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Social Studies Superbowl Units 1-3

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Early civilizations were all started near...

a)

Mountains

b)

Deserts

c)

River valleys

d)

Lakes

2.

The name "Mesopotamia" means...

a)

Land Between Two Mountains

b)

Land Above a Lake

c)

Land Between Two Rivers

d)

Land of Plenty

3.

Which of these rivers was also nicknamed "China's Sorrow?"

a)

Euphrates River

b)

Nile River

c)

Ganges River

d)

Huang He (Yellow) River

4.

Which early RVC eventually gave us the pyramids and pharaohs?

a)

Egypt

b)

Harappa & Mohenjo Daro

c)

Babylonian

d)

Yangtze

5.

Hammurabi's Code was...

a)

a set of laws inscribed in stone from the early Babylonians

b)

a horse-drawn carriage competition

c)

the code of honor that knights had to follow

d)

the laws of the Roman Empire

6.

Which of these is NOT an invention of Early River Valley civilizations?

a)

writing

b)

bronze weapons

c)

agriculture

d)

gunpowder

7.

Which continent did all humans come from?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

d)

Australia

8.

Which of these is the correct term for a society with cities, a central government, job specialization, and social classes?

a)

Civilization

b)

Decentralization

c)

Village

d)

Manor

9.

What is the taming of animals for human use, such as work or as food called?

a)

Job specialization

b)

Social Hierarchies

c)

Domestication

d)

Irrigation

10.

To train or specialize people in certain areas of work so that people can accomplish tasks quicker is called what?

a)

Job specialization

b)

Division of Social Classes

c)

Centralized Government

d)

Civilization

11.

Beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people is known as...

a)

Social classes

b)

Culture

c)

Trade

d)

Labor

12.

The process of supplying water to areas of land to make them suitable for growing crops.

a)

Irrigation

b)

Top soil

c)

Domestication

d)

Job specialization

13.

the exchange of goods and services is known as

a)

trade

b)

culture

c)

monarchy

d)

centralization

14.

a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny

a)

Social Hierarchy

b)

Religion

c)

Subculture

d)

Agriculture

15.

Which of these is NOT a reason humans developed Religion?

a)

to explain natural events like floods and storms

b)

to answer big questions like "What happens when we die?"

c)

to provide a structure or rules for how to live a good & fulfilling life

d)

to make money

16.

Which type of religion worships only ONE god?

a)

Monotheistic

b)

Polytheistic

17.

Which type of religion worships MORE THAN ONE god?

a)

Monotheistic

b)

Polytheistic

18.

All early civilizations' religions were...

a)

Polytheistic

b)

Monotheistic

19.

Which religion began with the prophet Muhammed and worships a god called Allah?

a)

Christianity

b)

Judaism

c)

Islam

d)

Hinduism

20.

Which of these religions believes in Reincarnation?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Christianity

c)

Islam

d)

Judaism

21.

Which of these religions did NOT begin in India?

a)

Islam

b)

Hinduism

c)

Buddhism

22.

What is the belief in the soul's rebirth after death called?

a)

Religion

b)

Orthodoxy

c)

Reincarnation

d)

Confucianism

23.

What was the network of trade routes that connected Europe, Africa, and Asia called?

a)

The Maritime Road

b)

The Silk Roads

c)

The Roman Road

d)

The Ottoman Roads

24.

The Silk Road was made out of silk

a)

True

b)

False

25.

The Silk Road was only one road

a)

True

b)

False

26.

The Silk Road was used less after better sailing technology made trading over water easier

a)

True

b)

False

27.

The Silk Road also included Maritime (water) routes across the Indian Ocean

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Which famous leader unified China and standardized many things such as money, writing, and measurement systems for the Chinese people?

a)

Emperor Qin

b)

Qui-gon Jinn

c)

Marco Polo

d)

Julius Caesar

29.

Which famous leader was assassinated by his own Senate after they disapproved of him declaring himself Dictator for Life?

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

Emperor Huang Di

c)

Alexander the Great

d)

Plato

30.

Which of these men was known as one of the greatest military leaders of all time and developed a huge empire stretching from Europe through Asia before he died at 32 years old?

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

Hammurabi

c)

Alexander the Great

d)

Nero

31.

Which of these inventions comes from Classical China?

a)

The number 0

b)

Columns

c)

Aqueducts

d)

Papermaking

32.

Which of these inventions comes from Classical Greece?

a)

The number 0

b)

Columns

c)

Aqueducts

d)

Papermaking

33.

Which of these inventions comes from Classical India?

a)

The number 0

b)

Columns

c)

Aqueducts

d)

Papermaking

34.

Which type of government is ruled by a King or Queen who passes their throne down through their family?

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Republic

c)

Monarchy

d)

Democracy

35.

Which type of government relies on citizens to participate by voting on laws and electing leaders?

a)

Anarchy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Democracy

d)

Feudalism

36.

A time in a culture of high achievement in arts, literature, and science which generally occurs in times of peace (such as Pax Romana) is known as...

a)

Golden Age

b)

Gilded Hour

c)

Treaty

d)

Classical Era

37.

Who is a person with certain rights and responsibilities in his or her country or community?

a)

A slave

b)

A citizen

c)

A monarch

d)

A serf

38.

A political system in which land is exchanged for protection

a)

Feudalism

b)

Farming

c)

Capitalism

d)

Communism

39.

A man who received honor and land in exchange for serving a lord as a soldier. Warrior class in Feudal Europe.

a)

Noble

b)

Serf

c)

Knight

d)

Samurai

40.

A person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord

a)

Peasant

b)

Noble

c)

Knight

d)

Serf

41.

Geography is the study of ____________________.

a)

language

b)

math

c)

Earth

d)

the sun

42.

How many continents are there?

a)

5

b)

3

c)

7

d)

9

43.

What ocean is #1?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

44.

What ocean is #2?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

45.
If you have a surplus then you have...
a)
more than is needed
b)
less than is needed
c)
just enough
46.
Before 8000 B.C.E, humans found food by hunting animals. They also gathered nuts and fruits. What practice later replaced hunting and gathering for finding food? 
a)
building fires
b)
raising families 
c)
growing crops
d)
owning stores 
47.

________ wrote things down and recorded history.

a)

Scribes

b)

Typers

c)

Journalists

48.

What is this a picture of?

a)

House

b)

Store

c)

Ziggurat

49.
Egyptians had a written language using pictures. It was called ____________.
a)
cuneiform
b)
English
c)
hieroglyphics
d)
Cursive
50.

What was the code of honor for samurai in feudal Japan called?

a)

Shogun

b)

Bushido

c)

Daimyo

d)

Katana

51.
Is Africa a country or a continent?
a)
Country 
b)
Continent
52.

Ancient Egyptians and Greeks were BOTH

a)

Monotheistic

b)

Polytheistic

c)

Of Japanese Decent

d)

Of Arabian Decent

53.

The earliest populations of humans were

a)

Farmers

b)

Herbivores

c)

Carnivores

d)

Hunter-Gatherers

54.
Before Rome became an Empire, it was a 
a)
Republic
b)
Democracy
c)
Dictatorship
d)
Oligarchy 
55.
Plato, Aristotle, and Socrates were all famous Greek
a)
Emperors
b)
Soldiers
c)
Architects
d)
Philosophers 

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