army could not be defeated
12.
What is the definition of Schism?
a)
Joining of two group with same opinion
b)
Split or division between two opposing sections
c)
the church's pope
d)
When the churches ban together to make a greater society
13.
What is the name of the code of conduct followed by Knights?
a)
Bushido
b)
Chivalry
c)
Kindness
d)
Manners
14.
The Crusades were started when the Byzantine Emperor asked _______________for help against invading Muslims
a)
Charlemagne
b)
Joan of Arc
c)
Pope Urban II
d)
King John
15.
The Crusades were fought over which city?
a)
Mecca
b)
Jerusalem
c)
Rome
d)
Yathrib
16.
Where do scholars believe that the Black Plague originated?
a)
Russia
b)
Europe
c)
Africa
d)
China
17.
Services Provided by Buddhist Monasteries included all of the following EXCEPT:
a)
banking
b)
shelter
c)
medical care
d)
military training
18.
Which of the following is a reason for Buddhism becoming widely adopted in China?
a)
Buddhist teachings provided an escape from suffering
b)
Buddhist teachings preached loyalty to family
c)
Buddhism was very similar to Confucianism
d)
Buddhism reinforced the ideas of civil service
19.
Which of the following is a direct result of trade expansion along the Silk Road during the Tang Dynasty?
a)
farmers were forced to rebuild the Grand Canal
b)
China begins practicing isolation
c)
European explorers attempt to convert the Chinese to Christianity
d)
China's wealth and power greatly increases
20.
This major construction project helped unify China by improving trade between North and South China
a)
Tang Navy
b)
Grand Canal
c)
Forbidden City
d)
Silk Road
21.
What religion spread from China to Japan where it mixed with Shinto practices?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Christianity
c)
Buddhism
d)
Taoism
22.
This dynasty sponsored overseas exploration, until they suddenly isolated themselves in 1433
a)
Tang
b)
Ming
c)
Song
d)
Q'in
23.
The Forbidden City is located in
a)
Beijing
b)
Shanghai
c)
Hong Kong
d)
Japan
24.
The Khan rulers extended _______ influence to other parts of Asia.
a)
Mongol
b)
Chinese
c)
Indian
d)
Roman
25.
____________ conquered China, encouraged religious tolerance, and made Marco Polo an ambassador.
a)
Zhen He
b)
Kublai Khan
c)
Genghis Khan
d)
Empress Wu
26.
____________ unified the Mongol clans and created an empire that stretched from China to Persia.
a)
Genghis Khan
b)
Kublai Khan
c)
Zheng He
d)
Empress Wu
27.
Services Provided by Buddhist Monasteries included all of the following EXCEPT:
a)
banking
b)
shelter
c)
medical care
d)
military training
28.
The Rocky Mountains of North America’s West Coast are lower than are theAppalachians of the East._
a)
True
b)
False
29.
The oldest civilization in the Americas was most likely built by the ____.
a)
Toltec
b)
Inca
c)
Moche
d)
Olmec
30.
North and South America are joined by _____.
a)
a land bridge
b)
an isthmus
c)
high mountains
d)
desert
31.
What is the name of the land bridge?
a)
Ibn Battuta's Pass
b)
Bering Strait
c)
Polo Strait
d)
Cortez's Pass
32.
Where did the Olmec establish their civilization?
a)
Gulf of Mexico coast
b)
present-day Peru
c)
south central Mexico
d)
Yucatán Peninsula
33.
As farming spread, people began to
a)
fight with one another
b)
move southward.
c)
rely on hunting and gathering
d)
settle in one place.
34.
A land bridge to Alaska was made possible by which of the following?
a)
archaeologists
b)
the development of stone tools
c)
last Ice Age
d)
prehistoric people
35.
The four geographical areas of the Americas are North America, South America,Central America, and
a)
the Arctic
b)
Argentina
c)
the Caribbean
d)
Tierra del Fuego
36.
These people used animals for food, clothing, and shelter.
a)
Hunter-gatherers
b)
farmers
c)
mound-builders
d)
Inca
37.
These were created in North America by Native American peoples, but not by those who were in Central America or South America.
a)
The Caribbean
b)
mounds
c)
Igloos
d)
ziggurats
38.
Which continent extends into the Southern and Northern Hemispheres?
a)
North America
b)
Asia
c)
South America
d)
Europe
39.
This diplomat wrote "The Prince" in 1513.
a)
Lorenzo Medici
b)
Niccolo Machiavelli
c)
John Locke
d)
Martin Luther
40.
_________ were fought to free the _______ from Muslims.
a)
Crusades / Holy Land
b)
Crusades / Rome
c)
Magna Carta / Holy Land
d)
Plagues / Serfs
41.
What was the theme of Machiavelli's The Prince?
a)
it focused on the church and state
b)
it focused on North America and South America
c)
it focused on gods and pharoahs
d)
it focused on rulers and the people they ruled
42.
How did the Medici family make Florence the birthplace of the Renaissance?
a)
They built a Roman Catholic Church there
b)
They made the peasants work over time without extra pay
c)
They made Florence the capital of Europe
d)
They hired artists and architects (patrons).
