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Social Studies Review

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a Region
a)
Tells us ways in which the places in an area are alike
b)
Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area
c)
Tells us where people and places are
2.
Cutting down trees to build houses is an example of which?
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Human-Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
3.
The Middle East is an example of which?
a)
Human-Environment Interaction
b)
Relative Location
c)
Movement
d)
Region
4.
The fact that Africa is south of Europe is an example of which?
a)
Movement
b)
Absolute Location
c)
Relative Location
d)
Place
5.
You can find the Bahamas __________ of the States.
a)
North
b)
West
c)
Southeast
d)
Northeast
6.
The climate in the Sahara desert is really hot and dry
a)
Place
b)
location
c)
Human-Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
7.
Nathaniel Currier's 1846 Painting titled "The Destruction of Tea at Boston Harbor," Primary source of the Boston Tea Party of 1773 - True or False?
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Which of these is NOT an example of a primary source?
a)
Original uniforms worn at a time in history
b)
Diaries written at the time of an event
c)
Film footage of a historical event
d)
A poem about World War II from your classmate
9.
Which of these is NOT an example of a secondary source?
a)
Newspaper articles
b)
Diary entry
c)
Encyclopedia
d)
Textbook
10.
What do Christianity, Islam, and Judaism have in common?
a)
They are all monotheistic
b)
They all believe that Jesus was the son of God
c)
They are all based on the same holy book
d)
They are all separated into three main branches
11.
What do Buddhism and Hinduism have in common?
a)
They both focus on many different gods
b)
They are both based on four noble truths
c)
They both believe in the holy book the Koran
d)
They both believe in reincarnation
12.
What is the world's second largest religion? 
a)
Christianity
b)
Judaism
c)
Hinduism
d)
Islam
13.
What religion does this symbol come from?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Christianity
d)
Islam
14.

A prince who turned to meditation to relieve suffering and reached enlightenment. He is now known as Buddha [enlightened one]

a)

Nirvana

b)

Siddhartha Gautama

c)

Prince Deity

15.
Which religion celebrates Ramadan?
a)
Judaism
b)
Islam
c)
Christianity
d)
Hinduism
16.

The belief in many gods.

a)

polytheism

b)

monotheism

c)

deity

d)

holy

17.

Ruler, king/queen/emperor/empress, etc.) is in power. Usually runs in the family (example: power transfers from father to son).

a)

Theocracy

b)

Democracy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Monarchy

18.

People elect representatives to make laws/decisions for them

a)

Anarchy

b)

Representative Democracy

c)

Dictator

d)

Monarchy

19.

A government ruled by a small group of people

a)

Theocracy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Anarchy

20.

Nobody is in control

a)

theocracy

b)

anarchy

c)

monarchy

d)

direct democracy

21.

There is one person in power

a)

dictatorship

b)

direct democracy

c)

theocracy

d)

oligarchy

22.

Iran has a government where their law code is based on a religious organization.

a)

theocracy

b)

direct democracy

c)

oligarchy

d)

anarchy

23.
What type of government is ruled by one person?
a)
Autocracy
b)
Democracy
c)
Oligarchy
24.
What type of economic system allows the government to decide what to produce, how to produce and for whom to produce?
a)
Market
b)
Mixed
c)
Command
d)
Traditional
25.
What type of economic system is based on customs and beliefs?
a)
Market
b)
Mixed
c)
Traditional
d)
command
26.
The four types of economic systems are: 
a)
Traditional, Command, Mixed, & Market
b)
Traditional, Command, Combined, & Market
c)
Communism, Capitalism, Free Market, and Macroeconomics
d)
Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Individual, and Traditional.
27.
The Country of North Korea has a dictator that makes all of the economic decisions. What type of economy is this?
a)
Traditional 
b)
Market 
c)
Command 
d)
Centrally Planned 
28.
What are the 3 economic questions?
a)
What to produce? How To Produce? For whom to produce?
b)
Who to produce? Why you produce? Like to produce?
c)
Why to produce? Tell who to produce? Things to produce?
d)
What to produce? How to produce? When to produce?
29.
A person who comes up with a product or service, and finds the money and time to produce this new product.
a)
Entrepreneur
b)
Incentive
c)
Specialization
d)
Barter
30.
What type of economy do most countries in the world have?
a)
Market economy
b)
Command economy
c)
Traditional economy
d)
Mixed economy
31.

