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7th Grade Review

Total questions: 66

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The two rivers that defined the civilization of Mesopotamia were called __
a)
The Tigris & Euphrates
b)
The Nile & Mississippi
c)
The Tigris & Nile
d)
There weren't rivers
2.
What is the city and its surrounding territories called?
a)
City-state
b)
Polythestic
c)
Monothestic
d)
Narnia 
3.
A leader of Egypt that was both god and king
a)
Ziggurat
b)
A Pharaoh 
4.
A family of rulers is called a __
a)
Mummy
b)
Dynasty
c)
Kingdom
d)
Summerians
5.
Hieroglyphics is a form of writing from what ancient civilization?
a)
Mesopotamia
b)
Egypt
c)
Sumeria
d)
Austin
6.
Ancient Sumerian writing is called __
a)
Cunieform
b)
Sanskrit 
c)
Hieroglyphics 
d)
Papyrus
7.
What discovery cracked the code of Egyptian Hieroglyphics?
a)
Papyrus
b)
Rosetta Stone
8.
What ruler is credited with having the first written laws?
a)
Hammurabi
b)
King Tut
c)
George Washington
d)
Ms. Castillo
9.
What was the purpose of the Great Wall of China?
a)
To keep out invaders
b)
It was pretty
c)
The slaves needed jobs
d)
So they didn't mow the neighbors yard
10.

What was the name of the Incan city built high in the Andes Mountains?

a)

Machu Picchu

b)

Tenochtitlan

c)

Mexico City

d)

Tulum

11.

What kind of farming did the Maya have?

a)

chinampas

b)

terrace farming

c)

slash and burn

d)

raised gardens

12.

What is an artifact?

a)

a painting on a cave wall

b)

an object made by human beings; often refers to a primitive tool or other relic from an earlier period.

c)

very old

d)

a ceremonial act

13.

What is prehistoric?

a)

the time or period before recorded or written history

b)

an expert who studies and records the past

c)

an expert who studies the past by examining objects that people have left behind.

d)

an object made by human beings before written records.

14.

Freed the Israelites from Egypt; received Ten Commandments from God

a)

Abraham

b)

Pericles

c)

Moses

d)

King David

15.
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
16.
Which religion is practiced by the most people today?
a)
Islam
b)
Hinduism
c)
Christianity
d)
Buddhism
17.
Which of the following is a pillar of Islam?
a)
Converting at least one person to Islam
b)
Making a pilgramage to Mecca
c)
Fasting for one day every month
18.
Which religion bases its teachings on the Torah?
a)
Shintoism
b)
Hinduism
c)
Judaism
19.

An economic system based on herding flocks of goats, sheeps, cattle, or other animals.

a)

horticulture

b)

pastoralism

c)

metallurgy

d)

socialism

20.

What does Paleolithic mean?

a)

Old Stone Age

b)

New Stone Age

21.

What does Neolithic mean?

a)

New Stone Age

b)

Old Stone Age

22.

What is Pastoralism?

a)

People who travel with their animals bringing them from water sources to pastures to feed.

b)

People who live on a farm with a large pasture for animals.

c)

People travel from farm to farm in order to find work.

23.

What type of government did the Roman Republic have?

a)

Direct Democracy

b)

Representative Democracy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Tyranny

e)

Monarchy

24.
In which type of government does the power rest with the people?
a)
Democracy
b)
Monarchy
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Tyranny
25.
Every citizen votes on all important decisions.
a)
Direct Democracy
b)
Indirect Democracy
c)
Monarchy
d)
Aristocracy
26.

The belief in one god.

a)

polytheism

b)

deity

c)

monotheism

d)

holy

27.

The belief in many gods.

a)

polytheism

b)

monotheism

c)

deity

d)

holy

28.

A monotheistic religion. Believers believe in the teachings of Jesus and the Bible.

a)

Christianity

b)

Judaism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Buddhism

29.

Belief in Hinduism that your next life will depend on your good or bad deeds in this life. The cycle of cause and effect.

a)

holy

b)

karma

c)

Siddhartha Gautama

d)

Vedas

30.
What does Great Zimbabwe mean?
a)
Brick Houses
b)
Stone Houses
c)
Gold
d)
Salt
31.
Where is Great Zimbabwe located?
a)
Eastern Africa
b)
Northern Africa
c)
Southern Africa
d)
Western Africa
32.
What did the people of Great Zimbabwe transport?
a)
Enslaved People
b)
Gold 
c)
Ivory
d)
All are correct
33.
True or False:  Zimbabwe is a complex stone city that became the center of trade.
a)
False
b)
True
34.

Name the West African Kingdoms in order.

a)

Mali-Ghana-Songhai

b)

Ghana-Mali-Songhai

c)

Songhai-Mali-Ghana

d)

Mali-Songhai-Ghana

35.

The Songhai Empire replaced the ___________ Empire.

a)

Ghana

b)

Mali

c)

Benin

d)

Great Zimbabwe

36.

