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Social Studies Review

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Polytheistic means...

a)

To believe in many gods

b)

To believe in only one god

c)

That you do not believe in any gods

2.

Hammurabi was the the king of Mesopotamia and wrote the 1st set of laws

a)

True!!

b)

False!!

3.

________ wrote things down and recorded history.

a)

Scribes

b)

Typers

c)

Journalists

4.

What is this a picture of?

a)

House

b)

Store

c)

Ziggurat

5.

Rulers of Ancient Egypt that had complete control.

a)

Kings

b)

Peasants

c)

Pharaohs

6.
Plant and animal domestication was important for the advances in what?
a)
prehistory
b)
agriculture
c)
migration
d)
migration
7.
What group of people  created cave art?
a)
prehistoric
b)
geography
c)
landform
d)
surplus
8.
In which ancient civilization were the rulers called pharaohs: Greece or Egypt?
a)
Egypt
b)
Greece
c)
Both
9.
This makes up the Greek Empire. Wants to be treated like a country.
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
c)
City-state
d)
Alexander's Empire
10.
Which set of rules was content on the "eye-for-an-eye" punishment?
a)
Hammurabi's Code
b)
Declaration of Independance
c)
Alexander's Laws
d)
Constitution
11.
Which government was run by elected individuals?
a)
Aristocracy
b)
Monarchy
c)
Republic
d)
Democracy
12.
Who explored Eastern Canada?
a)
Cabot
b)
Champlain
c)
Coronado
d)
LaSalle
13.
Most Europeans knew about the Vikings discovery of North America.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Identify the explorer. A Viking from Greenland.
a)
Eriksson
b)
Columbus
c)
Magellan
d)
De Soto
15.

This is the Longest river in South America.

a)

Nile River

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Amazon River

16.
?
a)
Brazil
b)
Argentina
c)
Bolivia
d)
Chile
17.

________________ are streams that flow together to make a river.

a)

source

b)

mouth

c)

tributaries

d)

drainage basin

18.

Which river is longest river in Africa?

a)

niger

b)

nile

c)

congo

d)

ob

19.
What country is this?
a)
Italy
b)
France
c)
Germany
d)
Austria
20.
What country is this?
a)
Germany
b)
Mexico
c)
Austria
d)
France
21.
What country is this?
a)
Hungary
b)
South Africa
c)
Canada
d)
Russia
22.
What country is this?
a)
India
b)
Russia
c)
China
d)
Pakistan
23.

What is the yellow continent?

a)

Asia

b)

Australia

c)

Africa

24.

What is the orange continent?

a)

South America

b)

North America

c)

Asia

25.

What is the green continent?

a)

Australia

b)

Antarctica

c)

North America

26.

What state is colored in?

a)

Texas

b)

Oklahoma

c)

Missouri

d)

Arkansas

27.

What state is colored in?

a)

Oklahoma

b)

Texas

c)

Nebraska

d)

Kansas

28.

What state is colored in?

a)

Mississippi

b)

Alabama

c)

Tennessee

d)

Arkansas

29.

What state is colored in?

a)

Alabama

b)

Arkansas

c)

Mississippi

d)

Louisiana

30.
Name the state that is colored red
a)
New York
b)
Virginia
c)
Connecticut
d)
Vermont
31.
Name the state that is colored in
a)
Florida
b)
Washington
c)
Oregon
d)
Washington D.C.
32.
Name the state that is colored red
a)
Hawaii
b)
Washington
c)
Alabama
d)
Alaska
33.

What year did the colonist settle in Jamestown?

a)

1607

b)

1706

c)

1608

d)

1886

34.

Who was John Smith

a)

leader of the new colony

b)

travel guide of the new found land

c)

banker from London

d)

farmer

35.

Why did the French explore and colonize North America?

a)

God

b)

Gold

c)

Glory

d)

Fur trade

36.
In what year did the Pilgrims settle in Plymouth?
a)
1621
b)
1616
c)
1602
d)
1620
37.

Where is Jamestown located [today]?

a)

Virginia

b)

California

c)

New York

d)

North Carolina

38.
The name of the agreement the Pilgrims signed before going ashore in Plymouth was called the
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
Pilgrim's Progress
c)
Magna Carta
d)
The Constitution
39.
Where was Christopher Columbus born?
a)
The New World
b)
Portugal
c)
Spain
d)
Italy
40.
Columbus believed he could find a shortcut to the 
a)
Indies
b)
Spain
c)
Italy
d)
America
41.
In the year _______ Christopher Columbus set sail.
a)
2016
b)
1492
c)
1992
d)
1942
42.
What did Colmbus name the native people he saw?
a)
Indians
b)
Americans
c)
Humans
d)
People
43.
Which of the following was NOT one of his ships?
a)
Nina
b)
Pinta
c)
Isabella
d)
Santa Maria
44.
Why was Christopher Colmbus very important?
a)
He believed he found the shortcut to the Indies
b)
He first used the word "Indians"
c)
He discovered a whole new continent
d)
He was one of the bravest explorers of all times.
45.

A ___________ is built to honor a person or an event.

a)

flag

b)

monument

c)

model

d)

symbol

46.

The ________ ________ is the national bird.

a)

flying hawk

b)

bald pigeon

c)

bald eagle

d)

blue jay

47.

The ______ _______ was rung after the first reading of The Declaration of Independence.

a)

Liberty Bell

b)

Lunch Bell

c)

Pledge of Allegiance

d)

Freedom Bell

48.

Francis Scott Key wrote our National Anthem titled _________________.

a)

Liberty and Justice for All

b)

America the Beautiful

c)

Oh Glory

d)

Star Spangled Banner

49.

Who does the Washington Monument Honor?

a)

Abraham Washington

b)

Martha Washington

c)

George Washington

d)

It does not honor anyone

50.

What is the statue in New York City that stands for Freedom?

a)

The Liberty Bell

b)

The Lincoln Memorial

c)

Empire State Building

d)

Statue of Liberty

51.

A pledge is a _____________.

a)

promise

b)

freedom

c)

state

d)

vote

52.

The bald eagle was chosen as a symbol of America because it is_________________and ____________________.

a)

pretty and fast

b)

big and colorful

c)

strong and powerful

d)

smart and big

53.
What does the 4th of July holiday celebrate?
a)
The end of World War II.
b)
The sacrifices of our soldiers.
c)
The discovery of the Hotdog Tree.
d)
The signing of America's Declaration of Independence from England.

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