In which economic system is the economy COMPLETELY controlled by the government?

a)

capitalism

b)

socialism

c)

communism

d)

anarchism

32.

In which economic system do private individuals and government SHARE control of the economy?

a)

capitalism

b)

socialism

c)

communism

d)

anarchism

33.

In which economic system do private individuals control the economy?

a)

capitalism

b)

socialism

c)

communism

d)

anarchism

34.
Which is a characteristic of feudal society?
a)
 Rapid social change
b)
   High literacy rates
c)
   Factory system and the industrial based economy
d)
   Rigid social class structure, social hierarchy
35.

Which group was the highest in the social hierarchy?

a)

Knights

b)

Serfs/Peasants

c)

Kings/Queens

d)

Lords/Ladies

36.

One of the most important ideas from the Renaissance that allowed ideas to spread more quickly.

a)

Perspective

b)

Greece and Rome

c)

Building designer

d)

Printing Press

37.

Philosophers and painters of the Renaissance and wanted to return to the times of ...

a)

Perspective

b)

Greece and Rome

c)

The Middle Ages

d)

about 3 weeks ago

38.

Which was a key intellectual movement or philosophy of the Renaissance?

a)

Humanism

b)

City State

c)

Cultural relativism

d)

Behavioralism

39.
What provided the major economic support for the Renaissance?
a)
wealthy patrons
b)
church officials
c)
government grants
d)
kings competing for prestige
40.
What is the artistic technique that is used to show depth and distance on a flat surface?
a)
realism
b)
perspective
c)
idealism
d)
distancism
41.
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
a)
Michelangelo
b)
Boticceli
c)
Leonardo da Vinci
d)
Donatello
42.
The Medici Family...
a)
Were the first mafia family to live in Italy
b)
Were the most famous painters in Florence
c)
Were the family of Mona Lisa
d)
Were patrons of the arts in Florence
43.

What was the theory that said that the Earth and all the planets revolve around the sun?

a)

Geocentric

b)

Heliocentric

c)

Geographic

d)

The Earth is flat

44.
What is the actual name for the Black Plague
a)
Rodent Plague
b)
Black Misery 
c)
My life is over Plague
d)
Bubonic Plague
45.
How did the plague impact Europe?
a)
People started to question the church
b)
1/3 of the population died
c)
It contributed to the decline of feudalism
d)
All are correct
46.

After the fall of the ________ ________ in Europe there was no central government.

a)

Roman Empire

b)

Genghis Khan

c)

British Empire

d)

