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Social Studies SLT Practice

Total questions: 71

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What did early humans develop in order to survive and grow?
a)
Caves
b)
Domestic animals
c)
Transportation
d)
Technology
2.
What era is the Old Stone age known as?
a)
Hunting Era
b)
Paleolithic Era
c)
Gathering Era
d)
Ice era
3.
What are two examples of technology that hunter-gatherers used
a)
Animals and fire
b)
Computers and cell phones
c)
Fire and tools
d)
Tools and branches
4.
What 3 things did early humans make tools out of?
a)
Bones, stones and antlers
b)
Rocks, boulders, seaweed
c)
Trees, rocks, and animal skins
d)
All of the above
5.
What three things did tool makers use tools for?
a)
Cutting meat, chopping trees, scraping animal skins
b)
Fighting, hunting, ceremonies
c)
Dancing, protection, scare animals
d)
Cutting paper, making medicine, making clothes
6.
Three elements of culture are...
a)
Nomads, caves, skins
b)
Beliefs, values, common rituals
c)
Tools, weapons, nomads
d)
Travel, scare animals, choping wood
7.
Hunter-gatherers moved from place to place,  this makes them what kind of person?
a)
Traveler
b)
Nomad
c)
Wanderer
d)
Gypsy
8.

This picture shows an area known as the ...

a)

Fertile Curve

b)

Fertile Crescent

c)

Green Region

9.
Name the River Valley Civilization shaded in purple on the map
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
10.
Name the River Valley Civilization shaded in orange on the map
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
11.
Name the River Valley Civilization shaded in pink on the map
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
12.
Name the River Valley Civilization shaded in yellow on the map
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
13.
Name the civilization: 
- Nile River
- Hieroglyphics
- Pyramids
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
14.
Name the civilization: 
- Tigris and Euphrates
- Cuneiform
- City-States
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
15.
Name the civilization: 
- Indus River
- Harappa
- Mohenjo Daro
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
16.
Name the civilization: 
- Huang He (Yellow) River
- Calligraphy writing
- Paper and Silk
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
17.
River Valleys provided all the following benefits EXCEPT -
a)
Protection from invaders
b)
Potential severe floods
c)
Water for agriculture
d)
Water for sanitation
18.
Most early religious traditions can be categorized as -
a)
Monotheistic
b)
Polytheistic
c)
Atheistic
d)
Agnostic
19.
Why was irrigation so important to the ancient Egyptian civilization?
a)
Without irrigation,there would not have been such a large agricultural surplus.
b)
Irrigation gave farmers a chance to rest.
c)
Building irrigation projects was a way for Egyptian men to feel proud of their villages.
d)
None of these
20.
All of the following were members of the Egyptian upper class EXCEPT
a)
farmers
b)
Pharoh
c)
priests
d)
government officals
21.
The main reason for embalming a dead body was
a)
to show respect for the dead.
b)
in hopes the person would come back to life on earth.
c)
to help the the person enter the afterlife
d)
a gesture of love.
22.
Egyptians were able to use papyrus to do all of the following EXCEPT
a)
develop and practice a system of writing on paper scrolls
b)
keep records of transactions on paper.
c)
create tools for building.
d)
make sandals, ropes, mats, and baskets.
23.
a belief in one God
a)
Gilgamesh
b)
monotheism
c)
polytheism
d)
scribe
24.
writing developed by the Sumerians that used wedge-shaped marks made in soft clay
a)
writing
b)
monotheism
c)
cuneiform
d)
fertile crescent
25.
What was the purpose of irrigation?
a)
keep crops dry
b)
to provide water to crops
c)
provide indoor plumbing
d)
give people drinking water
26.
Which of the following is true of the Sumerian (Mesopotamian), Egyptian, & Indus Valley civilizations? 
a)
All were sudras
b)
Developed near rivers
c)
All were monothesistic
d)
All were hunter gatherer communities
27.
Which contributes most to the fertility of the land in the Nile delta?
a)
heavy tropical storms in Ethiopia
b)
rich sediment deposits from upriver in Africa
c)
abundant rainfall near the Mediterranean Sea
d)
irrigation systems developed by Egyptians
28.

"Eye for an Eye"

a)

Hammurabi's Code

b)

Justinian Code

c)

10 Commandments

d)

12 Tables

29.
Another word for King (God-King):
a)
Pharaoh
b)
Mummy
c)
Cleopatra
d)
Narmer
30.

Why we know very little about the Indus Valley Civilization?

a)

They did not have a system of writing

b)

It was a very secret society that didn't write down any records

c)

We cannot decipher their script or written language

31.

A ________________ is a society with cities, a central government, religion, writing, art, architecture, and workers who specialize in certain jobs leading to social classes.

a)

Civilization

b)

State

c)

Culture

d)

Tribe

32.

The physical location of a civilization and how the people living there are connected with the land they live on is ________________________.

a)

Geography

b)

Achievements

c)

Religion

d)

Economics

33.

A civilization success is measured by their ____________________ in art, architecture, technology, inventions and ideas.

a)

Geography

b)

Achievements

c)

Politics

d)

Economics

34.

Civilizations need to have ___________________, in other words they need a government for decision makers and rules to help the civilization run smoothly.

a)

Religion

b)

Geography

c)

Politics

d)

Economics

35.