What happened when Mansa Musa visited Cairo. Egypt?

a)

He passed out gold to the poor which caused inflation

b)

Cairo faced economic problems for decades as a result of his visit

c)

Mansa Musa attacked the sultan and conquered Cairo

d)

There is no historical evidence that Mansa Musa visited Cairo, Egypt

37.

Why is Timbuktu such as important city in West Africa?

a)

It was once the greatest trading city in sub-Saharan Africa

b)

Timbuktu became an educational and religious city after Mansa Musa visited Mecca

c)

Timbuktu was the capital of the Songhai Empire

d)

Timbuktu was the capital of the Mali Empire

38.

Trade began to increase in West Africa when Berbers began using __________ to travel across the Sahara Desert.

a)

Horses

b)

Camels

c)

Donkeys

d)

Carriages

39.

What continents did the Atlantic Slave Trade include?

a)

North America, South America, and Brazil

b)

North America, South America, Europe, and Africa

c)

North America, Europe, and Africa

d)

South America, Asia, and Europe

40.
What were the new crops grown in the colonies that demanded slave labor?
a)
sugar cane, cotton, tabacco
b)
sugar, cotton, wheat
c)
cotton, wheat, corn
41.

What continents are in the New World?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Europe

d)

Asia

e)

Africa

42.

According to the graph, where were most African slaves brought to in the New World?

a)

Danish Caribbean

b)

Brazil

c)

Europe

d)

North America

43.

What was the route of the Triangle Trade Route?

a)

England to Africa, Africa to the Americas, the Americas back to England.

b)

China to North America, North America to India, India back to China.

c)

England to South America, South America to China, China back to England.

d)

South America to England, England to India, India back to South America.

44.

Some slaves decided to jump overboard and drowned instead of remaining on the slave ship.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

What caused the end of the Aztec Empire?

a)

Disease killed most of the population

b)

Spanish soldiers(under Cortez) captured their capital city

c)

Loss of crops led to starvation

d)

The Incas invaded their land

46.
Which part of Mexico would you visit if you wanted to see the Mayan ruins?
a)
Yucatan Peninsula
b)
Tenochtitlan
c)
Lake Texcoco
d)
Peru
47.
Why did the Aztecs sacrifice human beings?
a)
To scare neighboring tribes
b)
To punish people who’d fought against the Aztecs
c)
To appease their gods
d)
To prevent explosive population growth
48.
Which civilization lived in the Andes?
a)
Mayas
b)
Incas
c)
Aztecs
49.
Which civilization was polytheistic?
a)
Mayas
b)
Incas
c)
Aztecs
d)
All the above
50.
The _________________________ relied on roads and irrigation and ruled what is today Peru before Europeans arrived. 
a)
Mayas
b)
Incas
c)
Aztecs
d)
Olmecs
51.
The _________________________ had its own 365-day calendar, studied astronomy, and practiced human sacrifices. 
a)
Mayans
b)
Incas
c)
Aztecs
d)
Olmecs
52.
Brutal attacks by the Spanish _________________________ and the spread of disease led to the fall of the Aztecs and Incas. 
a)
government
b)
king
c)
Conquistadors
d)
bull figthers
53.
Aztec capital city built on a swampy island
a)
Tenochtitlan
b)
Cuzco
c)
Machu Picchu
d)
Pacal
54.
Floating gardens built by the Aztecs
a)
chinampas
b)
mita
c)
masonry
d)
terraced farming
55.
A special tax paid to the Aztec emperor.
a)
codex
b)
ziggurat
c)
tribute
d)
quipu
56.
Which of these is NOT a main crop of the Maya?
a)
corn
b)
grapes
c)
beans
d)
squash
57.
What´s the name of the holy book
a)
The BIble
b)
Quaran
c)
Guru Granth Sahib
d)
Vedas
58.
How many gods does Sikhism have
a)
5
b)
105
c)
2+2-1-1-1-1-1-12
d)
1
59.
The highest caste in the caste system is
a)
Sudras
b)
Untouchables
c)
Brahmin
d)
Karma
60.
When the soul comes back in the next life it is called
a)
Reincarnation
b)
Karma
c)
Sudras
d)
Vedas
61.
Your good or bad actions in this life is called your ___________________, you should always try to have the good kind.
a)
Karma
b)
Dharma
c)
Reincarnation
d)
Vedas
62.
People of India were divided into social classes called the ___________________ system
a)
Economic
b)
Caste
c)
Political
d)
School
63.

Buddha's real name was Siddhartha Gautama.

a)

True

b)

False

64.

What was taught by the Buddha, the path one must follow to achieve nirvana?

a)

The Five Pillars

b)

The Four Noble Truths

c)

The Eightfold Path

d)

Ten Commandments

65.

What do you call a man who has taken a solemn vow to devote his life to prayer and service in a monastery?

a)

missionary

b)

monk

c)

nun

d)

minister

66.

What is it called to focus the mind on spiritual ideas?

a)

meditation

b)

mediation

c)

median

d)

mediocre

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