Mongul Empire

47.
What was the Reformation?
a)
A series of events to reform the Catholic Church
b)
A series of events to reform Europe
c)
The reforming of Protestantism 
d)
The reforming of Buddhism
48.
What was Martin Luther most famous for?
a)
Ninety-Five Thesis
b)
Literally fighting the Catholic church
c)
Indulgences
d)
Being Catholic
49.
What was the first branch of Protestantism?
a)
Lutheranism
b)
Baptism
c)
Christianity
d)
Buddhism
50.
When did the Reformation occur?
a)
1500s
b)
1400s
c)
1300s
d)
1600s
51.
Fill in the blank. Luther believed that ________________ was how people would end up in heaven.
a)
faith
b)
indulgences
c)
good deeds
d)
going to church
52.
According to Copernicus, the sun  
a)
Revolved around the earth
b)
Was the center of the Universe
c)
Was the biggest star
d)
 Had many moons
53.
The Scientific Revolution challenged many medieval ideas about science. All of the following were astronomers during the Scientific Revolution except __.
a)
Nicolaus Copernicus
b)
Ptolemy
c)
Galileo Galilei
d)
Johannes Kepler
54.
The idea that the sun is the center of the universe is the ____________ theory.
a)
geocentric
b)
heliocentric
c)
solar
d)
sunny
55.
What is the first step to the scientific method?
a)
Make a hypothesis 
b)
State a question or problem
c)
Do the experiment
d)
Analyze the data 
56.
A skilled map maker.
a)
Cartographer
b)
Astrolabe
c)
Caravel
d)
None of the above
57.
A piece of technology used by sailors that determined their latitude position.
a)
Astrolave
b)
Astrolabe
c)
Astrocave
d)
Astroship
58.
Amerigo Vespucci
a)
Discovered South America as its own continent, North and South America named After him
b)
Thought he landed in the East Indies, called local people Indians
c)
Gets the credit for first European to circumnavigate around the world
d)
First European to make it to North America
59.
Ferdinand Magellan
a)
First Portuguese explorer to make it to India
b)
Thought he landed in the East Indies, called local people Indians
c)
Gets the credit for first European to circumnavigate around the world
d)
First European to make it to North America
60.
Hernan Cortes
a)
First Portuguese explorer to make it to India
b)
Known for conquering the Aztecs
c)
Gets the credit for first European to circumnavigate around the world
d)
Known for conquering the Incas
61.
Francisco Pizzaro
a)
First Portuguese explorer to make it to India
b)
Known for conquering the Aztecs
c)
Gets the credit for first European to circumnavigate around the world
d)
Known for conquering the Incas
62.
In regards to the Columbian Exchange, what was the major factor that killed majority of the Native Americans?
a)
They died from starvation
b)
They died from disease
c)
They died from battle
d)
They died from poor nutrition 
63.
Why were the diseases from the Europeans so deadly to the Native Americans?
a)
Don't click here, its not the correct answer.
b)
Nor is this option. Keep reading.
c)
Try again. Select this and you will be wrong.
d)
They had no medicines or immunity to the diseases
64.
How did Prince Henry of Portugal contribute to the Age of Exploration?
a)
He invented the astrolabe so explorers could sail further into the ocean.
b)
He was the first to sail around Africa leading to a trade route by water to India.
c)
He developed a school of navigation that prepared future explorers with the necessary skills.
d)
He was the first European to discover the New World leading to wave of explorers looking to wealth.
65.

What is the name of the voyage West Coast African slaves took to the Americas?

a)

The Middle Passage

b)

The Long Journey

c)

The Long Passage

d)

The Middle Journey

66.

What were the 3 major motivating factors for Explorers?

a)

Gold, Silver, Treasure

b)

God, Glory, Gold

c)

God, Glory, Gallantry

d)

Honor, Justice, Reinhardt!

67.

What were the 3 major motivating factors for Explorers?

a)

Gold, Silver, Treasure

b)

God, Glory, Gold

c)

God, Glory, Gallantry

d)

Honor, Justice, Reinhardt!

68.
Which European country did NOT claim territory in North America? (7-1.2)
a)
Spain 
b)
Italy 
c)
England
d)
France
69.
Establishing colonies to secure natural resources, protecting trading routes, and the buying and selling of raw materials and manufactured goods are examples of ________________________.
a)
Imperialism
b)
Conquest
c)
Mercantilism 
d)
Fair and Balanced 
70.
The Aztecs and Incas were native cultures who were defeated by Spanish expeditions lead by men like Cortez and Pizarro.  Cortez and Pizzaro were known as _________________________. 
a)
conquistadors 
b)
Monarchs
c)
Judges
d)
Representatives
71.

What famous early global connector left Venice, Italy and traveled along the silk road?

a)

Marco Polo

b)

Ibn Battuta

c)

Zheng He

d)

Christopher Columbus

72.

What country under leader Queen Isabella set out with great success after the Portuguese? Explorers included Columbus, Cortes, Pizarro, and Balboa.

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

Portugal

d)

Italy

73.