This is about buying, selling, and trading to get the things that we need and want.

a)

Social Systems

b)

Geography

c)

Politics

d)

Economics

36.

A naturally occurring event that sorts people into different classes or groups in a society.

a)

Social Structures

b)

Religions

c)

Geography

d)

Achievements

37.
Militaristic 
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
38.
Representative Government 
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
39.
No Democracy 
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
40.
What did the Assembly in Ancient Athens do?
a)
They suggested new laws and allowed the Council to vote on them. 
b)
They debated and approved new laws, but the Council could overrule them.
c)
They debated and approved new laws after the Council suggested them.
d)
They approved new laws after the kings suggested them.
41.
The location of Sparta affected its people's attitudes and actions.  How so?
a)
They relied on trading to get their necessary goods.
b)
They became a democratic society.
c)
They were suspicious of outsiders.
d)
They changed the way they lived often.
42.
What was most important to Spartans when it came to education?
a)
reading and writing
b)
a strong mind and body
c)
boys and girls receiving military training
d)
boys and girls learning to cook and clean
43.
Which type of government did Athens use?
a)
monarchy
b)
oligarchy
c)
tyranny
d)
democracy
44.

Who were the participants in the Peloponnesian War?

a)

Corinth vs. Athens

b)

Persia vs. Greece

c)

Athens vs. Sparta

d)

Sparta vs. Thebes

45.

After the Persian Wars, Athens convinced its allies to join an alliance called ______________________.

a)

the Delian League

b)

the Macedonian League

c)

the Peloponnesian League

d)

the Major League

46.

This alliance was created by Athens to ____________.

a)

go to war with Sparta

b)

protect its members from attack by the Persians

c)

to form a peace with Persia

d)

to form a peace with Sparta

47.

Why did other city-states become angry with Athens?

a)

Athens took control of the Delian League's money and used the money for its own benefit.

b)

The Delian League changed from a military alliance to an empire ruled by Athens.

c)

They interferred with other city-states.

d)

All of the above.

48.

Which city-state gained power before the Peloponnesian War?

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Corinth

d)

Ionia

49.
Who declared war in the Peloponnesian War?
a)
Athens
b)
Greece
c)
Sparta
d)
Persia
50.
In Greece, Peloponnesus is what type of geographic feature?
a)
island
b)
desert
c)
peninsula
d)
mountain
51.
What were the two main city-states of Ancient Greece?
a)
Rome & Alexandria
b)
Corinth & Olympia
c)
Thebes & Argos
d)
Sparta & Athens
52.
The city-state of Sparta took this form of government in which a small group had the power to make decisions for the entire society
a)
Oligarchy
b)
Democracy
c)
Monarchy
d)
Tyranny
53.

Civilization comes from the Latin word civis meaning

a)

"resident of Secaucus"

b)

"resident of a city"

c)

"explorer of the world"

54.

When people are put into different ranks or levels in society based on their job, amount of money or power.

a)

cities

b)

social classes

c)

job specialization

55.

When civilizations all have shared beliefs

a)

religion

b)

social classes

c)

writing

56.

Which of the following is NOT one of the governments jobs

a)

make sure everyone knows how to read and write

b)

manage the civilizations resources so people get the things they need to survive

c)

protect the civilization from attack with a trained army

57.

What term means king of ancient Egypt?

a)

Artisan

b)

Commerce

c)

Interdependence

d)

Pharaoh

e)

Meroitic Script

58.

What is the name for the Egyptian form of writing?

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Logographs

c)

Hieroglyphics

d)

Characters

59.

What is used to create the paper-like material that Egyptian scribes used?

a)

Papyrus

b)

Tree

c)

Clay Tablets

d)

Animal Hides

60.

Why did Egyptians build the pyramids? (Choose all that apply.)

a)

To serve as a palace for the pharoahs

b)

Temples for their gods

c)

To help improve scientific discover

d)

Tombs for the Pharaohs

61.

Who is the god of the underworld and ruler of the afterlife?

a)

Osiris

b)

Isis

c)

Ra

d)

Anubis

e)

Horus

62.

Which is the god that has a man's body with a hawk head and a headdress with a sun disk?

a)

Osiris

b)

Isis

c)

Ra

d)

Anubis

e)

Horus

63.

Which is the god that has a man's body with a jackal head and is the god of embalming?

a)

Osiris

b)

Isis

c)

Ra

d)

Anubis

e)

Horus

64.

First knights of the Middle Ages fought for who?

a)

King Arthur

b)

King Charlemagne

c)

Sir Lancelot

d)

Filipe VI

65.

Knights lived in the Middle Ages which was how many years ago?

a)

1000

b)

1500

c)

1100

d)

200

66.

What was tunic?

a)

Plastic

b)

Metal

c)

Woven cloth called fustian

d)

Leather

67.

What was the wife of a Knight called?

a)

Madam

b)

Spouse

c)

Lady

68.

What was the former code of a knight?

a)

For honor

b)

Till death

c)

Chivalry

d)

For freedom

69.

the period lasting from about 500 to about 1500 CE

a)

Renaissance

b)

Reformation

c)

Neolithic Period

d)

Middle Ages

70.

another name for the Middle Ages

a)

medieval

b)

midevil

c)

medeival

71.

religious men who lived apart from society in isolated communities

a)

monasteries

b)

monks

c)

ninjas

d)

monkeys

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