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WorksheetsSocial Studies Midterm Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
What is an observation?
The process of using your senses to gather information
An educated guess, using your background knowledge
The process of making guesses
The process of taking brain breaks and relaxing
What is an inference?
An educated guess, combining your background knowledge and observations
A detailed summary about a story
Examining things closely using your five senses
The process of editing and revising your work
What does BC stand for?
Before Christ
Before class
What does BCE mean?
Before common era
Before chicken eggs
What does AD stand for?
Anno domini
After death
What does CE stand for?
Common Earth
Common Era
What accomplishment divides history from prehistory?
Religion
Writing
Transportation
Government
What is a primary source?
First-hand, direct evidence from that person or time period
A review or coverage of first-hand information/artifacts
What is a secondary source?
A first-hand account from a specific time period or person
Information that covers and reviews first-hand accounts in history
The Bering Land Bridge is between which 2 continents?
Asia and North America
Asia and Africa
Europe and Asia
North America and South America
What are continents 1, 4, 5, and 6? (in that order)
South America, Europe, Africa, Asia
Africa, Europe, South America, Asia
North America, Europe, Africa, Asia
Europe, Africa, Asia, North America
Which historic event date would be labeled BC?
The end of World War I
The building of the Egyptian pyramids
Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination
The Beatles first world tour
Which historic event would be labeled AD?
The death of Julius Caesar
The extinction of dinosaurs
Neil Armstrong landing on the moon
Pharaoh Ramses II was born
What is a ziggurat?
An Egyptian tomb
A Mesopotamian every day house
A Mesopotamian religious temple
An Egyptian religious temple
Which writing system did the Mesopotamians develop?
Hieratic script
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
Sanskrit
Egyptian scribes were more likely to write using hieratic script instead of hieroglyphics because...
It was tradition
It was faster and simpler
It was an order of the pharaoh's
They didn't know hieroglyphics
"The king was born in Italy, circa 1600 AD."
Why is "circa" listed here before the date?
The date is exactly 1600
Circa is a royal word that's connected to anyone in a monarchy
The exact date is unknown, but it's known to be close to 1600
Circa is a city in Italy
What was the first monotheistic religion?
Christianity
Zoroastrianism
Islam
Judaism
What's the difference between polytheism and monotheism?
Polytheism does not have a religious text; monotheism does.
Polytheism sings songs during their religious ceremonies; monotheism does not.
Polytheism believes in an afterlife; monotheism does not.
Polytheism believes in multiple gods; monotheism believes in one god.
RAGBELF is an acronym that stands for...
The elements of culture
The elements of religion
The elements of economy
The elements of geography
Each letter in RAGBELF stands for...
Religion, arts, government, basic needs, education, language, and family
Religion, arts, government, basic needs, economy, language, and food
Religion, athletics, government, basic needs, economy, language, and family
Religion, arts, government, basic needs, economy, language, and family
Middle class jobs in Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt were...
Scribes and priests
Leaders and government officials
Artisans and farmers
Upper class jobs in Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt were...
Priests and scribes
Farmers and artisans
Leaders and government officials
Lower class jobs in Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt were...
Farmers and artisans
Scribes and priests
Leaders and government officials
All of these were Mesopotamian inventions EXCEPT...
Plow
Wheel
Bronze
Compass
All of these are examples of artisans EXCEPT...
Carpenters
Painters
Blacksmiths
Fishermen
Which one is the largest length of time?
decade
century
score
millenium
Which one of these is the smallest length of time?
millenium
score
century
decade
Which of these was NOT a characteristic of the Old Stone Age?
Used crude tools used of stone, bone or wood
Nomadic
Hunters and gatherers
Domesticated animals
Paleolithic refers to:
Old Stone Age
New Stone Age
Early civilizations first tended to settle near which geographical feature...
Rivers
Oceans
Mountains
Plateaus
Why is Mesopotamia known as the "Cradle (or Birthplace) of Civilization?"
Because of its mysterious stories
Because it was at the beginning of time
Because it had a booming baby population
Because it is the source from which modern societies emerged
Which of the following BEST illustrates the "eye for an eye" concept with Hammurabi's Code?
A person must pay 5 shekels if he injures another person's slave
A person who destroy's another person's crops must replace those crops
A woman may divorce her husband if he's been cruel
A person must pay a doctor who cures them 10 shekels
Why is Hammurabi's Code so important?
It was the first written record of laws
It was the first written record of a creation myth
It was the first written record of food supply
It was the first written record of the burial process
A scribe went to school to learn how to...
Make bricks
Write
Publicly speak
Mummify
People who traveled and traded goods & services were known as...
Peasants
Artisans
Nomads
Merchants
There was a surplus of food along the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers MOSTLY because of...
boating and trading
fertile soil from flooding
fishing
geese and ducks in the wetlands
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of civilization?
Spoken language
Social structure
Religion
Stable food supply
Another name for the Neolithic Revolution is...
The Ice Age Revolution
The Agricultural Revolution
The Farmers Revolution
The Asian Revolution
Why was settling in Mesopotamia a challenge?
Hot deserts and floods
Invasive plant species
Lack of wildlife
All of the above
The Fertile Crescent...
was a large geographical area
extended from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea
was where the first civilization developed
all of the above
Pharaoh Khufu was known for building...
Pyramids
Temples
Statues
Ziggurats
Pharaoh Senusret I was seen as a strong leader because of...
Egypt being unified
Religious architecture flourishing
Supporting artistic endeavors
All of the above
Pharaoh Hatshepsut was known as Egypt's first...
Child pharaoh
Female pharaoh
Unwed pharaoh
Childless pharaoh
Pharaoh Ramses II was known for what kind of leadership?
Religious leadership
Military leadership
Criminal leadership
Artistic leadership
Natural barriers...
Provided safety
Could be bodies of water
Could be mountain ranges
All of the above
Which of the following BEST explains migration patterns featured in the map?
Warfare forced early humans to migrate away from their enemies
Disease forced early humans to abandon areas and move elsewhere
Early humans pushed into new areas in search of resources, likes plants and animals
Early humans were searching for gold in new areas
Which of the following BEST completes the graphic organizer?
Agriculture
Hunting and gathering
Development of stable government
Domestication of animals
How many years between when the Babylonians destroyed Jerusalem and when the Romans stopped a Jewish revolt?
454 years
724 years
810 years
220
What do historians study?
Important people and events from the past
Causes of important events
Results and effects of important events
All of the above