43.
A ______ is a location on the coast where ships load and unload.
a)
dome
b)
ferry
c)
island
d)
port
44.
Which family were wealthy bankers and patrons (supporters) of the arts?
a)
The Simpsons
b)
The Medici
c)
The Brunelleschi
d)
The Donatello
45.
Which city became wealthy from banking and trading in cloth during the renaissance?
a)
Florence
b)
Genoa
c)
Milan
d)
Venice
46.
What does the word "Renaissance" mean?
a)
Renewed
b)
Rebuilt
c)
Remade
d)
Rebirth
47.
How did life change for peasants after the Black Death?
a)
there was an increase in Christianity
b)
there was in increase in feudalism
c)
Peasants charged high rates for the same jobs. Most left the lord’s manor. Peasants were no longer working for the lord.
d)
there was an increase in the population
48.
What was the Renaissance?
a)
a rebirth of Mesopotamian culture
b)
a rebirth of Greek and Egyptian culture
c)
a rebirth of Roman and Harrapan culture
d)
a rebirth of Greek and Roman culture
49.
When did the Renaissance begin?
a)
1350
b)
After the Medieval Era
c)
At the beginning of the Modern Ara
d)
All of the above
50.
One factor that enabled the Renaissance to flourish in Northern Italy was that the region had
a)
A wealthy class that invested in the arts
b)
A socialist form of government
c)
Limited contact with the Byzantine empire
d)
A shrinking middle class
51.
What device helped Europeans navigate at sea by using a magnetized needle that points to a coordinate direction?
a)
Steam Engine
b)
Compass
c)
Astrolabe
d)
Rudder
52.
Which of the following inventions, created by Chinese, contributed most to the European military domination of the foreign nations? (7-1.2)
a)
caravel
b)
guillotine
c)
compass
d)
gunpowder
53.
Where did Columbus first take foot in the New World?
a)
Florida
b)
Virginia
c)
Bahamas
d)
New York
54.
What is an astrolabe?
a)
A tool that helped sailors use the sun and stars to find their location.
b)
A small, fast ship.
c)
A tool that shows which direction is North.
d)
None of the above.
55.
What is a caravel?
a)
A small, fast ship.
b)
A tool that helped sailors use the sun and stars to find their location.
c)
A tool that shows which direction is North.
d)
All of the above.
56.
A group of people in one place who are ruled by a parent country elsewhere.
a)
racism
b)
colony
c)
mercantalism
d)
ethnocentric
57.
A widespread outbreak of an infectious disease.
a)
epidemic
b)
encomienda
c)
missionary
d)
imperialism
58.
Which country was the leader in exploration? (7-1.1)
a)
Spain
b)
Portugal
c)
Germany
d)
England
59.
A (n)___________________ is one who makes maps.
a)
astronomer
b)
cartographer
c)
mapmetician
d)
physicist
60.
Which country claimed the most territory in the Americas?
a)
England
b)
Portugal
c)
France
d)
Spain
61.
Early Christians who were persecuted and died for their beliefs were called...
a)
Saviors
b)
Saints
c)
Migrants
d)
Martyrs
62.
The Roman Emperor who legalized Christianity with the Edict of Milan was...
a)
Constantine
b)
Claudius
c)
Nero
d)
Romulus Augustus
63.
Define resurrection.
a)
teachings
b)
short story that teaches a moral lesson
c)
savior, one who saves others
d)
the act of rising from the dead
64.
What religion did Christianity
come from?
come from?
a)
Islam
b)
Christianity
c)
Judaism
d)
Buddhism
65.
The act of being saved from sin and allowed to enter heaven
a)
Persecute
b)
Salvation
c)
Missionary
d)
Mosaic
66.
The bishop of Rome, later the head of the Roman Catholic Church
a)
Salvation
b)
Apostle
c)
Pope
d)
Missionary
67.
Unlike the Romans, the ______________ worshipped one god.
a)
Persians
b)
Jews
68.
Jesus was from _____
a)
Jerusalem
b)
Rome
c)
Nazareth
d)
Syria
69.
In the organization of the early Christian Church, which group was the largest?
a)
patriarchs
b)
archbishops
c)
priests
d)
laity
70.
What Roman emperor ended the persecution of Christians?
a)
Augustus
b)
Caesar
c)
Diocletian
d)
Constantine
71.
Images of religious or holy people in the Church are known as...
a)
Mosaics
b)
Apostles
c)
Icons
d)
Artwork
72.
This formal declaration was made in 313 by Constantine to end the persecution of Christians and give religious freedom to all
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Magna Carta
c)
Benedictine Rule
d)
Edict of Milan
73.
This man is best known for helping Christianity spread to Ireland
a)
Patrick
b)
Cyril
c)
Methodius
d)
Basil
74.
The early Church was organized as a ________
a)
Pyramid
b)
Hierarchy
c)
Democracy
d)
Congregation
75.
Christians believe that by accepting Jesus they will
a)
Be happy
b)
Be rich
c)
Be saved and enter heaven
d)
Be saved and reincarnated into a better life
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