Which of the following best defines colonization?

a)

To control a group of people and buy and sell them as part of slave trade

b)

The action of one group fighting another group solely to spread religion

c)

The action or process of settling among and establishing control over the indigenous people of an area.

d)

The action of building new land where no people are to improve infrastructure

74.
A territory that is under the political control of another country
a)
Town 
b)
Colony 
c)
Democracy 
d)
Monarchy 
75.
A system in which the Spanish king gave Spanish settlers the right to the labor of the Native Americans who lived in a particular area
a)
Conquistador 
b)
Mutiny 
c)
Encomienda
d)
Settlement 
76.

The real winner of the Treaty of Tordesillas was...

a)

France

b)

England

c)

Spain

d)

Portugal

77.

What Colony did Jamestown Establish?

a)

Massachusetts

b)

North Carolina

c)

Georgia

d)

Virginia

78.
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
79.

People give up some of their freedom in exchange for protection of their rights in the ...

a)

Scientific Revolution

b)

Age of Reason

c)

State of Nature

d)

Social Contract

80.
The Age of Enlightenment began
a)
Before Exploration
b)
During Prehistoric Times
c)
After the American Revolution
d)
In the 17th Century
81.
The first 10 Amendments to the Constitution are called the
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
The Preamble
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
Rules of Law
82.
Which amendment gives us freedom of speech , religion and press?
a)
First
b)
Second
c)
Third
d)
Fourth
83.
French writer who believed in freedom of speech, religious tolerance, and the separation of church and state.
a)
Voltaire
b)
Locke
c)
Rousseau
d)
Montesquieu
84.
This thinker believed in the separation of powers within a government.  Each part should have check and balances over the other parts.
a)
Montesquieu
b)
Wollstancraft
c)
Locke
d)
Voltaire
85.
This thinker believed that humanity was inherently evil.  Laws and governments are needed to protect people from each other. 
a)
Hobbes
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Roussoue
d)
Voltaire
86.

This new technology was used to execute thousands of French citizens

a)

astrolabe

b)

guillotine

c)

telescope

d)

caravel

87.
Britain taxed the American colonists to pay off British debt from what previous war
a)
American Revolution
b)
World War 1
c)
French and Indian War
d)
War of 1812
88.
This statement was adopted by the Second Continental Congress believed government receives its power from the consent of he people 
a)
Bill of Rights 
b)
Constitution
c)
Declaration of Independence 
d)
1st Amendment 
89.
This person was King of France during the American Revolution and French Revolution and was influenced by Enlightenment ideals 
a)
Henry IV of France 
b)
King Louis XVI
c)
Philip II of France 
d)
Robert II of France 
90.

Who invented the telegraph?

a)

Samuel Adams

b)

Samuel Morse

c)

Robert Fulton

d)

Francis Lowell

91.

The system in which the government owns and controls the means of production, such as mines and factories, is called?

a)

fascism

b)

capitalism

c)

communism

d)

mercantilism

92.

Which of the following was a major effect of the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Poverty was completely eliminated.

b)

Societies moved from agriculture to industry.

c)

The number of wars between countries decreased dramatically.

d)

Unemployment increased dramatically.

93.
What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
94.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
95.
What is the approximate location of letter B?
a)
80oN, 0o
b)
0o, 80oW
c)
80oS, 0o
d)
0o, 80oE
96.
a)
The map show the lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows the lines of latitude.
97.
Which maps divides boundaries or borders, and shows roads?
a)
Political map
b)
Physical map
c)
Vegetation map
d)
Historical map
98.
What is a scale bar for?
a)
to know the cardinal points
b)
to know the symbology of a map
c)
to know distances in a map
d)
to know the political divisions
99.
Which part of the map show the directions?
a)
Map Title
b)
Compass Rose
c)
Map key or legend
d)
Grid Lines
100.

Which feature is shown here? it is the largest sandy desert in the world.

a)

Sahel

b)

Sahara Desert

c)

Savanna

d)

Gobi Desert

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