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WHI SOL Reporting Category 6 - Civics + Economics

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was responsible for the first codification of law in Babylon (Mesopotamia)?

a)

Gilgamesh

b)

Hammurabi

c)

Draco

d)

Xerxes

2.

A social characteristic of early civilizations is having dynasties of kings or pharaohs in which rule is passed from father to son. Another name for this is

a)

Law codes

b)

Religion

c)

Hereditary rulers

d)

Agriculture

3.

Most early civilizations had a rigid class system in which _______ was accepted.

a)

The Internet

b)

Slavery

c)

Trans-Atlantic Sea Trading

d)

Piracy

4.

One of the earliest HEBREW law codes was called...

a)

The Code of Harambe

b)

The Code of Justinian

c)

The Ten Commandments

d)

The Last Supper

5.

Cities in the river valleys have an increasing agricultural _____________________ (more than enough food) because of better tools, plows, and irrigation techniques

a)

Surplus

b)

Minus

c)

Addage

d)

Lesson

6.
Who could be Greek citizens
a)
Free adult males
b)
Free men and women
c)
Slaves and Women
d)
Free Adult males and Foreigners 
7.
Who went through stages of government including a Monarchy -> Aristocracy -> Tyranny -> Democracy
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
8.

True or False: Citizens in Athens were required to vote and participate in government and attend public debates.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

There were two major social classes in ancient Rome. The ________ were wealthy and well born and the ________ were the poorer members of society.

a)

Patricians, Plebeians

b)

Plebs, Patricians

c)

Phoenicians, Christians

d)

Romans, Gauls

10.

What was the major codification of Roman law?

a)

The Code of Hammurabi

b)

The Twelve Tables

c)

The Ten Commandments

d)

The Four Noble Truths

11.

The Romans established a uniform system of currency which helped to expand trade during a 200-year time period known for peace and prosperity called the ____?

a)

The Grecian Peace

b)

The Five Pillars

c)

The Pax Romana

d)

The Great Wall

12.

Roman citizens had responsibilities like paying taxes and ________

a)

military service

b)

learning arabic

c)

traveling to China

d)

trading with patricians

13.
Why did Serfs enter into feudal agreements?
a)
for protection from invasions
b)
to make more money
c)
to own land
d)
to increase trade
14.

Land given to someone for them to manage was called a...

a)

fief

b)

serf

c)

vassal

d)

feudal obligation

15.

A Lords home with the surrounding farmland and village is called a _________

a)

Crusade

b)

Forest

c)

Nation

d)

Manor

16.

What was the impact of the Angles, Vikings, and other invaders on trade?

a)

increased trade

b)

disrupted trade

c)

trade did not change

d)

people used barter

17.

Which is NOT an economic effect of the crusade

a)

bitterness between Polytheists and Muslims

b)

production of goods to trade

c)

demand for Middle Eastern products

d)

use of credit and banking

18.

What helped expand the supply of money and expedite trade in the Renaissance?

a)

Italian city-states

b)

letters of credit

19.

What helped spread ideas in the Renaissance?

a)

the printing press, rise of literacy, sale of books

b)

Michelangelo

c)

The Bubonic Plague and Crusades

d)

The Church

20.

Which of these does Machiavelli support in the Prince?

a)

do good if possible, do evil when necessary

b)

only a democracy is good

c)

only do good, never do evil

d)

people should rule themselves

21.

Why did Florence, Venice, and Genoa develop as major trading cities during the Renaissance

a)

They were close to China

b)

They were on the Trans-Saharan Trade Route

c)

They had easy access to the Atlantic Ocean

d)

They had access to trade w/ the middle east & could distribute goods to northern Europe

22.

Maritime routes across this ocean provided an alternative to long trips across Asia.

a)

Atlantic

b)

Arctic

c)

Indian

d)

Pacific

23.

These trade routes were important to the diffusion and exchange of technology, culture, and religion in Africa.

a)

Trans-Saharan

b)

Silk Routes

c)

Maritime Routes in Indian Ocean

d)

Maritime Routes in the South China Sea

24.

What religion started in originated in India and spread to China first then to Korea and Japan?

a)

Islam

b)

Buddhism

c)

Christianity

d)

Judaism

e)

Shinto

25.

Which of the following was a trade route that started in Asia (China) and ran all the way to Europe (Rome and the Mediterranean Sea)?

a)

The Silk Road

b)

Persian Great Royal Road

c)

Trans-Saharan Trade Route

d)

Trans-Atlantic Trade Route